Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2611
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْمُهَلَّبِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ وَفْدُ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا إِنَّا هَذَا الْحَىَّ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ وَلَسْنَا نَصِلُ إِلَيْكَ إِلاَّ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَرَامِ فَمُرْنَا بِشَيْءٍ نَأْخُذُهُ عَنْكَ وَنَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مَنْ وَرَاءَنَا . فَقَالَ " آمُرُكُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ الإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ فَسَّرَهَا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامَ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ وَأَنْ تُؤَدُّوا خُمْسَ مَا غَنِمْتُمْ " . حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَأَبُو جَمْرَةَ الضُّبَعِيُّ اسْمُهُ نَصْرُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ . وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ أَيْضًا وَزَادَ فِيهِ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الإِيمَانُ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ . سَمِعْتُ قُتَيْبَةَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ يَقُولُ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ هَؤُلاَءِ الأَشْرَافِ الأَرْبَعَةِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَاللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَعَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ الْمُهَلَّبِيِّ وَعَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيِّ . قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ كُنَّا نَرْضَى أَنْ نَرْجِعَ مِنْ عِنْدِ عَبَّادٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِحَدِيثَيْنِ وَعَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ هُوَ مِنْ وَلَدِ الْمُهَلَّبِ بْنِ أَبِي صُفْرَةَ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Abbas reported: ‘A delegation from ‘Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah and said, “We are a branch of Rabi‘ah, and we can reach you only during the sacred months. Give us something to follow from you, so we can call those behind us to it.” He said, “I command you to do four things: faith in Allah”—then he explained it to them—“to testify that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah; to establish prayer; to give zakat; and to deliver one-fifth of the spoils you gain.”’ A second chain through Hammad ibn Zayd, from Abu Jamrah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from the Prophet, gives similar wording. Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This hadith is hasan sahih. Abu Jamrah al-Duba‘i’s name was Nasr ibn ‘Imran. Shu‘bah also narrated it from Abu Jamrah, adding, “Do you know what faith is? Testifying that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah,” then mentioning the hadith.’
Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id said: ‘I have never seen the like of these four distinguished men: Malik ibn Anas, al-Layth ibn Sa‘d, ‘Abbad ibn ‘Abbad al-Muhallabi, and ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Thaqafi.’ Qutaybah said: ‘We were content to return from ‘Abbad with two hadiths each day.’ ‘Abbad ibn ‘Abbad was a descendant of al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufrah.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source numbers four commands, treating testimony to Allah’s oneness and Muhammad’s messengership as the explanation of faith in Allah. It includes the alternate chains and Qutaybah’s biographical remarks about ‘Abbad and the other scholars.