حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ النَّرْسِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مَعْقِلَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ ، يَقُولُ : انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : ”يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، لَلشِّرْكُ فِيكُمْ أَخْفَى مِنْ دَبِيبِ النَّمْلِ“، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : وَهَلِ الشِّرْكُ إِلا مَنْ جَعَلَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ”وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَلشِّرْكُ أَخْفَى مِنْ دَبِيبِ النَّمْلِ ، أَلا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِذَا قُلْتَهُ ذَهَبَ عَنْكَ قَلِيلُهُ وَكَثِيرُهُ ؟“ قَالَ : ”قُلِ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لا أَعْلَمُ .“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was present with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "O Abu Bakr! Indeed, shirk (associating partners with Allah) comes among you more hidden than the crawling of an ant." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Is there shirk other than associating someone with Allah? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, indeed shirk enters in a way more hidden than the crawling of an ant. Shall I not guide you to such words that when you say them, all minor and major shirk will be removed from you?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Say: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowingly associating partners with You, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I do not know."