Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2643
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَتَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ " . قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ . قَالَ " فَإِنَّ حَقَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلاَ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا " . قَالَ " فَتَدْرِي مَا حَقُّهُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ " . قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ . قَالَ " أَنْ لاَ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Mu‘adh ibn Jabal reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Do you know what Allah’s right over His servants is?’ I replied, ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said, ‘His right over them is that they worship Him and associate nothing with Him.’ He then asked, ‘Do you know what their right upon Him is if they do that?’ I replied, ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said, ‘That He will not punish them.’ This hadith is hasan sahih and has been narrated from Mu‘adh ibn Jabal through more than one route.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The exchange contrasts Allah’s right over His servants with their right upon Him, conditional on worshipping Him without associating anything with Him.