حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ الْمَعْنَی عَنْ إِسْمَعِيلَ عَنْ قَيْسٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَی عَلَيْهِ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّکُمْ تَقْرَئُونَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَتَضَعُونَهَا عَلَی غَيْرِ مَوَاضِعِهَا عَلَيْکُمْ أَنْفُسَکُمْ لَا يَضُرُّکُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ قَالَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ وَإِنَّا سَمِعْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ إِذَا رَأَوْا الظَّالِمَ فَلَمْ يَأْخُذُوا عَلَی يَدَيْهِ أَوْشَکَ أَنْ يَعُمَّهُمْ اللَّهُ بِعِقَابٍ و قَالَ عَمْرٌو عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي ثُمَّ يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَی أَنْ يُغَيِّرُوا ثُمَّ لَا يُغَيِّرُوا إِلَّا يُوشِکُ أَنْ يَعُمَّهُمْ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ بِعِقَابٍ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد وَرَوَاهُ کَمَا قَالَ خَالِدٌ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ وَجَمَاعَةٌ وَقَالَ شُعْبَةُ فِيهِ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي هُمْ أَکْثَرُ مِمَّنْ يَعْمَلُهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4338
Narrated Abu Bakr: You people recite this verse "You who believe, care for yourselves; he who goes astray cannot harm you when you are rightly-guided, " and put it in its improper place. Khalid's version has: We heard the Prophet ﷺ say: When the people see a wrongdoer and do not prevent him, Allah will soon punish them all. Amr ibn Hushaym's version has: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If acts of disobedience are done among any people and do not change them though the are able to do so, Allah will soon punish them all. Adu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Usamah and a group transmitters similar to the version narrated by Khalid. The version of Shubah has: "If acts of obedience are done among any people who are more numerous than those who do them. . . . "
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020