Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ مُعَانِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ بُخْتٍ الْمَكِّيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ نَضَّرَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا سَمِعَ مَقَالَتِي هَذِهِ فَحَمَلَهَا فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ الْفِقْهِ فِيهِ غَيْرُ فَقِيهٍ وَرُبَّ حَامِلِ الْفِقْهِ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ ثَلَاثٌ لَا يُغِلُّ عَلَيْهِنَّ صَدْرُ مُسْلِمٍ إِخْلَاصُ الْعَمَلِ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمُنَاصَحَةُ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ وَلُزُومُ جَمَاعَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّ دَعْوَتَهُمْ تُحِيطُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ.
English Translation
Abu al-Mughirah told us, from Mu’an ibn Rifa’ah, who said: ‘Abd al-Wahhab ibn Bukht al-Makki told me, from Anas ibn Malik, from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "May Allah make radiant a servant who hears this saying of mine and conveys it, for many a bearer of understanding is not himself a person of understanding, and many a bearer of understanding conveys it to one more understanding than himself. There are three things toward which a Muslim’s heart should never harbor treachery: sincerity of action for Allah, Mighty and Majestic; sincere counsel to those in authority; and holding fast to the community of the Muslims, for their call encompasses those who stray from behind them."