Hadith #599
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَمِّهِ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدْ لَكَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ تُعَيِّرَنِي قُرَيْشٌ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَزَعُ لَأَقْرَرْتُ بِهَا عَيْنَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ }
English Translation
Yahya narrated to us from Yazid, meaning Ibn Kaysan, he said: Abu Hazim narrated to me from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his uncle: "Say 'La ilaha illa Allah' — I will testify for you with it on the Day of Resurrection." He said: "Were it not that Quraysh would reproach me, saying: 'He was only driven to that by panic (at death's door),' I would have delighted your eyes with it." So Allah (عز وجل) revealed: 'Indeed, you do not guide whom you love.' (Quran 28:56)
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 20, Hadith 599
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9237
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45627