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"يَا مُعَاذُ بْنَ جَبَلٍ هَل تَدْرِى مَا حَقُّ الله عَلَى عِبَادهِ، وَمَا حَقُّ العِبَادِ عَلَى الله؟ فَإِنَّ حَقَّ الله عَلَى العِبَادِ أن يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلاَ يُشْرِكوا بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَحَقُّ العِبَادِ عَلَى الله أَلأً يُعَذبَ مَنْ لا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا".

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[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [ت] الترمذي [هـ] ابن ماجة [حب] ابن حبّان عن معاذ

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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Ibn Mājah, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Suyūṭī
bukhari:2856Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Yaḥyá b. Ādam > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Abū Isḥāq > ʿAmr b. Maymūn > Muʿādh

I was a companion rider of the Prophet ﷺ on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "O Muʿadh! Do you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And slave's right on Allah is that He should not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Should I not inform the people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest they should depend on it (absolutely).  

البخاري:٢٨٥٦حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ سَمِعَ يَحْيَى بْنَ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ مُعَاذٍ ؓ قَالَ

كُنْتُ رِدْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَلَى حِمَارٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ عُفَيْرٌ فَقَالَ يَا مُعَاذُ هَلْ تَدْرِي حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلاَ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقَّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لاَ يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أُبَشِّرُ بِهِ النَّاسَ قَالَ لاَ تُبَشِّرْهُمْ فَيَتَّكِلُوا  

bukhari:7373Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ghundar > Shuʿbah > Abū Ḥaṣīn And al-Ashʿath b. Sulaym Samiʿā al-Aswad b. Hilāl > Muʿādh b. Jabal

The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Muʿadh! Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is?" I said, "Allah and His Apostle know best." The Prophet ﷺ said, "To worship Him (Allah) Alone and to join none in worship with Him (Allah). Do you know what their right upon Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know best." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Not to punish them (if they do so).  

البخاري:٧٣٧٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ وَالأَشْعَثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ سَمِعَا الأَسْوَدَ بْنَ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا مُعَاذُ أَتَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلاَ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا أَتَدْرِي مَا حَقُّهُمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ أَنْ لاَ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ  

muslim:30bAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ Salāam b. Sulaym > Abū Isḥāq > ʿAmr b. Maymūn > Muʿādh b. Jabal

I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on an ass known as 'Ufair. He (Mu'adh) observed: He (the Holy Prophet) said: Mu'adh, do you know what right has Allah over His bondsmen and what right have His bondsmen over Him? Mu'adh added: I replied: Allah and his Messenger know best. Upon this he (the Prophet remarked: The right of Allah over His bondsmen is that they should worship Allah and should not associate anything with Him, and the right of His bondsmen over Allah, Glorious and Sublime, is that He does not punish him who associates not anything with Him. He (Mu'adh) added: I said to the Messenger of Allah: Should I then give the tidings to the people? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do not tell them this good news, for they would trust in it alone.  

مسلم:٣٠bحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ سَلاَّمُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ رِدْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى حِمَارٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ عُفَيْرٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا مُعَاذُ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلاَ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ أَنْ لاَ يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أُبَشِّرُ النَّاسَ قَالَ لاَ تُبَشِّرْهُمْ فَيَتَّكِلُوا  

ibnmajah:4296Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Malik b. Abū al-Shawārib > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Ibn Abū Laylá > Muʿādh b. Jabal

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by me when I was riding a donkey, and said: ‘O Mu’adh, do you know what Allah’s right over His slaves is and what His slaves’ right over Allah is?’ I said: ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said: ‘The right of Allah over His slaves is that they should worship Him and not associate anything with Him. And the right of the slaves over Allah, if they do that, is that He should not punish them.’”  

ابن ماجة:٤٢٩٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

مَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا عَلَى حِمَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُعَاذُ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلاَ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ أَنْ لاَ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ  

tabarani:17453Muḥammad b. al-ʿAbbās al-Muʾaddib > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ al-ʿIjlī > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > ʿAmr b. Maymūn al-Awdī > Muʿādh b. Jabal

[Machine] I was behind the Prophet ﷺ when he said, "O Mu'adh, do you know what the right of Allah upon His servants is, and what the right of the servants upon Allah is? The right of Allah upon His servants is that they worship Him and do not associate anything with Him, and the right of the servants upon Allah is that He does not punish those who do not associate anything with Him when they die."  

