[Machine] Indeed, the people of desires are the people of misguidance, and I do not see their destination except to the Fire. So test them, for none of them adopts a statement or speaks a hadith except that the matter disagrees with the sword. And indeed, hypocrisy is of different types. Then recite, "And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah, [saying], 'If He should give us from His bounty, we will surely spend in charity, and we will surely be among the righteous.' " [Surah At-Tawbah, verse 75] "And among them are those who ridicule you in [the matter of] charities. But if they are given from them, they approve, but if they are not given from them, at once they become angry." [Surah At-Tawbah, verse 58] "And among them are those who harm the Prophet and say, 'He is an ear.' Say, 'He is an ear of goodness for you; believe in Allah and His Messenger and the light which We have sent down.' " [Surah At-Tawbah, verse 61] So their statements differed and they gathered in doubt and denial, and indeed, these people differed in their statements and gathered around the sword. And I do not see their destination except to the Fire. Hammad said, and then Ayub said, in the presence of this narration or in the presence of the first one, and he, by Allah, was one of the scholars possessing understanding, meaning Abu Qilabah.  

إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْأَهْوَاءِ أَهْلُ الضَّلَالَةِ وَلَا أَرَى مَصِيرَهُمْ إِلَّا إِلَى النَّارَ فَجَرِّبْهُمْ فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ يَنْتَحِلُ قَوْلًا أَوْ قَالَ حَدِيثًا فَيَتَنَاهَى بِهِ الْأَمْرُ دُونَ السَّيْفِ وَإِنَّ النِّفَاقَ كَانَ ضُرُوبًا ثُمَّ تَلَا {وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ عَاهَدَ اللَّهَ لَئِنْ آتَانَا مِنْ فَضْلِهِ لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ وَلَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ} [التوبة 75] {وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَلْمِزُكَ فِي الصَّدَقَاتِ فَإِنْ أُعْطُوا مِنْهَا رَضُوا وَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطَوْا مِنْهَا إِذَا هُمْ يَسْخَطُونَ} [التوبة 58] {وَمِنْهُمُ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَكُمْ} [التوبة 61] فَاخْتَلَفَ قَوْلُهُمْ وَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي الشَّكِّ وَالتَّكْذِيبِ وإنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ اخْتَلَفَ قَوْلُهُمْ وَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي السَّيْفِ وَلَا أَرَى مَصِيرَهُمْ إِلَّا إِلَى النَّارِ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّوبُ عِنْدَ ذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَوْ عِنْدَ الْأَوَّلِ وَكَانَ وَاللَّهِ مِنَ الْفُقَهَاءِ ذَوِي الْأَلْبَابِ يَعْنِي أَبَا قِلَابَةَ  

[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»  

[Machine] "Curse be upon those who ask about what was not."  

يَلْعَنُ مَنْ سَأَلَ عَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ  

[Machine] About this matter, was it so? If they say yes, it has happened in it according to the one who knows and the one who sees. And if they say no, he says leave it until it comes to be.  

عَنِ الْأَمْرِ أَكَانَ هَذَا؟ فَإِنْ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَدْ كَانَ حَدَّثَ فِيهِ بِالَّذِي يَعْلَمُ وَالَّذِي يَرَى وَإِنْ قَالُوا لَمْ يَكُنْ قَالَ فَذَرُوهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ  

[Machine] Was this afterwards? They said no, he said let us wait until it becomes (apparent). So when it becomes (apparent), we will share it with you.  

هَلْ كَانَ هَذَا بَعْدُ؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ دَعُونَا حَتَّى يَكُونَ فَإِذَا كَانَ تَجَشَّمْنَاهَا لَكُمْ  

[Machine] "The age of the Prophet upon him be peace, on the pulpit saying, 'I am embarrassed by Allah to be asked about something that does not exist, for Allah has made clear what exists.'"  

عُمَرُ رِضْوُانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ «أُحَرِّجُ بِاللَّهِ عَلَى رَجُلٍ سَأَلَ عَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ بَيَّنَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ»  

[Machine] I have never seen a people better than the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They would only ask him about thirteen matters until they were all mentioned in the Quran. Among them were the verses: "{They ask you about the sacred month}" [Al-Baqarah 217] and "{They ask you about menstruation}" [Al-Baqarah 222]. He said, "They would only ask about what would benefit them."  

مَا رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا كَانُوا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا سَأَلُوهُ إِلَّا عَنْ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَسْأَلَةً حَتَّى قُبِضَ كُلُّهُنَّ فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِنْهُنَّ {يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ} [البقرة 217] وَ {وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ} [البقرة 222] قَالَ مَا كَانُوا يَسْأَلُونَ إِلَّا عَمَّا يَنْفَعُهُمْ  

[Machine] To whom I have found from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , most of them preceded before me, and I have not seen a people with a easier lifestyle and less harshness than them.  

لَمَنْ «أَدْرَكْتُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّنْ سَبَقَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا أَيْسَرَ سِيرَةً وَلَا أَقَلَّ تَشْدِيدًا مِنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] About a woman who died among a people who had no guardian. He said, "I have come to understand a people who did not strengthen your restrictions and did not ask about your affairs."  

عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَتْ مَعَ قَوْمٍ لَيْسَ لَهَا وَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ «أَدْرَكْتُ أَقْوَامًا مَا كَانُوا يُشَدِّدُونَ تَشْدِيدَكُمْ وَلَا يَسْأَلُونَ مَسَائِلَكُمْ»  

[Machine] What do you do with matters? I said, "If it weren't for matters, knowledge would be lost." He said, "Do not say that knowledge is lost. Indeed, knowledge does not get lost when the Quran is recited, but if you were to say that jurisprudence is lost."  

لِي مَا تَصْنَعُ بِالْمَسَائِلِ؟ قُلْتُ لَوْلَا الْمَسَائِلُ لَذَهَبَ الْعِلْمُ قَالَ «لَا تَقُلْ ذَهَبَ الْعِلْمُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَذْهَبُ الْعِلْمُ مَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ وَلَكِنْ لَوْ قُلْتَ يَذْهَبُ الْفِقْهُ»  

[Machine] O people! We do not know if we may command you with things that are forbidden for you, or prevent you from things that are permissible for you. Indeed, the last verse revealed from the Qur'an was about interest (usury), and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not clarify it for us until he passed away. So, leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.  

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ «إِنَّا لَا نَدْرِي لَعَلَّنَا نَأْمُرُكُمْ بِأَشْيَاءَ لَا تَحِلُّ لَكُمْ وَلَعَلَّنَا نُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَشْيَاءَ هِيَ لَكُمْ حَلَالٌ إِنَّ آخِرَ مَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ آيَةُ الرِّبَا وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يُبَيِّنْهَا لَنَا حَتَّى مَاتَ فَدَعُوا مَا يَرِيبُكُمْ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكُمْ»  

[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