حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ الْوَرْدِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ کَتَبَ مُعَاوِيَةُ إِلَی عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنْ اکْتُبِي إِلَيَّ کِتَابًا تُوصِينِي فِيهِ وَلَا تُکْثِرِي عَلَيَّ فَکَتَبَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا إِلَی مُعَاوِيَةَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْکَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ الْتَمَسَ رِضَا اللَّهِ بِسَخَطِ النَّاسِ کَفَاهُ اللَّهُ مُؤْنَةَ النَّاسِ وَمَنْ الْتَمَسَ رِضَا النَّاسِ بِسَخَطِ اللَّهِ وَکَلَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَی النَّاسِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْکَ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2414
Abdul-Wahhab bin Al-Ward narrated from a man among the inhabitants of Al-Madinah who said: Mu'awiyah wrote a letter to 'Aishah, that: 'Write a letter to advise me , and do not overburden me.' He said: So 'Aishah [may Allah be pleased with her]wrote to Mu'awiyah: 'Peace be upon you. As for what follows: Indeed I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saying: Whoever seeks Allah's pleasure by the people's wrath, Allah will suffice him from the people. And who ever seeks the people's pleasure by Allah's wrath, Allah will entrust him to the people. And Peace be upon you.'
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020