Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2658
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " نَضَّرَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً سَمِعَ مَقَالَتِي فَوَعَاهَا وَحَفِظَهَا وَبَلَّغَهَا فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ . ثَلاَثٌ لاَ يُغَلُّ عَلَيْهِنَّ قَلْبُ مُسْلِمٍ إِخْلاَصُ الْعَمَلِ لِلَّهِ وَمُنَاصَحَةُ أَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَلُزُومِ جَمَاعَتِهِمْ فَإِنَّ الدَّعْوَةَ تُحِيطُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud reported from the Prophet: ‘May Allah brighten the face of one who hears my words, understands them, remembers them, and conveys them. Perhaps someone carries understanding to one more learned than himself. There are three things toward which a Muslim’s heart bears no treachery: sincerity in deeds for Allah, sincere counsel to the leaders of the Muslims, and holding fast to their community, for the supplication encompasses them from behind.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source joins the transmission of prophetic words with three duties: sincerity to Allah, sincere counsel to Muslim leaders, and adherence to the community. The final image about supplication encompassing them is retained literally.