Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:4021 حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى السَّاجِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ثنا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ ثنا عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّفَرِ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ قَالَ «§مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِلرَّبِيعِ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ مِمَّنْ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ مِنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ فَأَتَيْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ فَقُلْتُ مِمَّنْ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ مِنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَقُلْتُ مِمَّنْ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ مِنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ
English Translation
Al-Sha'bi reported from al-Rabi' ibn Khuthaym, who said: "Whoever says: 'There is no deity except Allah, alone, without partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise; He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things' — it will be as if he freed four persons from the descendants of Isma'il." Al-Sha'bi said: "I asked al-Rabi': 'From whom did you hear it?' He said: 'From 'Amr ibn Maymun.' I went to 'Amr ibn Maymun and asked: 'From whom did you hear it?' He said: 'From Ibn Abi Layla.' I went to Ibn Abi Layla and asked: 'From whom did you hear it?' He said: 'From Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, narrating from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).'"