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abudawud:4598al-Qaʿnabī > Yazīd b. Ibrāhīm al-Tustarī > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited this verse: “He it is who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental . . . .” Up to “men of understanding”. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: When you see those people who follow that which is allegorical in the Quran, those are the people whom Allah has named (in the Quran). So avoid them.  

أبو داود:٤٥٩٨حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ { هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ } إِلَى { أُولُو الأَلْبَابِ } قَالَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ سَمَّى اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Ibn Ḥibbān, Suyūṭī
bukhari:4547ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah > Yazīd b. Ibrāhīm al-Tustarī > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the Verse:-- "It is He who has sent down to you the Book. In it are Verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundation of the Book, others not entirely clear. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the Truth ). follow thereof that is not entirely clear seeking affliction and searching for its hidden meanings; but no one knows its hidden meanings but Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in it (i.e. in the Qur'an) the whole of it (i.e. its clear and unclear Verses) are from our Lord. And none receive admonition except men of understanding." (3.7) Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you see those who follow thereof that is not entirely clear, then they are those whom Allah has named [as having deviation (from the Truth)] 'So beware of them."  

البخاري:٤٥٤٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

تَلاَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {أُولُو الأَلْبَابِ} قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ سَمَّى اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ  

tirmidhi:2994ʿAbd b. Ḥumayd > Abū Dāwud al-Ṭayālisī > Yazīd b. Ibrāhīm > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about this Ayah: 'It is He who sent down to you the Book. In it are Ayat that are entirely clear... (3:7)' until the end of the Ayah. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When you see those who seek what is not entirely clear thereof, then it is they whom Allah has described, so beware of them.'"  

الترمذي:٢٩٩٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ ( هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ سَمَّاهُمُ اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ هَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِنَّمَا ذَكَرَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ سَمِعَ مِنْ عَائِشَةَ أَيْضًا
ibnmajah:47[Chain 1] Muḥammad b. Khālid b. Khidāsh > Ismāʿīl Ibn ʿUlayyah > Ayyūb [Chain 2] Aḥmad b. Thābit al-Jaḥdarī And Yaḥyá b. Ḥakīm > ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Ayyūb > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > ʿĀʾishah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the following Verse: 'It is He Who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book (this Qur'an). In it are verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book; and others not entirely clear (up to His saying: ) 'And none receive admonition except men of understanding.' Then he said: 'O 'Aishah, if you see those who dispute concerning it (the Qur'an), they are those whom Allah has referred to here, so beware of them.'"  

ابن ماجة:٤٧حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ خِدَاشٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

تَلاَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلاَّ أُولُو الأَلْبَابِ} فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِيهِ فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ عَنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ  

ahmad:24929ʿAffān > Ḥammād / Ibn Salamah > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the following verse: "It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding." (Quran 3:7) So when you see them, beware of them.  

أحمد:٢٤٩٢٩حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ} [آل عمران 7] فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا قَالَ قَدْ سَمَّاهُمُ اللهُ ﷻ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ  

ahmad:25004ʿAffān > Ḥammād > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited this verse: 'It is He who has sent down the Book to you. Some of its verses are definitive; they are the foundation of the Book, while others are allegorical. Those whose hearts are infected with disbelief pursue the allegorical, desiring dissension and seeking to derive an interpretation from them. But none knows their interpretation except Allah and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge; they say, 'We believe in them as all of them are from our Lord.' But only those who possess intellects will bear this in mind. (3:7)' When he had finished reciting it, he said: 'Allah has named them, so be cautious when you see them.'"  

أحمد:٢٥٠٠٤حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ} [آل عمران 7] حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا قَالَ قَدْ سَمَّاهُمُ اللهُ ﷻ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ  

ahmad:26197ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Yazīd b. Ibrāhīm > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

"He it is Who revealed to thee (Muhammad) the Book (the Qur'an) wherein there are clear revelations-these are the substance of the Book and others are allegorical (verses). And as for those who have a yearning for error they go after the allegorical verses seeking (to cause) dissension, by seeking to explain them. And none knows their implications but Allah, and those who are sound in knowledge say: We affirm our faith in everything which is from our Lord. It is only the persons of understanding who really heed" (Al-Qur'an 3:7). 'A'isha (further) reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said (in connection with these verses): When you see such verses, avoid them, for it is they whom Allah has pointed out (in the mentioned verses). (Using translation from Muslim 2665)   

أحمد:٢٦١٩٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللهُ} [آل عمران 7] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ سَمَّى اللهُ أَوْ فَهُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ  

darimi:147Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > Ḥammād b. Salamah And Yazīd b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited: 'It is He Who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book (this Qur'an). In it are Verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book, and others not entirely clear. So, as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth), they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and trials), and seeking for its hidden meanings, but none knows its hidden meanings save Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: 'We believe in it; the whole of it (clear and unclear Verses) are from our Lord.' And none receive admonition except men of understanding." (3:7) So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When you see those who follow what is not entirely clear thereof, beware of them.'"  

الدارمي:١٤٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

تَلَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ} [آل عمران 7] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ»  

ibnhibban:73al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Ḥabbān > ʿAbdullāh > Yazīd b. Ibrāhīm al-Tustarī > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about this Ayah: 'It is He who sent down to you the Book. In it are Ayat that are entirely clear... (3:7)' until the end of the Ayah. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When you see those who seek what is not entirely clear thereof, then it is they whom Allah has described, so beware of them.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2994)   

ابن حبّان:٧٣أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَلَا قَوْلَ اللَّهِ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ} إِلَى آخِرِهَا فَقَالَ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ عَنَى اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ»  

ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنْ مُجَادَلَةِ النَّاسِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَعَ الْأَمْرِ بِمُجَانَبَةِ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ

ibnhibban:76al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān al-Shaybānī > ʿĀṣim b. al-Naḍr al-Aḥwal > al-Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān > Ayyūb > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > ʿĀʾishah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the following Verse: 'It is He Who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book (this Qur'an). In it are verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book; and others not entirely clear (up to His saying: ) 'And none receive admonition except men of understanding.' Then he said: 'O 'Aishah, if you see those who dispute concerning it (the Qur'an), they are those whom Allah has referred to here, so beware of them.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 47)   

ابن حبّان:٧٦أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْأَحْوَلُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَيُّوبَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ قَرَأَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ} قَالَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِيهِ فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ عَنَى اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ» قَالَ مَطَرٌ حَفِظْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «لَا تُجَالِسُوهُمْ فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ عَنَى اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ»  

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"إِذَا رأيتُمَ ( الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعونَ ما تشَابَه منْه، فأولئِكَ الذِينَ سمى اللهُ فاحْذَرُوهُم".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [ت] الترمذي [هـ] ابن ماجة عن عائشة، [ت] الترمذي عن ابن عمر