Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2961
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي قَوْلِهِ : (كََذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا ) قَالَ " عَدْلاً " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يُدْعَى نُوحٌ فَيُقَالُ هَلْ بَلَّغْتَ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ . فَيُدْعَى قَوْمُهُ فَيُقَالُ هَلْ بَلَّغَكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ مَا أَتَانَا مِنْ نَذِيرٍ وَمَا أَتَانَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ . فَيَقُولُ مَنْ شُهُودُكَ فَيَقُولُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأُمَّتُهُ . قَالَ فَيُؤْتَى بِكُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَّغَ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ : ( وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًا ) وَالْوَسَطُ الْعَدْلُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، نَحْوَهُ .
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Abu Sa‘id reported that, concerning Allah’s words, ‘Thus We have made you a justly balanced community’ (Qur’an 2:143), the Prophet said, ‘Just.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.
Abu Sa‘id also reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Noah will be summoned and asked, “Did you deliver the message?” He will say, “Yes.” His people will then be summoned and asked, “Did he bring you the message?” They will say, “No warner came to us; no one came to us.” He will be asked, “Who will testify for you?” He will say, “Muhammad and his community.” You will then be brought forward to testify that he delivered the message.’ The Prophet said that this is the meaning of Allah’s words, ‘Thus We have made you a justly balanced community, so that you may be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger may be a witness over you’ (Qur’an 2:143). ‘Balanced’ here means ‘just.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih. A further chain reports the same account.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source contains two reports at this position, followed by a third chain variant for the second report.