Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قُلْ لِي فِي الْإِسْلَامِ قَوْلًا لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَحَدًا غَيْرَكَ قَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ بَعْدَكَ قَالَ قُلْ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ.
English Translation
Waki' and Abu Mu'awiyah told us, they said: Hisham ibn Urwah told us, from his father, from Sufyan ibn Abdullah al-Thaqafi, who said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me a saying about Islam that I need not ask anyone else about" - Abu Mu'awiyah said: "besides you" - he said: "Say: I believe in Allah, then remain steadfast."