Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:7832 حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ أنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ ؓ قَ��لَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا «مَنْ يُبَايِعُ؟» فَقَالَ ثَوْبَانُ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَامَ نُبَايِعُ؟ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ بَايَعْنَاكَ مَرَّةً يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «عَلَى أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلُوا أَحَدًا شَيْئًا» قَالَ ثَوْبَانُ فَمَا لَهُ بِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «الْجَنَّةُ» فَبَايَعَهُ ثَوْبَانُ قَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ «فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ بِمَكَّةَ فِي أَجْمَعَ مَا يَكُونُ النَّاسُ يَسْقُطُ سَوْطُهُ وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ فَرُبَّمَا وَقَعَ عَلَى عَاتِقِ رَجُلٍ فَيَأْخُذُهُ الرَّجُلُ فَيُنَاوِلُهُ فَمَا يَأْخُذُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ فَيَأْخُذَهُ»
English Translation
Abu Umamah said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said one day: 'Who will give the pledge of allegiance?' Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah, said: 'On what shall we pledge, have we not already pledged to you once, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'That you will not ask anyone for anything, and Paradise will be yours.' Thawban said: 'What is the reward for that, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Paradise.' So Thawban gave the pledge.' Abu Umamah said: 'I saw him in Makkah in the most crowded of gatherings - his whip would fall while he was riding, and sometimes it would fall on a man's shoulder, and the man would take it and offer it to him, but he would not take it, and would instead dismount and pick it up himself.'"