[Machine] I left Abraham's place and was received by Hammad. He handed me eight questions, so I asked him and he answered four of them and left four unanswered.  

خَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنِي حَمَّادٌ «فَحَمَّلَنِي ثَمَانِيَةَ أَبْوَابٍ مَسَائِلَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَأَجَابَنِي عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ وَتَرَكَ أَرْبَعًا»  

[Machine] "I only knew hatred in his face for something."  

عَنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا عَرَفْتُ الْكَرَاهِيَةَ فِي وَجْهِهِ»  

[Machine] "About something that I have no knowledge of from the common people."  

عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَا عِلْمَ لِي بِهِ مِنَ الشَّعْبِيِّ»  

[Machine] "When something bothered Al-Sha'bi, he would be cautious, while Ibrahim used to say, and say, and say. Abu Asim said, Al-Sha'bi was in a better condition with Ibn Awn than with Ibrahim."  

كَانَ الشَّعْبِيُّ إِذَا جَاءَهُ شَيْءٌ اتَّقَى وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَقُولُ وَيَقُولُ وَيَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ كَانَ الشَّعْبِيُّ فِي هَذَا أَحْسَنَ حَالًا عِنْدَ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ  

[Machine] There is nothing that I have not asked about, but I dislike making the permissible forbidden or the forbidden permissible.  

مَا مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا قَدْ سَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ وَلَكِنِّي «أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُحِلَّ حَرَامًا أَوْ أُحَرِّمَ حَلَالًا»  

[Machine] That his brother's knowledge was sufficient for him.  

أَنَّ أَخَاهُ كَفَاهُ الْفُتْيَا»  

[Machine] I asked the common people, "How do you usually respond when you are asked a question?" They said, "Rely on the expert and stay silent until he returns to the beginning."  

سَأَلْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ كَيْفَ كُنْتُمْ تَصْنَعُونَ إِذَا سُئِلْتُمْ؟ قَالَ عَلَى الْخَبِيرِ وَقَعْتَ كَانَ إِذَا سُئِلَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ أَفْتِهِمْ فَلَا يَزَالُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْأَوَّلِ  

[Machine] Indeed, the scholar enters between Allah and His servants, so they should seek a way out for themselves.  

إِنَّ «الْعَالِمَ يَدْخُلُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَبَيْنَ عِبَادِهِ فَلْيَطْلُبْ لِنَفْسِهِ الْمَخْرَجَ»  

[Machine] "By Allah, I have never seen anyone who was harsher on those who defied him than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I have never seen anyone who was harsher on him than Abu Bakr. And indeed, I perceive that Umar was the one who had the greatest fear for them or towards them."  

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ «مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَشَدَّ عَلَى الْمُتَنَطِّعِينَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَإِنِّي لَأَرَى عُمَرَ كَانَ أَشَدَّ خَوْفًا عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ لَهُمْ»  

[Machine] Yes, "Follow righteousness and uprightness and do not innovate."  

نَعَمْ «عَلَيْكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَالِاسْتِقَامَةِ اتَّبِعْ وَلَا تَبْتَدِعْ»  

[Machine] "He was on the path as he was on the trail."  

أَنَّهُ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ مَا كَانَ عَلَى الْأَثَرِ»  

[Machine] "As long as he follows the footsteps, he is on the right path."  

«مَا دَامَ عَلَى الْأَثَرِ فَهُوَ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ»  

[Machine] "That his family should be away from you and from unnecessary indulgence, depth and innovation, and you should stick to the old ways."  

أَنْ يَذْهَبَ أَهْلُهُ أَلَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّنَطُّعَ وَالتَّعَمُّقَ وَالْبِدَعَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعَتِيقِ»  

[Machine] "That you take your companions with knowledge, for surely one of you does not know when he will be in need of it or when he will be in need of what he possesses. Indeed, you will find people who claim to invite you to the Book of Allah, yet they have abandoned it behind their backs. So, you must seek knowledge, and beware of pretentiousness, affectation, unnecessary show, and delving too deeply into matters. And you must hold fast to the ancient teachings."  

أَنْ يُذْهَبَ بِأَصْحَابِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَا يَدْرِي مَتَى يُفْتَقَرُ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ يُفْتَقَرُ إِلَى مَا عِنْدَهُ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَجِدُونَ أَقْوَامًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يَدْعُونَكُمْ إِلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ نَبَذُوهُ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّبَدُّعَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّنَطُّعَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّعَمُّقَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعَتِيقِ»  

[Machine] It is said that a man came to the city and started asking about the similarities of the Quran. Umar was informed and he had prepared a bunch of palm branches for him. He asked the man, "Who are you?" The man replied, "I am Abdullah the dyer." Umar took one of the palm branches and hit him with it saying, "I am Abdullah Umar." He continued hitting him until his head started bleeding. The man said, "O Commander of the Believers, that's enough, what I used to find in my head is now gone."  

يُقَالُ لَهُ صَبِيغٌ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَجَعَلَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ مُتَشَابِهِ الْقُرْآنِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ وَقَدْ أَعَدَّ لَهُ عَرَاجِينَ النَّخْلِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ صَبِيغٌ فَأَخَذَ عُمَرُ عُرْجُونًا مِنْ تِلْكَ الْعَرَاجِينِ فَضَرَبَهُ وَقَالَ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عُمَرُ «فَجَعَلَ لَهُ ضَرْبًا حَتَّى دَمِيَ رَأْسُهُ» فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَسْبُكَ قَدْ ذَهَبَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَجِدُ فِي رَأْسِي  

[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.'"  

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»  

[Machine] "To make lawful for you something that Allah has made forbidden for you, or to make forbidden for you something that Allah has made lawful for you."  

