Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ كَتَبَ مُعَاوِيَةُ إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِبْلٍ أَنْ عَلِّمْ النَّاسَ مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَمَعَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِذَا عَلِمْتُمُوهُ فَلَا تَغْلُوا فِيهِ وَلَا تَجْفُوا عَنْهُ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَسْتَكْثِرُوا بِهِ.
English Translation
Mu'awiyah wrote to Abd al-Rahman ibn Shibl: 'Teach the people what you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).' So he gathered them and said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Learn the Quran, and when you have learned it, do not be excessive about it, do not neglect it, do not make a livelihood from it, and do not seek to increase your wealth through it.'