Sunan an-Nasa'i al-Kubra 11853

Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak > Hishām b. ʿUrwah > a man > ʿUrwah

Aisha wrote to Muawiyah: After this, fear Allah, for if you fear Allah, it will be sufficient for you in dealing with people. But if you fear people, they will not benefit you at all against Allah.

عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ قَالَ

كَتَبْتْ عَائِشَةُ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ أَمَا بَعْدُ فَاتَّقِ اللهَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنِ اتَّقَيْتَ اللهَ كَفَاكَ النَّاسَ وَإِنِ اتَّقَيْتَ النَّاسَ لَمْ يَغْنَوْا عَنْكَ مِنَ اللهِ شَيْئًا