Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُدَّعِيَ الْبَيِّنَةَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ فَاسْتَحْلَفَ الْمَطْلُوبَ فَحَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْتَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ وَلَكِنْ غُفِرَ لَكَ بِإِخْلَاصِكَ قَوْلَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفَرَ لَكَ.
English Translation
Hasan ibn Musa narrated to us: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, from Abu Yahya, from Ibn Abbas, that two men disputed before the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, asked the claimant for evidence, but he had none, so he had the defendant swear an oath, and he swore by God, besides whom there is no god. The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "You have indeed done it, but you have been forgiven because of your sincerity in saying 'there is no god but God.'" Hasan narrated to us: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Thabit al-Bunani, from Ibn Umar, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, similarly, except that he said: "Gabriel informed me that you had indeed done it, but God has forgiven you."