Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو وَكِيعٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأَعْوَادِ أَوْ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرْ الْقَلِيلَ لَمْ يَشْكُرْ الْكَثِيرَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرْ النَّاسَ لَمْ يَشْكُرْ اللَّهَ وَالتَّحَدُّثُ بِنِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ شُكْرٌ وَتَرْكُهَا كُفْرٌ وَالْجَمَاعَةُ رَحْمَةٌ وَالْفُرْقَةُ عَذَابٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيُّ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّوَادِ الْأَعْظَمِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَا السَّوَادُ الْأَعْظَمُ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي سُورَةِ النُّورِ { فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ مَا حُمِّلَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَا حُمِّلْتُمْ }.
English Translation
Abdullah told us: Yahya b. Abdullah, freedman of the Banu Hashim, told us: Abu Waki' told us, from Abu Abd al-Rahman, from al-Sha'bi, from al-Nu'man b. Bashir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, upon these planks - or upon this pulpit: "Whoever does not thank people for a little will not thank them for much, and whoever does not thank people has not thanked Allah. Speaking of Allah's blessing is gratitude, and abandoning it is ingratitude. Unity is mercy, and division is punishment." He said: Abu Umama al-Bahili then said, "Adhere to the great majority." A man said, "What is the great majority?" Abu Umama said, "This verse in Surat al-Nur: {But if they turn away, then upon him is only that with which he was charged, and upon you is that with which you are charged.}"