Ismah ibn Isam informed me, saying: Hanbal narrated to us, saying: Abu Abd Allah narrated to me, saying: Qurad narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd, from Thawban, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Remain upright for the sake of Quraysh as long as they remain upright for you; but if they do not remain upright for you, then place your swords upon your necks and annihilate them entirely. If you do not do that, then become miserable farmers and eat from the toil of your own hands."