الطبراني:١٧٤٥٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ الْمُؤَدِّبُ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْعِجْلِيُّ ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الْأَوْدِيِّ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ رِدْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا مُعَاذُ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ؟ حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا»  

tabarani:17454ʿUbayd b. Ghannām > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Abū Isḥāq > ʿAmr b. Maymūn > Muʿādh b. Jabal

[Machine] I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a donkey called 'Ufair. He said to me, "O Mu'adh, do you know what rights Allah has over His servants? That they worship Him alone and associate nothing with Him, and the rights of His servants over Allah is that He does not punish those who do not associate anything with Him." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I not give glad tidings to the people?" He said, "Do not give them glad tidings, for they may rely on it."  

الطبراني:١٧٤٥٤حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى حِمَارٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ عُفَيْرٌ فَقَالَ لِي «يَا مُعَاذُ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ؟ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَا أُبَشِّرُ النَّاسَ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا تُبَشِّرْهُمْ فَيَتَّكِلُوا»  

tabarani:17472[Chain 1] Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > Sahl b. Bakkār [Chain 2] Muʿādh b. al-Muthanná > Musaddad > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Laylá > Muʿādh b. Jabal

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by me when I was riding a donkey, and said: ‘O Mu’adh, do you know what Allah’s right over His slaves is and what His slaves’ right over Allah is?’ I said: ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said: ‘The right of Allah over His slaves is that they should worship Him and not associate anything with Him. And the right of the slaves over Allah, if they do that, is that He should not punish them.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4296)  

الطبراني:١٧٤٧٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثنا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

مَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا عَلَى حِمَارٍ فَقَالَ «يَا مُعَاذُ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ؟» قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُمْ»  

tabarani:17473Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar b. al-Ṣabbāḥ al-Raqqī

[Machine] "I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said, 'O Muadh, do you know what is the right of Allah upon His slaves?' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'The right of Allah upon His slaves is to worship Him alone and not associate anything with Him.' Then he said, 'Do you know what is the right of the slaves if they do that?' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'That He will not punish them.'"  

الطبراني:١٧٤٧٣حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ الرَّقِّيُّ ثنا سَعْدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ الْكُوفِيُّ ثنا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ النَّحْوِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا مُعَاذُ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ؟» قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ «تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ؟» قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُمْ»  

tabarani:17517ʿAbdullāh b. Nājiyah > Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān al-Marwazī > al-Faḍl b. Mūsá al-Sīnānī > Abū Saʿd al-Baqqāl > Abū Ḥuṣayn > al-Aswad b. Hilāl > Muʿādh b. Jabal

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Mu'adh, do you know what right Allah has over His servants?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "To worship Him and not associate anything with Him. Do you know what right the servants have over Allah if they do that? That He will not punish them."  

الطبراني:١٧٥١٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نَاجِيَةَ ثنا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ ثنا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى السِّينَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعْدٍ الْبَقَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي حُصَيْنٍ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا مُعَاذُ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعَبِيدِ؟» قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «أَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ؟ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُمْ»  

nasai-kubra:5846Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak > Yaḥyá b. Ādam > ʿAmmār b. Ruzayq > Abū Isḥāq > ʿAmr b. Maymūn > Muʿādh b. Jabal

I was a companion rider of the Prophet ﷺ on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "O Muʿadh! Do you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And slave's right on Allah is that He should not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Should I not inform the people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest they should depend on it (absolutely). (Using translation from Bukhārī 2856)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٨٤٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ رُزَيْقٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَتَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ؟» قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ لَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ حَقَّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا أُبَشِّرُ النَّاسَ؟ قَالَ «دَعْهُمْ لَا يَتَّكِلُوا»  

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السيوطي:٥٧٠-٤٤b

"عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ رِدْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى حِمَارٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ: عُفَيْرٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا مُعَاذُ: هَلْ تَدْرِى مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ؟ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلا يُشْرِكُوا بِه شَيْئًا وَحَقُّهُمْ عَلَى اللهِ: أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ لا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَفَلَا أُبَشِّرُ النَّاسَ؟ قَالَ: لَا تُبَشِّرْهُمْ فَيَتَّكِلُوا".  

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