عَنْ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ العِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: وَعَظَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَوْعِظَةً وَجِلَتْ مِنْهَا القُلُوبُ، وَذَرَفَتْ مِنْهَا العُيُونُ، فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! كَأَنَّهَا مَوْعِظَةُ مُوَدِّعٍ؛ فَأَوْصِنَا، قَالَ: «أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ، وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ، وَإِنْ تَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ بَعْدِي فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا، فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ المَهْدِيينَ، عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الأُمُورِ؛ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ».
Imesimuliwa kutoka kwa Abuu Najihi Al-'Irbat bin Sariya, Mwenyezi Mungu awe radhi naye, ya kwamba alisema: Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu, rehema na amani za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake, alituaidhi mawaidha makali sana. Nyoyo zikajaa hofu kwa sababu yake, na macho yakamiminika machozi kwa sababu yake, basi tukasema: "Ewe Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu, ni kama kwamba ni mawaidha ya anayeaga. Basi tuusie." Akasema: "Ninawausia kumcha Mwenyezi Mungu, na kusikia na utii, hata kama atakutawaleni mtumwa. Kwani hakika yeyote kati yenu atakayeishi, ataona tofauti nyingi. Kwa hivyo shikamaneni na Sunna yangu na Sunna ya makhalifa wanyoofu waongofu, zikamateni na kuzing'ata kwa magego. Na jihadharini na mambo ya kuzushwa. Kwani kila jambo jipya (katika dini) ni uzushi, na kila uzushi ni upotofu."
Abu Najīh al-‘Irbād ibn Sāriyah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave us an exhortation at which hearts trembled and eyes shed tears. So we said: O Messenger of Allah, it is as though this is the exhortation of one bidding farewell; so advise us. He said: "I advise you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey even if a slave is appointed as your leader. Whosoever among you shall live after me will see much discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, and cling to them firmly. Beware of new things (in religion) because every religious innovation is a misguidance."
Umuhimu wa kushikamana na sunna na kuifuata.
Kuyatilia umuhimu mawaidha na kulainisha nyoyo.
Amri ya kuwafuata mahalifa wanne waongofu baada yake, nao ni Abuubakari na Omari, na Othman, na Ally radhi za Allah ziwe juu ya wote.
Katazo la kuzua katika Dini, nakuwa uzushi wote ni upotofu.
Usikivu na utii kwa atakayesimamia mambo ya waumini katika yale yasiyokuwa maasi.
Umuhimu wa kumcha Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu katika nyakati na hali zote.
Hitilafu lazima itokee katika umma huu, na wakati wa kutokea kwake ni lazima kurejea katika Sunna za Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- na mahalifa waongofu.