Hadith #231
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ الل
َّهِ قُلْ لِي فِي الْإِسْلَامِ قَوْلًا لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَحَدًا غَيْرَكَ قَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ قُلْ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ
Isnad Chain
وكيع وأبو معاوية
هشام بن عروة
أبيه
سفيان بن عبد الله الثقفي
English Translation
Waki' and Abu Mu'awiyah both (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that hisham ibn 'Urwah narrated to us, from his father, from Sufyan ibn 'Abdullah al-Thaqafi who said: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me something about Islam that I will not need to ask anyone else about.' Abu Mu'awiyah said in his narration: 'after you.' He ﷺ said: 'Say: I believe in Allah, then remain steadfast.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 231
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14869
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51259