ONE HADITH A DAY
Narrated by Muslim · Authentic
عَنْ أَبِي مُسْلِمٍ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الْحَبِيبُ الْأَمِينُ، أَمَّا هُوَ فَحَبِيبٌ إِلَيَّ، وَأَمَّا هُوَ عِنْدِي فَأَمِينٌ، عَوْفُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، تِسْعَةً أَوْ ثَمَانِيَةً أَوْ سَبْعَةً، فَقَالَ: «أَلَا تُبَايِعُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ؟» وَكُنَّا حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِبَيْعَةٍ، فَقُلْنَا: قَدْ بَايَعْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَلَا تُبَايِعُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ؟» فَقُلْنَا: قَدْ بَايَعْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَلَا تُبَايِعُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ؟» قَالَ: فَبَسَطْنَا أَيْدِيَنَا وَقُلْنَا: قَدْ بَايَعْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَعَلَامَ نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ: «عَلَى أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَالصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ، وَتُطِيعُوا -وَأَسَرَّ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً- وَلَا تَسْأَلُوا النَّاسَ شَيْئًا» فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بَعْضَ أُولَئِكَ النَّفَرِ يَسْقُطُ سَوْطُ أَحَدِهِمْ، فَمَا يَسْأَلُ أَحَدًا يُنَاوِلُهُ إِيَّاهُ.
“Abu Muslim al-Khawlāni reported: The dear and trustworthy one, as he is dear to me and I deem him trustworthy, ‘Awf ibn Mālik al-Ashja‘i (may Allah be pleased to him) said to me: We were with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), and we were nine, eight, or seven. He said: "Will you not give the pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah?" We recently gave him a pledge of allegiance, so we said: We have already given you the pledge of allegiance, O Messenger of Allah. Then, he said: "Will you not give the pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah?" We said: We have already given you the pledge of allegiance, O Messenger of Allah. Then, he said: "Will you not give the pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah?" He said: We extended our hands and said: We have already given you the pledge of allegiance, O Messenger of Allah. So, for what should we give you the pledge of allegiance? He said: "To worship Allah and not associate any partners with Him; the five prayers; to obey - and he said in a low tone - and to not ask people for anything." Indeed, I saw some of these people not asking anyone to hand them even the whip if it fell from one of them."”