The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and I recognised from his blessed face that some special matter had arisen. He (peace and blessings be upon him) did not speak until he had performed ablution, then he went out and ascended the pulpit. I sat pressed close to the wall of the chamber (behind a screen), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) praised Allah and extolled Him, then said: "O people, indeed Allah Almighty says: Enjoin good and forbid evil before you call upon Me and I do not answer you, and you ask of Me and I do not give you, and you seek My help and I do not help you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) added nothing to these words until he returned.
No one narrated this hadith from Asim bin Amr except Amr bin Uthman, and Ibn Abi Fudayk (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it.
In the printed edition of Dar al-Haramain it is thus (Asim bin Amr), whereas the correct name is Asim bin Umar.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 6665
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