Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ الْمُثَنَّى قَال حَدَّثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ نا شُعبة عَن سِمَاك بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَن أَبيهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَأَلَ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم فَقَالَ يَا رَسولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إن قامت علينا أمراء يسألون حَقَّهُمْ وَيَمْنَعُونَّا حَقَّنَا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكُمْ مَا حَمَلْتُمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ مَا حَمَلُوا يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم فَقَالَ يَا رَسولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إن قامت علينا أمراء يسألون حَقَّهُمْ وَيَمْنَعُونَّا حَقَّنَا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكُمْ مَا حَمَلْتُمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ مَا حَمَلُوا
English Translation
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, he said: Shu'ba narrated to us from Simak ibn Harb from Alqama ibn Wa'il from his father who said: Salama ibn Yazid al-Ju'fi asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if rulers arise over us who demand their rights from us but withhold our rights from us - what do you command us?" He turned away from him. Then he asked him again and he turned away. Then he asked him again and he turned away. Then he said: "Hear and obey, for upon you is only what you are burdened with, and upon them is what they are burdened with."