حَدَّثَنَا
عَفَّانُ , حَدَّثَنَا
هَمَّامٌ , حَدَّثَنَا
قَتَادَةُ , عَنْ
أَنَسٍ , أَنَّ
مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ حَدَّثَهُ , قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا أَنَا رَدِيفُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا آخِرَةُ الرَّحْلِ , فَقَالَ : " يَا مُعَاذُ " , قُلْتُ : لَبَّيْكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْكَ , قَالَ : ثُمَّ سَارَ سَاعَةً , ثُمَّ قَالَ : " يَا مُعَاذُ بْنَ جَبَلٍ " , قُلْتُ : لَبَّيْكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , وَسَعْدَيْكَ , قَالَ : ثُمَّ سَارَ سَاعَةً , ثُمَّ قَالَ : " يَا مُعَاذُ بْنَ جَبَلٍ " , قُلْتُ : لَبَّيْكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْكَ , قَالَ :
" هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ ؟ " , قَالَ : قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ , قَالَ : " فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ , وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا " , قَالَ : ثُمَّ سَارَ سَاعَةً , ثُمَّ قَالَ : " يَا مُعَاذُ بْنَ جَبَلٍ " قُلْتُ : لَبَّيْكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْكَ , قَالَ : " فَهَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ ؟ " , قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ , قَالَ : " فَإِنَّ حَقَّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُمْ " . .
It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was riding behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey. Only the back part of the saddle was between me and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called me by name and said, "O Mu'adh! Do you know what right Allah has over His servants?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "(Allah's right over His servants is) that they worship Him alone and do not associate anything with Him." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do you know what right the servants have over Allah if they do so?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That right is that Allah will not punish them."