حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِکِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَی عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ مَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا عَلَی حِمَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُعَاذُ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَی الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَی اللَّهِ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَی الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِکُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَی اللَّهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِکَ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4296
It was narrated that Mu'adh bin Jabal said: "The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H passed by me when I was riding a donkey, and said: '0 Mu'adh, do you Allah's right over His is and what His slaves' right over Allah is?' I said: 'Allah and His 'Messenger know best: : 'The right of Allah over His slaves is that they should worship Him and not associate anything with Him. And the right of the slaves over Allah, if they do that, is that He should not punish them:" (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020