Hadith #539
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّ حُمَيْدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ قَالَ اذْهَبْ يَا رَافِعُ لِبَوَّابِهِ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْ لَئِنْ كَانَ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنَّا فَرِحَ بِمَا أُوتِيَ وَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يُحْمَدَ بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْ لَنُعَذَّبَنَّ أَجْمَعُونَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَمَا لَكُمْ وَهَذِهِ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ ف
ِي أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ ثُمَّ تَلَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ { وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ } هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَتَلَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ { لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَا أَتَوْا وَيُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا } وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ سَأَلَهُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَكَتَمُوهُ إِيَّاهُ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِغَيْرِهِ فَخَرَجُوا قَدْ أَرَوْهُ أَنْ قَدْ أَخْبَرُوهُ بِمَا سَأَلَهُمْ عَنْهُ وَاسْتَحْمَدُوا بِذَلِكَ إِلَيْهِ وَفَرِحُوا بِمَا أَتَوْا مِنْ كِتْمَانِهِمْ إِيَّاهُ مَا سَأَلَهُمْ عَنْهُ
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English Translation
Hajjaj narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, he said: Ibn Abi Mulaykah informed me that Humayd ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf informed him that Marwan said: 'Go, O Rafi'' — to his gatekeeper — 'to Ibn 'Abbas and say to him: If every man among us were to rejoice over what he has done and be praised for what he has not done would be punished, then none of us would be saved.' Ibn 'Abbas said: 'What does this have to do with you? This was revealed about the People of the Book.' Then Ibn 'Abbas recited: 'When Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture...' [Al 'Imran 3:187] and the verse: 'Think not of those who rejoice in what they have done...' [Al 'Imran 3:188].
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 539
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2577
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38967