Hadith #61
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو الْيَمَانِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ شَدَّادٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي شَدَّادُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ وَعُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ حَاضِرٌ يُصَدِّقُهُ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ هَلْ فِيكُمْ غَرِيبٌ يَعْنِي أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ فَقُلْنَا لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَمَرَ بِغَلْقِ الْبَابِ وَقَالَ ارْفَعُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ
وَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَرَفَعْنَا أَيْدِيَنَا سَاعَةً ثُمَّ وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ بَعَثْتَنِي بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ وَأَمَرْتَنِي بِهَا وَوَعَدْتَنِي عَلَيْهَا الْجَنَّةَ وَإِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبْشِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكُمْ
Isnad Chain
الحكم بن نافع أبو اليمان
إسماعيل بن عياش
راشد بن داود
يعلى بن شداد
English Translation
Al-Ḥakam ibn Nāfiʿ Abū al-Yamān narrated to us saying: Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAyyāsh narrated to us, from Rāshid ibn Dāwūd, from Yaʿlā ibn Shaddād, who said: My father Shaddād ibn Aws narrated to me — and ʿUbādah ibn al-Ṣāmit was present, confirming him — who said: We were with the Prophet ﷺ and he said: "Is there any stranger among you?" — meaning People of the Book. We said: "No, O Messenger of Allāh." So he ordered the door to be closed and said: "Raise your hands and say: Lā ilāha illallāh." So we raised our hands for a while. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ lowered his hand and said: "All praise is for Allāh. O Allāh, You sent me with this word and commanded me with it and promised me Paradise for it, and indeed You do not break Your promise." Then he said: "Rejoice, for indeed Allāh عز وجل has forgiven you."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 61
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16499
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-52889