حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا شِهَابُ بْنُ خِرَاشٍ حَدَّثَنِي شُعَيْبُ بْنُ زُرَيْقٍ الطَّائِفِيُّ قَالَ جَلَسْتُ إِلَی رَجُلٍ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَکَمُ بْنُ حَزْنٍ الْکُلَفِيُّ فَأَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا قَالَ وَفَدْتُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ أَوْ تَاسِعَ تِسْعَةٍ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زُرْنَاکَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ فَأَمَرَ بِنَا أَوْ أَمَرَ لَنَا بِشَيْئٍ مِنْ التَّمْرِ وَالشَّأْنُ إِذْ ذَاکَ دُونٌ فَأَقَمْنَا بِهَا أَيَّامًا شَهِدْنَا فِيهَا الْجُمُعَةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَامَ مُتَوَکِّئًا عَلَی عَصًا أَوْ قَوْسٍ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَی عَلَيْهِ کَلِمَاتٍ خَفِيفَاتٍ طَيِّبَاتٍ مُبَارَکَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّکُمْ لَنْ تُطِيقُوا أَوْ لَنْ تَفْعَلُوا کُلَّ مَا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَکِنْ سَدِّدُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا قَالَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ سَمِعْت أَبُو دَاوُد قَالَ ثَبَّتَنِي فِي شَيْئٍ مِنْهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا وَقَدْ کَانَ انْقَطَعَ مِنْ الْقِرْطَاسِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1096
Shuayb ibn Zurayq at-Taifi said: I sat with a man who had been in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He was called al-Hakam ibn Hazn al-Kulafi. He began to narrate a tradition to us saying: I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a delegation consisting of seven or nine persons. We entered upon him and said: Messenger of Allah, we have visited you, so pray Allah what is good for us. He ordered to give us some dates. The Muslims in those days were weak. We stayed there for several days and offered the Friday prayer along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He stood leaning on a staff or a bow. He praised Allah and exalted Him in light, pure and blessed words. Then he said: O people, you have no power to obey or you cannot obey what you are ordered. But be straight and give good tidings. Abu Ali said: Did you hear Abu Dawud ? He said: Some of my companions reminded me of some words that were omitted from writing on the paper.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020