Never a Prophet had been sent before me by Allah towards his nation who had not among his people (his) disciples and companions who followed his ways and obeyed his command. Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practise, and practised whatever they were not commanded to do. He who strove against them with his hand was a believer: he who strove against them with his tongue was a believer, and he who strove against them with his heart was a believer and beyond that there is no faith even to the extent of a mustard seed. Abu Rafi' said: I narrated this hadith to 'Abdullah b. 'Umar; he contradicted me. There happened to come 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud who stayed at Qanat, and 'Abdullah b 'Umar wanted me to accompany him for visiting him (as 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud was ailing), so I went along with him and as we sat (before him) I asked Ibn Mas'ud about this hadith. He narrated it in the same way as I narrated it to Ibn 'Umar.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ فِي أُمَّةٍ قَبْلِي إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ حَوَارِيُّونَ وَأَصْحَابٌ يَأْخُذُونَ بِسُنَّتِهِ وَيَقْتَدُونَ بِأَمْرِهِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا تَخْلُفُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خُلُوفٌ يَقُولُونَ مَا لاَ يَفْعَلُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا لاَ يُؤْمَرُونَ فَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِيَدِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِقَلْبِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَيْسَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ حَبَّةُ خَرْدَلٍ قَالَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ فَأَنْكَرَهُ عَلَىَّ فَقَدِمَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَنَزَلَ بِقَنَاةَ فَاسْتَتْبَعَنِي إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يَعُودُهُ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَحَدَّثَنِيهِ كَمَا حَدَّثْتُهُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ صَالِحٌ وَقَدْ تُحُدِّثَ بِنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ  

[Machine] "That Mu'awiyah narrated to me what 'Amir said, "I heard him say that 'Ata' ibn Yasar, the judge of the city, narrated to me that he heard Ibn Mas'ud say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'There will be leaders after me who will say what they do not do, and do what they are not commanded. Whoever struggles against them physically is a believer, and whoever struggles against them verbally is a believer, and whoever struggles against them in his heart is a believer, there is no faith after that.'"  

أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ بِهِ مَا عَاشَ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَذَكَرَ عَامِرٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ وَهُوَ قَاضِي الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَيَكُونُ أُمَرَاءُ مِنْ بَعْدِي يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا لَا يَؤْمَرُونَ فَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِيَدِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِقَلْبِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ لَا إِيمَانَ بَعْدَهُ»  

[Machine] the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'There has not been a prophet except that he had disciples whom he would guide with his guidance and who would follow his Sunnah (way of life). Then after them, there would be generations who would say what they do not do and do what they disapprove of. So, whoever fights against them with his hands, he is a believer, and whoever fights against them with his tongue, he is a believer, and whoever fights against them with his heart, he is a believer. There is no faith beyond that even to the weight of a mustard seed.'  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا كَانَ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ حَوَارِيُّونَ يُهْدُونَ بِهَدْيِهِ وَيَسْتَنُّونَ بِسُنَّتِهِ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ أَقْوَامٌ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُنْكِرُونَ فَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِيَدِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِقَلْبِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ لَيْسَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no prophet whom Allah has sent before me, in any nation, except that he had disciples and companions from his nation who followed his teachings and emulated him. Then, after them, there will come successors who say things that they do not do, and do things that they are not commanded to do. Whoever fights against them with his hand is a believer, and whoever fights against them with his tongue is a believer, and whoever fights against them with his heart is a believer. And beyond that, there is not even a mustard seed worth of faith."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ بَعَثَهُ اللهُ فِي أُمَّةٍ قَبْلِي إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ حَوَارِيُّونَ وَأَصْحَابٌ يَأْخُذُونَ بِسُنَنِهِ وَيَقْتَدُونَ بِهَا ثُمَّ يَخْلُفُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خُلُوفٌ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا لَا يُؤْمَرُونَ فَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِيَدِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمَنْ جَاهَدَهُمْ بِقَلْبِهِ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَيْسَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ حَبَّةُ خَرْدَلٍ  

"مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ بَعَثَهُ الله في أُمَّةٍ قَبْلى، إِلا كان له من أُمَّتِهِ حوَارِيُّون وَأَصْحَابٌ يأخذونَ بسنَّتِهِ ويقتدونَ بأَمره، ثم إِنَّها تَخْلُفُ من بعدِهم خُلُوفٌ يَقُولون ما لا يفعلون، ويفعلون ما لا يُؤْمرون، فمن جاهدهم بيده فهو مُؤْمن، ومن جاهدهم بلسانه فهو مؤْمنٌ، ومن جَاهَدَهُم بِقلْبِه فهو مُؤْمِنٌ، ليسَ وَرَاءَ ذلك من الإِيمان حَبَّةُ خَرْدَلٍ".