Whenever he (mu’adh b. jabal) sat in a meeting for preaching, he would say: Allah is a just arbiter; those who doubt would perish. One day Mu’adh b. jabal said: In the times after you there would be trails in which riches would be abundant. During these trails the Quran would be easy so much so that every believer, hypocrite, man, woman, young, grown up, slave and free man will learn it. Then a man might say: What happened with the people that they do not follow me while I read the Quran? They are not going to follow me until I introduce a novelty for them other than it. So avoid that which is innovated (in religion), for whichever is innovated is an error. I warn you of the deviation of a scholar from right guidance, for sometimes Satan utters a word of error through the tongue of a scholar; and sometimes a hypocrites may speak a word of truth. I said to Mu’adh b. jabal: I am at a loss to understand may Allah have mercy on you that a learned man sometimes may speak a word of error and a hypocrite may speak a word of truth. He replied: Yes, avoid the speech of a learned man on distract you from him (the learned), for it is possible that he may withdraw (from these well-known things), and you get the truth when you hear it, for truth has light. Abu Dawud said: In this tradition Ma’mar on the authority of al-Zuhrl said: The words “wa la yun iyannaka” instead of “wa la yuthniyannaka,” with the same meaning: “it may not distract you” salih b. Kaisan on the authority of al-Zurhrl said in this tradition the words “al-mushtaharat” (well-know things). He also said the word “La yuthniyannaka” as ‘Uqail mentioned. Ibn ishaq, on the authority of al-Zuhri, said: Yes, if you are doubtful about the speech of a scholar until you say: WHAT did he mean by this word?  

أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ كَانَ لاَ يَجْلِسُ مَجْلِسًا لِلذِّكْرِ حِينَ يَجْلِسُ إِلاَّ قَالَ اللَّهُ حَكَمٌ قِسْطٌ هَلَكَ الْمُرْتَابُونَ فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ يَوْمًا إِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ فِتَنًا يَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْمَالُ وَيُفْتَحُ فِيهَا الْقُرْآنُ حَتَّى يَأْخُذَهُ الْمُؤْمِنُ وَالْمُنَافِقُ وَالرَّجُلُ وَالْمَرْأَةُ وَالصَّغِيرُ وَالْكَبِيرُ وَالْعَبْدُ وَالْحُرُّ فَيُوشِكُ قَائِلٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لِلنَّاسِ لاَ يَتَّبِعُونِي وَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ مَا هُمْ بِمُتَّبِعِيَّ حَتَّى أَبْتَدِعَ لَهُمْ غَيْرَهُ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمَا ابْتُدِعَ فَإِنَّ مَا ابْتُدِعَ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَأُحَذِّرُكُمْ زَيْغَةَ الْحَكِيمِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ قَدْ يَقُولُ كَلِمَةَ الضَّلاَلَةِ عَلَى لِسَانِ الْحَكِيمِ وَقَدْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمُعَاذٍ مَا يُدْرِينِي رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ أَنَّ الْحَكِيمَ قَدْ يَقُولُ كَلِمَةَ الضَّلاَلَةِ وَأَنَّ الْمُنَافِقَ قَدْ يَقُولُ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ قَالَ بَلَى اجْتَنِبْ مِنْ كَلاَمِ الْحَكِيمِ الْمُشْتَهِرَاتِ الَّتِي يُقَالُ لَهَا مَا هَذِهِ وَلاَ يُثْنِيَنَّكَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَ وَتَلَقَّ الْحَقَّ إِذَا سَمِعْتَهُ فَإِنَّ عَلَى الْحَقِّ نُورًا  

[Machine] "He used to say in every gathering God judges with justice, blessed is His name! Those who doubt will be destroyed. Indeed, there will be trials after you, where wealth will increase and the Quran will be opened. It will be taken by men, women, free people, slaves, young, and old. So the man will soon read the Quran and say, 'I have read the Quran, why don't people follow me?' Then he will say, 'They are not my followers until I introduce something new for them, but beware of what I introduce, because what I introduce is misguidance.' Fear the misleading of the wise. Indeed, Satan would cast misguidance upon the wise and truth upon the hypocrite. We asked, 'What do you say about the mercy of God?' He replied, 'Be cautious of every ambiguous speech of the wise, when you hear it, you say, 'What is this?' That will not inform you about him, for he may reconsider and cast truth. So listen to it, as truth has light.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ مَجْلِسٍ يُجْلِسُهُ اللَّهُ حَكَمُ قِسْطٍ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُهُ هَلَكَ الْمُرْتَابُونَ إِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ فِتَنًا يَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْمَالُ وَيُفْتَحُ فِيهَا الْقُرْآنُ حَتَّى يَأْخُذَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَالْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحُرُّ وَالْعَبْدُ وَالصَّغِيرُ وَالْكَبِيرُ فَيُوشِكُ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنُ فَيَقُولُ قَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَمَا لِلنَّاسِ لَا يَتَّبِعُونِي وَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ؟ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ مَا هُمْ مُتَّبِعِيَّ حَتَّى أَبْتَدِعَ لَهُمْ غَيْرَهُ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمَا ابْتَدَعَ فَإِنَّ مَا ابْتَدَعَ ضَلَالَةٌ اتَّقُوا زَلَّةَ الْحَكِيمِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يُلْقِي عَلَى فِي الْحَكِيمِ الضَّلَالَةَ وَيُلْقِي لِلْمُنَافِقِ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ أَنَّ الْمُنَافِقَ يُلَقَّى كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ وَأَنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يُلْقِي عَلَى فِي الْحَكِيمِ كَلِمَةَ الضَّلَالَةِ؟ قَالَ اجْتَنِبُوا مِنْ كَلَامِ الْحَكِيمِ كُلَّ مُتَشَابِهٍ الَّذِي إِذَا سَمِعْتَهُ قُلْتَ مَا هَذَا؟ وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَ وَيُلْقِي الْحَقَّ فَاسْمَعْهُ فَإِنَّ عَلَى الْحَقِّ نُورًا