Hadith #573

Arabic Text

English Translation

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mahdī and Ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us — the meaning is the same — they said: Shuʿbah narrated to us, from Abū al-Fayḍ. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān said in his ḥadīth: I heard Sulaym ibn ʿĀmir saying: There was a treaty between Muʿāwiyah and the Romans, and he was traveling toward their lands so that when the treaty expired he could attack them. A man on a mount appeared, saying: "Fulfillment, not treachery! Fulfillment, not treachery!" It turned out to be ʿAmr ibn ʿAbasah. He was asked about it, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: "Whoever has a treaty between himself and a people, let him not undo a knot nor tie one until the treaty expires, or let him declare it null to them on equal terms." So Muʿāwiyah رضي الله تعالى عنه withdrew.