Hadith #89
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْح
َارِثِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِقُرَيْشٍ إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَا يَزَالُ فِيكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ وُلَاتُهُ مَا لَمْ تُحْدِثُوا فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ شِرَارَ خَلْقِهِ وَالْتَحَوْكُمْ كَمَا يُلْتَحَى الْقَضِيبُ
Isnad Chain
أبو نعيم
سفيان
حبيب بن أبي ثابت
القاسم بن الح
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Quraysh: 'This matter will remain with you and you will be its leaders so long as you do not introduce innovations. But when you do that, Allah will empower the worst of His creation over you and they will flay you like a stick is flayed.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 89
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21327
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-57717