حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ: أَنَا رَدِيفُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: ”يَا مُعَاذُ“، قُلْتُ: لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ مِثْلَهُ ثَلاَثًا: ”هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ؟“ قُلْتُ: لاَ، قَالَ: ”أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلاَ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا“، ثُمَّ سَارَ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ: ”يَا مُعَاذُ“، قُلْتُ: لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ، قَالَ: ”هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ؟ أَنْ لا يُعَذِّبَهُمْ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he said: "O Mu'adh," I replied, "At your service and at your pleasure." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said this three times, (then said:) "Do you know what Allah's right is upon His servants? It is that they worship Him and do not associate anything with Him." Then after traveling a little further, he said: "O Mu'adh?" I replied, "At your service and at your pleasure." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Do you know what the servants' right is upon Allah, Mighty and Majestic, when they do this? It is that He does not punish them."