Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ أَنَّ وَفْدَ ثَقِيفٍ قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَنْزَلَهُمْ الْمَسْجِدَ لِيَكُونَ أَرَقَّ لِقُلُوبِهِمْ فَاشْتَرَطُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا يُحْشَرُوا وَلَا يُعْشَرُوا وَلَا يُجَبُّوا وَلَا يُسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرُهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لَكُمْ أَنْ لَا تُحْشَرُوا وَلَا تُعْشَرُوا وَلَا يُسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرُكُمْ وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا خَيْرَ فِي دِينٍ لَا رُكُوعَ فِيهِ قَالَ وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلِّمْنِي الْقُرْآنَ وَاجْعَلْنِي إِمَامَ قَوْمِي.
English Translation
Affan narrated to us, saying: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Humayd, from al-Hasan, from Uthman ibn Abi al-'As, that the delegation of Thaqif came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he lodged them in the mosque so that it would soften their hearts. They stipulated to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that they would not be conscripted, nor tithed, nor forcibly circumcised, and that no one other than themselves would be appointed over them. He said: So he said: 'You shall not be conscripted nor tithed, and none other than yourselves shall be appointed over you.' And the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'There is no good in a religion that has no bowing in it.' He said: And Uthman ibn Abi al-'As said: 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me the Qur'an and make me the imam of my people.'