I said, “O Messenger of Allah, this is the utmost we shall attain and our final destination.” The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not answer him.

I said, “O Messenger of Allah, on what terms shall I pledge allegiance to you?”

The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, extended his hand and said, “To establish prayer, give zakat, separate from the polytheists, and associate no other god with Allah.”

I said, “And that we shall have all that lies between the east and the west.”

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, drew back his hand and spread his fingers, thinking that I was stipulating something he would not grant me.

I said, “We may settle wherever we wish within it, and each man’s wrongdoing is to be held against him alone.”

He said, “That is yours. Settle wherever you wish within it, and your wrongdoing shall be held against you alone.”

We then pledged allegiance to him and departed. He said, “Behold, these two—behold, these two