[Machine] "Regarding something from the book of Allah, which we know, we inform you about it, or regarding a practice from the Prophet of Allah ﷺ , we inform you about it; we have no power over what you have created."  

عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى نَعْلَمُهُ أَخْبَرْنَاكُمْ بِهِ أَوْ سُنَّةٍ مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرْنَاكُمْ بِهِ وَلَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِمَا أَحْدَثْتُمْ»  

[Machine] Abdullah did not deliver a sermon in Kufa except that I witnessed it, so I heard him on a day when he was asked about a man who divorces his wife eight times and similar cases. He said, "He is as I said." Then he said, "Verily, Allah has revealed His Book and made its meaning clear. So whoever acts upon a matter based on what is apparent to him, then it has been made clear to him. And whoever goes against it, then by Allah, we cannot bear your opposition."  

مَا خَطَبَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ خُطْبَةً بِالْكُوفَةِ إِلَّا شَهِدْتُهَا فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَوْمًا وَسُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَمَانِيَةً وَأَشْبَاهِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ هُوَ كَمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَنْزَلَ كِتَابَهُ وَبَيَّنَ بَيَانَهُ فَمَنْ أَتَى الْأَمْرَ مِنْ قِبَلِ وَجْهِهِ فَقَدْ بُيِّنَ لَهُ وَمَنْ خَالَفَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نُطِيقُ خِلَافَكُمْ»  

[Machine] I witnessed Abdullah and a man and a woman came to him in a forbidden place. He said, "Indeed, Allah has made it clear, so whoever goes against the command from His face, it is already made clear. And by Allah, we cannot bear your opposition."  

شَهِدْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ وَامْرَأَةٌ فِي تَحْرِيمٍ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ بَيَّنَ فَمَنْ أَتَى الْأَمْرَ مِنْ قِبَلِ وَجْهِهِ فَقَدْ بُيِّنَ وَمَنْ خَالَفَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نُطِيقُ خِلَافَكُمْ»  

[Machine] "He would not express his opinion except something he heard."  

أَنَّهُ «كَانَ لَا يَقُولُ بِرَأْيِهِ إِلَّا شَيْئًا سَمِعَهُ»  

[Machine] I heard Ibrahim say his opinion about something never.  

سَمِعْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَقُولُ بِرَأْيِهِ فِي شَيْءٍ قَطُّ»  

[Machine] "What I said in my opinion thirty years ago," said Abu Hilal forty years ago.  

«مَا قُلْتُ بِرَأْيِي مُنْذُ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَبُو هِلَالٍ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً»  

[Machine] He was told, "Why don't you express your opinion about it?" He replied, "Indeed, I feel ashamed before Allah, the Almighty, to be judged on Earth based on my own opinion."  

قِيلَ لَهُ أَلَا تَقُولُ فِيهَا بِرَأْيِكَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي أَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ ﷻ أَنْ يُدَانَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِرَأْيِي  

[Machine] In my opinion and belief, I value that more. By Allah, I'd rather express my sincerity than inform you of my opinion.  

عَنْ رَأْيِي وَدِينِي عِنْدِي آثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَاللَّهِ لَأَنْ أَتَعَنَّى بِعَنِيَّةٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُخْبِرَكَ بِرَأْيِي  

[Machine] "Beware of practicing usury, and I swear by Him in whose hand is my soul, if you engage in usury, you will make the forbidden permissible, and you will make the permissible forbidden. However, you have not yet learned from the companions of Muhammad ﷺ . So, follow their teachings."  

«إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمُقَايَسَةَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَئِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِالْمُقَايَسَةِ لَتُحِلُّنَّ الْحَرَامَ وَلَتُحَرِّمُنَّ الْحَلَالَ وَلَكِنْ مَا بَلَغَكُمْ عَمَّنْ حَفِظَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَاعْمَلُوا بِهِ»  

[Machine] "Abdullah, whoever divorces as Allah has commanded, Allah has clearly explained divorce. And whoever takes upon himself [the responsibility], we will clothe him with it. And Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. And we will hold him accountable for it, just as you say."  

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَنْ طَلَّقَ كَمَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ فَقَدْ بَيَّنَ اللَّهُ الطَّلَاقَ وَمَنْ لَبَّسَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَكَّلْنَا بِهِ لَبْسَهُ وَاللَّهِ لَا تُلَبِّسُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَنَتَحَمَّلُهُ نَحْنُ هُوَ كَمَا تَقُولُونَ  

[Machine] "To know the right of Allah upon him is better for him than saying what he does not know."  

