حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا
عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
ضَمْضَمُ بْنُ جَوْسٍ الْهِفَّانِيُّ ، سَمِعَ
أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَقُول : ُسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ :
" كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلَانِ ، أَحَدُهُمَا مُجْتَهِدٌ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ ، وَالْآخَرُ مُسْرِفٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ ، وَكَانَا مُتَآخِيَيْنِ ، فَكَانَ الْمُجْتَهِدُ لَا يَزَالُ يَرَى عَلَى الْآخَرِ ذَنْبًا ، فَيَقُولُ : وَيْحَكَ أَقْصِرْ ، فَيَقُولُ : الْمُذْنِب خَلِّنِي وَرَبِّي " فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Among the Children of Israel there were two men, one of whom was greatly devoted to worship and the other was a great sinner. There was a bond of brotherhood between them. Whenever the worshipper saw the other person committing a sin, he would say to him, "Refrain from this." But he would reply, "Leave me to my Lord and myself..." Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.