Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَعْبَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ قُتَيْلَةَ بِنْتِ صَيْفِيٍّ الْجُهَيْنِيَّةِ قَالَتْ أَتَى حَبْرٌ مِنْ الْأَحْبَارِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ نِعْمَ الْقَوْمُ أَنْتُمْ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالَ تَقُولُونَ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَالْكَعْبَةِ قَالَتْ فَأَمْهَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ فَمَنْ حَلَفَ فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ نِعْمَ الْقَوْمُ أَنْتُمْ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالَ تَقُولُونَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ قَالَ فَأَمْهَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ فَمَنْ قَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلْيَفْصِلْ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ شِئْتَ.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, he said: al-Mas'udi narrated to us, he said: Ma'bad ibn Khalid narrated to me, from 'Abdullah ibn Yasar, from Qutaylah bint Sayfi al-Juhaniyyah, she said: A rabbi of the rabbis came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Muhammad, excellent are you as a people, were it not that you associate partners (with Allah). He said: Glory be to Allah, and what is that? He said: You say, when you swear, 'By the Ka'bah.' She said: So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, paused a while, then said: Indeed he has spoken truly; so whoever swears, let him swear by the Lord of the Ka'bah. He said: O Muhammad, excellent are you as a people, were it not that you set up a rival to Allah. He said: Glory be to Allah, and what is that? He said: You say, 'What Allah wills and you will.' He said: So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, paused a while, then said: Indeed he has spoken truly; so whoever says 'What Allah wills,' let him then separate between the two (statements), then say 'you will.'