"إِنَّ أَهلَ بيتى هؤُلاءِ يرونَ أَنَّهُم أولَى النّاسِ بِى، ولَيس كذلِكَ، إِنَّ أولِيائِى مِنكُم المتَّقُونَ، من كَانُوا وحيثُ كَانُوا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى لا أُحِل لَهُم فَساد مَا أَصلَحت، وايَّمُ اللَّهِ لَتُكفَأُ أُمَّتِى عن دِينِها كَما تُكفَأُ الإِناءُ في الْبطحاءِ".
[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him to Yemen, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out with him, and Mu'adh was riding, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was under his camel. When he finished, he said, "O Mu'adh, you may not see me after this year. It is possible that you pass by my mosque and my grave." Mu'adh cried humbly for parting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned towards Madinah and said, "My family members see themselves as the most deserving of me, but the most deserving of me are the people who fear Allah, wherever they may be. O Allah, I do not allow their corruption after You have set them right, and by Allah, they are sufficient for my Ummah in their religion, as a container is sufficient in a large expanse of land."
لَمَّا بَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ خَرَجَ مَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُوصِيهِ مُعَاذٌ رَاكِبٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَحْتَ رَاحِلَتِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ «يَا مُعَاذُ إِنَّكَ عَسَى أَنْ لَا تَلْقَانِي بَعْدَ عَامِي هَذَا لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَمُرَّ بِمَسْجِدِي وَقَبْرِي» فَبَكَى مُعَاذٌ خَشَعًا لِفِرَاقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَحْوَ الْمَدِينَةِ فقَالَ «إِنَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي هَؤُلَاءِ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِي وَإِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِي الْمُتَّقُونَ مَنْ كَانُوا حَيْثُ كَانُوا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي لَا أُحِلُّ لَهُمْ فَسَادَ مَا أَصْلَحْتَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَيَكْفَؤُونَ أُمَّتِي عَنْ دِينِهَا كَمَا يُكْفَأُ الْإِنَاءُ فِي الْبَطْحَاءِ»
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ left with him, giving him his will. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned to the city and said, "Indeed, the people of my household see themselves as more deserving than others, but that is not the case. Indeed, my close ones among you are those who are most conscious of Allah, wherever they may be. O Allah, I do not permit them to cause corruption after You have rectified [the situation]. And, by the name of Allah, my nation will not be destroyed in its religion, just as a vessel does not break in a storm."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مَعَهُ يُوصِيهِ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي هَؤُلَاءِ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ وَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ إِنَّ أَوْلِيَائِيَ مِنْكُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ مَنْ كَانُوا أَوْ حَيْثُ كَانُوا اللهُمَّ إِنِّي لَا أُحِلُّ لَهُمْ فَسَادَ مَا أَصْلَحْتَ وَأَيْمُ اللهِ لَتُكْفَأُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى دِينِهَا كَمَا يُكْفَأُ الْإِنَاءُ فِي الْبَطْحَاءِ»