أَنْ أُحِلَّ لَكَ شَيْئًا حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ أَوْ أُحَرِّمَ مَا أَحَلَّهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ»  

[Machine] "To burden myself with what I do not know."  

أَنْ أَتَكَلَّفَ لَهُ مَا لَا أَعْلَمُ»  

[Machine] About some things from the Quran in the armies of the Muslims until he arrived in Egypt, and 'Amr ibn al-As sent it to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab. When the messenger came to him with the book and he read it, he said, "Where is the man?" He said, "He is on the journey." 'Umar said, "I fear that it might have been lost, and you will suffer a severe punishment from me because of it." So he brought it to him, and 'Umar said, "You are a liar." So 'Umar sent for a palm-stick and he beat him with it until he left his back bleeding, then he left him until he recovered. Then he called him to come back, and 'Umar said, "Will you ask for it again?" So 'Umar sent him to Rata'ib from Jarid, and he beat him with it until he left his back bleeding, then he left him until he recovered, then he beat him again until he left his back bleeding. Then 'Umar called him to come back, and he said, "Sabiqh, if you want to kill me, then kill me in an honorable manner. And if you want to treat me, then I swear by Allah that I have already recovered." So 'Umar permitted him to return to his land, and he wrote to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari that no one should sit with him from the Muslims. This intensified on the man, so Abu Musa wrote to 'Umar that his repentance was good. 'Umar wrote back, "Give permission for the people to sit with him."  

عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي أَجْنَادِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مِصْرَ فَبَعَثَ بِهِ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُ الرَّسُولُ بِالْكِتَابِ فَقَرَأَهُ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ الرَّجُلُ؟ فَقَالَ فِي الرَّحْلِ قَالَ عُمَرُ «أَبْصِرْ أَنْ يكونَ ذَهَبَ فَتُصِيبَكَ مِنِّي بِهِ الْعُقُوبَةُ الْمُوجِعَةُ» فَأَتَاهُ بِهِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «تَسْأَلُ مُحْدَثَةً» فأرْسلَ عُمَرُ إِلَى رَطَائِبَ مِنْ جَرِيدٍ فَضَرَبَهُ بِهَا حَتَّى تَرَكَ ظَهْرَهُ دَبِرَةً ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ حَتَّى بَرَأَ ثُمَّ عَادَ لَهُ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ حَتَّى بَرَأَ فَدَعَا بِهِ لِيَعُودَ لَهُ قَالَ فقالَ صَبِيغٌ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ قَتْلِي فَاقْتُلْنِي قَتْلًا جَمِيلًا وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُدَاوِيَنِي فَقَدْ وَاللَّهِ بَرَأْتُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ وَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنْ لَا يُجَالِسَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فَكَتَبَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى عُمَرَ أَنْ قَدْ حَسُنَتْ تَوْبَتُهُ فَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ أنِ ائْذَنْ لِلنَّاسِ بِمُجَالَسَتِهِ  

[Machine] "Oh Abu Al-Mundhir, what do you say about this and that?" He said, "Oh my son, was it you who asked me about this?" He said, "No." He said, "Then postpone it until we find a solution and treat ourselves so we can inform you."  

يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «يَا بُنَيَّ أَكَانَ الَّذِي سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْهُ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «أَمَّا لَا» «فَأَجِّلْنِي حَتَّى يَكُونَ فَنُعَالِجَ أَنْفُسَنَا حَتَّى نُخْبِرَكَ»  

[Machine] "Do you really mean what you say, oh my uncle, like this and like that?" He said, "Oh son of my brother, was this the case?" He said, "No." He said, "Then forgive us until it becomes."  

فَتًى مَا تَقُولُ يَا عَمَّاهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَكَانَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَأَعْفِنَا حَتَّى يَكُونَ»  

[Machine] "Regarding something for which only the answer to the question asked has been given."  

عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَمْ يُجِبْ فِيهِ إِلَّا جَوَابَ الَّذِي سُئِلَ عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] It means: "He used to not give a fatwa (religious ruling) regarding matters related to the private area in which there is disagreement."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ «لَا يُفْتِي فِي الْفَرْجِ بِشَيْءٍ فِيهِ اخْتِلَافٌ»  

[Machine] He said, "O people, do not hasten the affliction before its descent, causing you to suffer here and there. If you do not hasten the affliction before its descent, Muslims will continuously have someone among them who, when asked a question, answers correctly." And when he was asked to be successful, he was granted success.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ «لَا تَعْجَلُوا بِالْبَلَاءِ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهِ فَيُذْهَبُ بِكُمْ هَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَعْجَلُوا بِالْبَلَاءِ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهِ لَمْ يَنْفَكَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ إِذَا سُئِلَ سُدِّدَ» وَإِذَا قَالَ وُفِّقَ  

[Machine] About the first of them, thirty poor people every day.  

عَنِ الْأَوَّلِ مِنْهُمَا ثَلَاثِينَ مِسْكِينًا لِكُلِّ يَوْمٍ مِسْكِينٌ  

[Machine] "I used to sit with Ibn Umar one day in Makkah and with Ibn Abbas another day. Whatever Ibn Umar would say in response to a question, I do not have knowledge of more than what he would give his verdict on."  

كُنْتُ أَجْلِسُ بِمَكَّةَ إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ يَوْمًا وَإِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَوْمًا فَمَا يَقُولُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فِيمَا يُسْأَلُ لَا عِلْمَ لِي أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا يُفْتِي بِهِ  

[Machine] "Abdullah said, 'Learn, for surely none of you knows when knowledge will be sought from him.'"  

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ «تَعَلَّمُوا فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَا يَدْرِي مَتَى يُخْتلَفُ إِلَيْهِ»