It is narrated on the authority of Mu'adh bin Jabal: I was riding behind the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and there was nothing between him and me but the rear part of the saddle, when he said: Mu'adh bin Jabal: To which I replied: At your beck and call, and at your pleasure, Messenger of Allah! ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) He moved along for a few minutes, when again he said: Mu'adh bin Jabal: To which I replied: At your beck and call, and at your pleasure, Messenger of Allah! ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) He then again moved along for a few minutes and said: Mu'adh bin Jabal: To which I replied. At your beck and call, and at your pleasure. Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) He, (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you know what right has Allah upon His servants? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Verily the right of Allah over His servants is that they should worship Him, not associating anything with Him. He (the Holy Prophet) with Mu'adh behind him, moved along for a few minutes and said: Mu'adh bin Jabal: To which I replied: At your beck and call, and at your pleasure, Messenger of Allah! ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you know what rights have servants upon Allah in case they do it (i. e. they worship Allah without associating anything with Him)? I (Mu'adh bin Jabal) replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. (Upon this) he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: That He would not torment them (with the fire of Hell).

It is narrated on the authority of Mu'adh bin Jabal that he observed: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) on an ass known as 'Ufair. He (Mu'adh) observed: He (the Holy Prophet) said: Mu'adh, do you know what right has Allah over His bondsmen and what right have His bondsmen over Him? Mu'adh added: I replied: Allah and his Messenger know best. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) remarked: The right of Allah over His bondsmen is that they should worship Allah and should not associate anything with Him, and the right of His bondsmen over Allah, Glorious and Sublime, is that He does not punish him who associates not anything with Him. He (Mu'adh) added: I said to the Messenger of Allah: Should I then give the tidings to the people? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do not tell them this good news, for they would trust in it alone.

It is narrated on the authority of Mu'adh bin Jabal that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Mu'adh, do you know the right of Allah over His bondsmen? He (Mu'adh) said: Allah and His Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) know best. He (the Messenger of Allah) ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: That Allah alone should be worshipped and nothing should be associated with Him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: What right have they (bondsmen) upon Him in case they do it? He (Mu'adh) said: Allah and His Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) know best. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That He would not punish them.

It is narrated on the authority of Aswad bin Hilal that he heard Mu'adh say this: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) called, me and I replied to him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you know the right of Allah upon the people? and then followed the hadith (mentioned above).