Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3026
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَنْجُوفٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ، أَنَّ وَفْدَ، ثَقِيفٍ لَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْزَلَهُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ لِيَكُونَ أَرَقَّ لِقُلُوبِهِمْ فَاشْتَرَطُوا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ لاَ يُحْشَرُوا وَلاَ يُعْشَرُوا وَلاَ يُجَبُّوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُحْشَرُوا وَلاَ تُعْشَرُوا وَلاَ خَيْرَ فِي دِينٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ رُكُوعٌ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Uthman ibn Abi al-As reported: When the Thaqif delegation came to the Messenger of Allah, he lodged them in the mosque to make their hearts more receptive. They stipulated that they would not be mobilized, taxed, or required to pay jizyah. The Messenger of Allah said, “You may be excused from being mobilized and taxed, but there is no good in a religion without bowing.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic term ويجبوا is obscure and the English witness interprets it as offering prayer, which is not explicit in this wording.
عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ،
The delegated term ويجبوا is unclear; the witness renders it as prayer.
Should this rare term be interpreted as a levy or another obligation?