It is narrated on the authority of Mu’adh b. Jabal that he observed: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) on an ass known as ‘Ufair. He (Mu’adh) observed: He (the Holy Prophet) said: Mu’adh, do you know what right has Allah over His bondsmen and what right have His bondsmen over Him? Mu’adh added: I replied: Allah and his Messenger know best. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet remarked: The right of Allah over His bondsmen is that they should worship Allah and should not associate anything with Him, and the right of His bondsmen over Allah, Glorious and Sublime, is that He does not punish him who associates not anything with Him. He (Mu’adh) added: I said to the Messenger of Allah: Should I then give the tidings to the people? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do not tell them this good news, for they would trust in it alone.
Hadith In Arabic Text :
حدثنا أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة، حدثنا أبو الأحوص، سلام بن سليم عن أبي إسحاق، عن عمرو بن ميمون، عن معاذ بن جبل، قال كنت ردف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على حمار يقال له عفير قال فقال ” يا معاذ تدري ما حق الله على العباد وما حق العباد على الله ” . قال قلت الله ورسوله أعلم . قال ” فإن حق الله على العباد أن يعبدوا الله ولا يشركوا به شيئا وحق العباد على الله عز وجل أن لا يعذب من لا يشرك به شيئا ” . قال قلت يا رسول الله أفلا أبشر الناس قال ” لا تبشرهم فيتكلوا ” .
Chapter : The Book of Faith – كتاب الإيمان