ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ سَنَنَ مَنْ قَبْلَهُمْ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ
[Machine] "He informed me that he heard Abu Waqid Al-Laythi saying, and he was one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , that when the Messenger of Allah conquered Makkah, he took us with him towards Hawazin until we passed by the Sidrat al-Muntaha. This is a tree where the disbelievers used to gather and worship. We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, make for us a tree like they have a tree.' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'Allahu Akbar! Indeed, this is one of the traditions, just as the Children of Israel said to Musa, 'Make for us a god as they have gods.' Musa said, 'Verily, you are an ignorant people.' Then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'Indeed, you will follow the traditions of those before you.'"
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيَّ يَقُولُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمَّا افْتَتَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَكَّةَ خَرَجَ بِنَا مَعَهُ قِبَلَ هَوَازِنَ حَتَّى مَرَرْنَا عَلَى سِدْرَةِ الْكُفَّارِ سِدْرَةٌ يَعْكِفُونَ حَوْلَهَا وَيَدْعُونَهَا ذَاتَ أَنْوَاطٍ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اجْعَلْ لَنَا ذَاتَ أَنْوَاطٍ كَمَا لَهُمْ ذَاتُ أَنْوَاطٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ إِنَّهَا السُّنَنُ هَذَا كَمَا قَالَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِمُوسَى {اجْعَلْ لَنَا إِلَهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ} ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ » إِنَّكُمْ لَتَرْكَبُنَّ سَنَنَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ «