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السيوطي:٢٢٩١٣a

"مَنْ كان بينهُ وبَينَ قوْمٍ عَهْدٌ فلا يَشُدَّ عُقْدَةً، وَلَا يَحُلَّهَا حَتَّى يَنْقَضِي أَمدُهَا، أَوْ يَنْبِذ إِليهِمْ عَلَى سواءٍ".  

[حم] أحمد [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي حسن صحيح، [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن عمرو بن عبسة

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Collected by Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
abudawud:2759Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar al-Namarī > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Fayḍ > Sulaym b. ʿĀmir a man from Ḥimyar

Sulaym ibn Amir, a man of Himyar, said: There was a covenant between Mu'awiyah and the Byzantines, and he was going towards their country, and when the covenant came to an end, he attacked them. A man came on a horse, or a packhorse saying, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great; let there be faithfulness and not treachery. And when they looked they found that he was Amr ibn Abasah. Mu'awiyah sent for him and questioned him (about that). He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When one has covenant with people he must not strengthen or loosen it till its term comes to an end or he brings it to an end in agreement with them (to make both the parties equal). So Mu'awiyah returned.  

أبو داود:٢٧٥٩حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ النَّمَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي الْفَيْضِ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ حِمْيَرَ قَالَ كَانَ بَيْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَبَيْنَ الرُّومِ عَهْدٌ وَكَانَ يَسِيرُ نَحْوَ بِلاَدِهِمْ حَتَّى إِذَا انْقَضَى الْعَهْدُ غَزَاهُمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى فَرَسٍ أَوْ بِرْذَوْنٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَفَاءٌ لاَ غَدْرٌ فَنَظَرُوا فَإِذَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ عَهْدٌ فَلاَ يَشُدُّ عُقْدَةً وَلاَ يَحُلُّهَا حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ أَمَدُهَا أَوْ يَنْبِذَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ فَرَجَعَ مُعَاوِيَةُ  

tirmidhi:1580Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Abū Dāwud > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Fayḍ > Sulaym b. ʿĀmir

"I heard Sulaim bin 'Amir saying: 'There was a treaty between Mu'awiyah and the people of Rome. He was making an expedition into their lands so that when the period of the treaty was expires he would attack them. So when a man upon an animal' - or - 'upon a horse said: "Allahu Akbar! Fulfillment not betrayal!" - and it turned out to be 'Amr bin 'Abasah - Mu'awiyah asked him about that. He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever has a treaty between himself and a people, then let him not violate the treaty nor try to change it until its time has passed, or , in retribution for a similar offense.'" He said: "So Mu'awiyah returned with the people."  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
الترمذي:١٥٨٠حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْفَيْضِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ بَيْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَبَيْنَ أَهْلِ الرُّومِ عَهْدٌ وَكَانَ يَسِيرُ فِي بِلاَدِهِمْ حَتَّى إِذَا انْقَضَى الْعَهْدُ أَغَارَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عَلَى دَابَّةٍ أَوْ عَلَى فَرَسٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَفَاءٌ لاَ غَدْرٌ وَإِذَا هُوَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ فَسَأَلَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ عَهْدٌ فَلاَ يَحُلَّنَّ عَهْدًا وَلاَ يَشُدَّنَّهُ حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ أَمَدُهُ أَوْ يَنْبِذَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بِالنَّاسِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
ahmad:17025ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī And Ibn Jaʿfar al-Maʿná > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Fayḍ

Sulaym ibn Amir, a man of Himyar, said: There was a covenant between Mu'awiyah and the Byzantines, and he was going towards their country, and when the covenant came to an end, he attacked them. A man came on a horse, or a packhorse saying, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great; let there be faithfulness and not treachery. And when they looked they found that he was Amr ibn Abasah. Mu'awiyah sent for him and questioned him (about that). He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When one has covenant with people he must not strengthen or loosen it till its term comes to an end or he brings it to an end in agreement with them (to make both the parties equal). So Mu'awiyah returned. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2759)  

أحمد:١٧٠٢٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَعْنَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي الْفَيْضِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ بَيْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَبَيْنَ الرُّومِ عَهْدٌ وَكَانَ يَسِيرُ نَحْوَ بِلَادِهِمْ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ الْعَهْدُ فَيَغْزُوَهُمْ فَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى دَابَّةٍ يَقُولُ وَفَاءٌ لَا غَدْرٌ وَفَاءٌ لَا غَدْرٌ فَإِذَا هُوَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ عَهْدٌ فَلَا يَحِلَّ عُقْدَةً وَلَا يَشُدَّهَا حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ أَمَدُهَا أَوْ يَنْبِذَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَىسَوَاءٍ فَرَجَعَ مُعَاوِيَةُ  

nasai-kubra:8679ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Fayḍ > Sulaym b. ʿĀmir

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "If there is a covenant between you and someone, do not untie the knot or tighten it until its time expires, or come to an agreement with them equally."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٦٧٩أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي الْفَيْضِ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ §كَانَ بَيْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَبَيْنَ الرُّومِ عَهْدٌ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَسِيرَ فِي بِلَادِهِمْ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتِ الْمُدَّةُ أَغَارَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ يَقُولُ «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَفَاءً لَا غَدْرَ فَإِذَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ فَسَأَلَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ» فَقَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ أَحَدٍ عَهْدٌ فَلَا تَحِلُّوا عُقْدَةً وَلَا تَشُدُّوهَا حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ أَمَدُهَا أَوْ تَنْبِذُوا إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ»