Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2180
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ مَرَّ بِشَجَرَةٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ يُقَالُ لَهَا ذَاتُ أَنْوَاطٍ يُعَلِّقُونَ عَلَيْهَا أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اجْعَلْ لَنَا ذَاتَ أَنْوَاطٍ كَمَا لَهُمْ ذَاتُ أَنْوَاطٍ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ هَذَا كَمَا قَالَ قَوْمُ مُوسَى : (اجْعَلْ لَنَا إِلَهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ ) وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَرْكَبُنَّ سُنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَأَبُو وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ اسْمُهُ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Sa‘id ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makhzumi narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Sinan ibn Abi Sinan, from Abu Waqid al-Laythi, that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for Khaybar, he passed a tree belonging to the polytheists called Dhat Anwat, on which they hung their weapons. They said, ‘Messenger of Allah, make a Dhat Anwat for us, just as they have a Dhat Anwat.’ The Prophet said, ‘Glory be to Allah! This is like what the people of Moses said: “Make for us a god, just as they have gods.” By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will surely follow the ways of those who came before you.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith. Abu Waqid al-Laythi’s name was al-Harith ibn ‘Awf. There are also reports on this topic from Abu Sa‘id and Abu Hurayrah.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic source says the expedition was to Khaybar, whereas the English witness says Hunayn; the translation follows the Arabic reading.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ مَرَّ بِشَجَرَةٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ يُقَالُ لَهَا ذَاتُ أَنْوَاطٍ يُعَلِّقُونَ عَلَيْهَا أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اجْعَلْ لَنَا ذَاتَ أَنْوَاطٍ كَمَا لَهُمْ ذَاتُ أَنْوَاطٍ .
The Arabic says the Prophet was setting out for Khaybar, but the English witness says Hunayn; these are different locations and the translation follows the supplied Arabic.
Confirm the location against a critical edition or parallel source while retaining the manifest Arabic in this translation.