Reading the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he transmitted: "
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The reciter: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The chapter on the obligation of submitting to the ruling of Allah the Exalted and what one should say when calling to it, enjoining good, or forbidding evil. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: لما نزلت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لله ما في السماوات وما في الأرض وإن تبدوا ما في أنفسكم أو تخفوه يحاسبكم به الله الآية، اشتد ذلك على أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأتوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم بركوا على الركب فقالوا: أي رسول الله كلفنا من الأعمال ما نطيق، الصلاة والجهاد والصيام والصدقة، وقد أنزلت عليك هذه الآية ولا نطيقها، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أتريدون أن تقولوا كما قال أهل الكتابين من قبلكم سمعنا وعصينا، بل قولوا: سمعنا وأطعنا غفرانك ربنا وإليك المصير " When the verse was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): 'To Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. If you disclose what is in your souls or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it,' it was very hard for the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So they came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), prostrated on their knees, and said: O Messenger of Allah, you have burdened us with deeds we cannot bear: prayer, jihad, fasting, and charity. And this verse has been revealed to you, and we cannot bear it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you want to say what the People of the two Scriptures before you said: 'We heard and we disobeyed'? Rather, say: 'We heard and we obeyed. Forgive us, our Lord, and to You is the destination.'.