Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4187
Pledging To Da As Much As One Can
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كُنَّانُبَايِعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ " فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتَ " . وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ " فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ "
Translation
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said
"We used to pledge to the Messenger of Allah to hear and obey, the he said: 'In as much as you can."'