حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ وَمُسَدَّدٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ قَالَ انْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَالْأَشْتَرُ إِلَی عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَقُلْنَا هَلْ عَهِدَ إِلَيْکَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَعْهَدْهُ إِلَی النَّاسِ عَامَّةً قَالَ لَا إِلَّا مَا فِي کِتَابِي هَذَا قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَ کِتَابًا وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ کِتَابًا مِنْ قِرَابِ سَيْفِهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ تَکَافَأُ دِمَاؤُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَدٌ عَلَی مَنْ سِوَاهُمْ وَيَسْعَی بِذِمَّتِهِمْ أَدْنَاهُمْ أَلَا لَا يُقْتَلُ مُؤْمِنٌ بِکَافِرٍ وَلَا ذُو عَهْدٍ فِي عَهْدِهِ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثًا فَعَلَی نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثًا أَوْ آوَی مُحْدِثًا فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلَائِکَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ فَأَخْرَجَ کِتَابًا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4530
Narrated Qays ibn Abbad: I and Ashtar went to Ali and said to him: Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ give you any instruction about anything for which he did not give any instruction to the people in general? He said: No, except what is contained in this document of mine. Musaddad said: He then took out a document. Ahmad said: A document from the sheath of his sword. It contained: The lives of all Muslims are equal; they are one hand against others; the lowliest of them can guarantee their protection. Beware, a Muslim must not be killed for an infidel, nor must one who has been given a covenant be killed while his covenant holds. If anyone introduces an innovation, he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (in religion), he is cursed by Allah, by His angels, and by all the people. Musaddad said: Ibn Abu Urubah's version has: He took out a document.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020