Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3250
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْفَلاَّسُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قُتَيْبَةَ، سَلْمُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلُ بْنُ أَبِي حَزْمٍ الْقُطَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَرَأَ : (إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا ) قَالَ " قَدْ قَالَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ كَفَرَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَمَنْ مَاتَ عَلَيْهَا فَهُوَ مِمَّنِ اسْتَقَامَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . سَمِعْتُ أَبَا زُرْعَةَ يَقُولُ رَوَى عَفَّانُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلِيٍّ حَدِيثًا وَيُرْوَى فِي هَذِهِ الآيَةِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رضى الله عنهما مَعْنَى اسْتَقَامُوا .
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Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah recited, ‘Indeed, those who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then remain steadfast …’ (Qur’an 41:30). He said, ‘People have said this, but most of them later disbelieved. Whoever dies holding to it is among those who remained steadfast.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a gharib hadith; we know it only through this route. I heard Abu Zur‘ah say that ‘Affan narrated a hadith from ‘Amr ibn ‘Ali concerning this verse. Reports from the Prophet, Abu Bakr, and ‘Umar also explain the meaning of ‘they remained steadfast.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Rendered istaqamu as ‘remain steadfast’ and preserved the warning that many who professed the words later disbelieved. Included Abu Zur‘ah’s note about other explanations of the verse.