أَنْ يَعْلَمَ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لَا يَعْلَمُ»  

[Machine] "We swear by Allah that we do not know everything that you ask about. Even if we knew and kept it hidden, there would be no benefit in concealing it from you."  

«إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَعْلَمُ كُلَّ مَا تَسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ وَلَوْ عَلِمْنَا مَا كَتَمْنَاكُمْ وَلَا حَلَّ لَنَا أَنْ نَكْتُمَكُمْ»  

[Machine] "I am not in need of consultation, nor am I a person of importance."  

«مَا أَضْطَرُّ إِلَى مَشُورَةٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنْ ذِي فِي شَيْءٍ»  

[Machine] "Regarding something that you do not possess, and your father was an imam, he said, 'What is more severe than that in the sight of Allah, and in the sight of those who understand from Allah, is to give a fatwa (religious ruling) without knowledge or to convey information without trustworthiness.'"  

عَنِ الشَّيْءِ لَا يَكُونُ عِنْدَكَ وَقَدْ كَانَ أَبُوكَ إِمَامًا قَالَ «إِنَّ أَشَدَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَعِنْدَ مَنْ عَقَلَ عَنِ اللَّهِ أَنْ أُفْتِيَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ أَوْ أَرْوِيَ عَنْ غَيْرِ ثِقَةٍ»  

[Machine] Whenever a matter was brought to them in which there was no evidence from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they would gather and unanimously agree based on what they had seen. The truth is in what they have observed.  

كَانُوا إِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِهِمْ قَضِيَّةٌ لَيْسَ فِيهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَثَرٌ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهَا وَأَجْمَعُوا فَالْحَقُّ فِيمَا رَأَوْا فَالْحَقُّ فِيمَا رَأَوْا  

[Machine] Regarding the common people, with this.  

عَنِ الْعَوَّامِ بِهَذَا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not hasten in calamity before its occurrence. If you do not hasten it before its occurrence, the Muslims will not cease to be successful. And when it descends on them, there are those who say, 'May he be blessed and guided.' But if you hasten it, your opinions will differ amongst yourselves, and you will be affected like this and like that." He indicated with his hand, pointing to his right and left.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَعْجَلُوا بِالْبَلِيَّةِ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهَا فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ لَا تَعْجَلُوهَا قَبْلَ نُزُولِهَا لَا يَنْفَكُّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَفِيهِمْ إِذَا هِيَ نَزَلَتْ مَنْ إِذَا قَالَ وُفِّقَ وَسُدِّدَ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ تَعْجَلُوهَا تَخْتَلِفْ بِكُمِ الْأَهْوَاءُ فَتَأْخُذُوا هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا» وَأَشَارَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ was asked about a matter that occurs which is not in a book or a Sunnah, he said, "The pious believers will consider it."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْأَمْرِ يَحْدُثُ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابٍ وَلَا سُنَّةٍ قَالَ «يَنْظُرُ فِيهِ الْعَابِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ»  

[Machine] About things I don't know what they are, and even if we knew them, we would not hide them from you.  

عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ مَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ وَلَوْ عَلِمْنَاهَا مَا حَلَّ لَنَا أَنْ نَكْتُمَكُمُوهَا  

[Machine] Indeed, there will come people who will argue with you about the doubts of the Quran, so take them by the Sunnah. Surely, the people of the Sunnah are more knowledgeable about the Book of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.  

إِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي نَاسٌ يُجَادِلُونَكُمْ بِشُبُهَاتِ الْقُرْآنِ فَخُذُوهُمْ بِالسُّنَنِ فَإِنَّ أَصْحَابَ السُّنَنِ أَعْلَمُ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ﷻ  

[Machine] "The matter of the Children of Israel remains moderate, without any issue, until women from other nations gave birth to children from men of the Children of Israel. They then started offering their opinions, leading them astray."  

«مَا زَالَ أَمْرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُعْتَدِلًا لَيْسَ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى نَشَأَ فِيهِمُ الْمُوَلَّدُونَ أَبْنَاءُ سَبَايَا الْأُمَمِ أَبْنَاءُ النِّسَاءِ الَّتِي سَبَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَقَالُوا فِيهِمْ بِالرَّأْيِ فَأَضَلُّوهُمْ»