English Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Atash told us: Ja'far, meaning ibn Sulayman, told us, from Mu'alla, meaning ibn Ziyad, from Abu Ghalib, from Abu Umamah — and by another chain — Rawh told us: Hammad told us, from Abu Ghalib, from Abu Umamah, who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was casting the pebbles at the Jamrah, and said: O Messenger of Allah, which struggle is most beloved to Allah, Mighty and Majestic? He remained silent toward him until, when he had cast at the second Jamrah, the man approached him and said: O Messenger of Allah, which struggle is most beloved to Allah, Mighty and Majestic? He remained silent toward him. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went on until, when he had reached the third Jamrah, the man approached him and said: O Messenger of Allah, which struggle is most beloved to Allah, Mighty and Majestic? He said: A word of truth spoken to a tyrannical ruler. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan said in his narration: al-Hasan used to say: to an unjust ruler.