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ahmad:6539Yazīd > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Abū al-Zubayr > Abū al-ʿAbbās a freed slave of Banī al-Dīl > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] It was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about men who strive hard in worship, so he said, "That is the harshness and severity of Islam. And for every harshness, there is a sharpness, and for every sharpness, there is a period. So, whoever's period is towards moderation and following the Sunnah, then he is on the right path. And whoever's period is towards disobedience, then that is his destruction."  

أحمد:٦٥٣٩حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ مَوْلَى بَنِي الدِّيلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

ذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رِجَالٌ يَجْتَهِدُونَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ اجْتِهَادًا شَدِيدًا فَقَالَ تِلْكَ ضَرَاوَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَشِرَّتُهُ وَلِكُلِّ ضَرَاوَةٍ شِرَّةٌ وَلِكُلِّ شِرَّةٍ فَتْرَةٌ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى اقْتِصَادٍ وَسُنَّةٍ فَلِأُمٍّ مَا هُوَ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى الْمَعَاصِي فَذَلِكَ الْهَالِكُ  


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ahmad:6540Yaʿqūb from my father > Ibn Isḥāq > Abū al-Zubayr al-Makkī > Abū al-ʿAbbās a freed slave of Banī al-Dīl > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] It was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about certain individuals from his companions who were extremely dedicated to worship. He ﷺ said: "That is the harshness and extremism of Islam. And every form of harshness has its consequences. And every consequence has a period. So, whoever's period is in accordance with the Book and Sunnah, then he is on the right path. And whoever's period is in accordance with the disobedience of Allah, then that is destruction."  

أحمد:٦٥٤٠حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَكِّيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ مَوْلَى بَنِي الدِّيلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

ذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رِجَالٌ يَنْصَبُونَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ نَصَبًا شَدِيدًا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تِلْكَ ضَرَاوَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَشِرَّتُهُ وَلِكُلِّ ضَرَاوَةٍ شِرَّةٌ وَلِكُلِّ شِرَّةٍ فَتْرَةٌ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى الْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ فَلِأُمٍّ مَا هُوَ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَعَاصِي اللهِ فَذَلِكَ الْهَالِكُ