Sahih al-Bukhari 6500

Hadith text

Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal:While I was riding behind the Prophet (ﷺ) as a companion rider and there was nothing between me and him except the back of the saddle, he said, "O Mu`adh!" I replied, "Labbaik O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! And Sa`daik!" He proceeded for a while and then said, "O Mu`adh!" I said, "Labbaik and Sa`daik, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" He then proceeded for another while and said, "O Mu`adh bin Jabal!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and Sa`daik!" He said, "Do you know what is Allah's right on His slaves?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's right on his slaves is that they should worship Him and not worship anything besides Him." He then proceeded for a while, and again said, "O Mu`adh bin Jabal!" I replied. "Labbaik, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and Sa`daik." He said, "Do you know what is (Allah's) slaves' (people's) right on Allah if they did that?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "The right of (Allah's) slaves on Allah is that He should not punish them (if they did that)

Mu'adh bin Jabal bataate hain: Jab main Nabi (SAW) ke peechhe ek saathi sawaar ke taur par sawaar tha aur mere aur unke beech sirf zeen ki peeth thi, unhone kaha, 'Aye Mu'adh!' Maine jawab diya, 'Labbaik, Aye Allah ke Rasool! Aur Sa'daik!' Wo kuch der aage badhe, phir kaha, 'Aye Mu'adh!' Maine kaha, 'Labbaik aur Sa'daik, Aye Allah ke Rasool!' Wo phir kuch der aur aage badhe aur kaha, 'Aye Mu'adh bin Jabal!' Maine jawab diya, 'Labbaik, Aye Allah ke Rasool, aur Sa'daik!' Unhone kaha, 'Kya tumhein pata hai Allah ka apne bandon par kya haq hai?' Maine jawab diya, 'Allah aur uska Rasool behtar jaante hain.' Unhone kaha, 'Allah ka apne bandon par haq ye hai ke wo sirf uski ibaadat karein aur uske siwa kisi aur ki ibaadat na karein.' Wo phir kuch der aage badhe, aur dobara kaha, 'Aye Mu'adh bin Jabal!' Maine jawab diya, 'Labbaik, Aye Allah ke Rasool, aur Sa'daik.' Unhone kaha, 'Kya tumhein pata hai (Allah ke) bandon (logon) ka Allah par kya haq hai agar wo aisa karein?' Maine jawab diya, 'Allah aur uska Rasool behtar jaante hain.' Unhone kaha, '(Allah ke) bandon ka Allah par haq ye hai ke wo unhein saza nahi dega (agar wo aisa karein).'

Sahih al-Bukhari 6500 · Book 81, Hadith 89