أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، نا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ، عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ قُتَيْلَةَ بِنْتِ صَيْفِيٍّ الْجُهَنِيَّةِ قَالَتْ: جَاءَ حَبْرٌ مِنَ الْأَحْبَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: نِعْمَ الْقَوْمُ أَنْتُمْ أُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ، لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ؟ فَقَالُوا: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ: تَقُولُونَ: وَالْكَعْبَةِ، فَأَمْهَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ فَقُولُوا: وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ "، ثُمَّ قَالَ: نِعْمَ الْقَوْمُ أَنْتُمْ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا , قَالُوا: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ: تَقُولُونَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ، قَالَتْ: فَأَمْهَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((مَنْ قَالَ مِنْكُمْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلْيَقُلْ ثُمَّ شِئْتَ)).
Qatila bint Saifi al-Juhaniyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: A Jewish scholar came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O community of Muhammad! You are the best of people, if only you did not commit shirk (associate partners with Allah)." He (the Prophet) asked, "What is that?" He said, "You say, 'By the Ka'bah!'" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) paused, then said, "When you swear an oath, say: 'By the Lord of the Ka'bah!'" He (the Jewish scholar) then said, "You are good people, if only you do not associate partners with Allah." He (the Prophet) asked, "What is that?" He said, "You say: 'Whatever Allah wills and whatever you will.'" So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) paused for a while, then said, "Whoever among you says, 'Whatever Allah wills,' let him then say, 'then whatever you will.'"