Hadith #487
Arabic Text
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُمَيَّةَ عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدِّي يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ أَخَذَ الْإِدَاوَةَ بَعْدَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَتْبَعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِهَا وَاشْتَكَى أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَبَيْ
نَا هُوَ يُوَضِّئُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيْهِ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ إِنْ وُلِّيتَ أَمْرًا فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَاعْدِلْ قَالَ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَظُنُّ أَنِّي مُبْتَلًى بِعَمَلٍ لِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى ابْتُلِيتُ
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English Translation
Muʿāwiyah narrated: Muʿāwiyah took the water vessel after Abū Hurayrah, following the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ with it. Abū Hurayrah had complained [of illness]. While he was performing wuḍūʾ for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, the Prophet ﷺ raised his head toward him once or twice and said: 'O Muʿāwiyah, if you are given authority over a matter, fear Allāh عز وجل and be just.' He said: 'I continued to think that I would be tested with authority because of the Prophet ﷺ's ﷺ words, until I was tested.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 32, Hadith 487
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16325
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-52715