The reciter: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu al-Ahwas Salam ibn Sulaym narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from 'Amr ibn Maimun, from Mu'adh ibn Jabal, who said:
I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey called 'Ufayr. He said: "O Mu'adh, do you know what is the right of Allah over His servants, and what is the right of the servants over Allah?" I said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "The right of Allah over His servants is that they worship Him and associate nothing with Him, and the right of the servants over Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is that He does not punish whoever does not associate anything with Him." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, should I not give the people good news?" He said: "Do not give them good news, lest they become complacent."
كنت ردف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على حمار ، يقال له : عفير ، قال : فقال : يا معاذ تدري ما حق الله على العباد وما حق العباد على الله ؟ قال : قلت : الله ورسوله أعلم ، قال : فإن حق الله على العباد أن يعبدوا الله ، ولا يشركوا به شيئا ، وحق العباد على الله عز وجل أن لا يعذب من لا يشرك به شيئا ، قال : قلت : يا رسول الله ، أفلا أبشر الناس ، قال : لا تبشرهم فيتكلوا
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