حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو کُرَيْبٍ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجِيئُ النَّبِيُّ وَمَعَهُ الرَّجُلَانِ وَيَجِيئُ النَّبِيُّ وَمَعَهُ الثَّلَاثَةُ وَأَکْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِکَ وَأَقَلُّ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ هَلْ بَلَّغْتَ قَوْمَکَ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ فَيُدْعَی قَوْمُهُ فَيُقَالُ هَلْ بَلَّغَکُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ لَا فَيُقَالُ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ لَکَ فَيَقُولُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأُمَّتُهُ فَتُدْعَی أُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ فَيُقَالُ هَلْ بَلَّغَ هَذَا فَيَقُولُونَ نَعَمْ فَيَقُولُ وَمَا عِلْمُکُمْ بِذَلِکَ فَيَقُولُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا نَبِيُّنَا بِذَلِکَ أَنَّ الرُّسُلَ قَدْ بَلَّغُوا فَصَدَّقْنَاهُ قَالَ فَذَلِکُمْ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَی وَکَذَلِکَ جَعَلْنَاکُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِتَکُونُوا شُهَدَائَ عَلَی النَّاسِ وَيَکُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْکُمْ شَهِيدًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4284
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah said: “A Prophet win come accompanied by two men, and a Prophet will come accompanied by three, and (some will come) with more or less than that. It will be said to him: ‘Did you convey the message to your people?’ And he will say: ‘Yes.’ Then his people will be called and it will be said: ‘Did he convey the message to you?’ They will say: ‘No.’ Then it will be said: ‘Who will bear witness for you?’ He will say: ‘Muhammad and his nation.’ So the nation of Muhammad will be called and it will be said: ‘Did this man convey the message?’ They will say: ‘Yes.’ He will say: ‘How did you know that?’ They will say: ‘Our Prophet told us that the Messengers had conveyed the message, and we believed him.’ This is what Allah says “Thus We have made you, a just (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger (Muhammad P.B.U.H) be a witness over you. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020