[Machine] That those were present during the time of the Prophet ﷺ when the majority of the Qur'an was revealed, they ask you, they ask you.  

أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ كَانُوا عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَنَزَلَتْ عَامَّةُ الْقُرْآنِ يَسْأَلُونَكَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ»  

[Machine] "O Abu Hamza, by Allah, I have spoken the truth even if I may have found trouble in doing so. And indeed, there is a time when I may become a scholar amongst the people of Kufa, during a time of adversity."  

لِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ «وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ وَلَوْ وَجَدْتُ بُدًّا مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ وَإِنَّ زَمَانًا أَكُونُ فِيهِ فَقِيهَ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ زَمَانُ سُوءٍ»  

[Machine] Omar, with stubbornness, meaning in speech.  

عُمَرُ إِيَّاي وَالْمُكَايَلَةَ يَعْنِي فِي الْكَلَامِ  

[Machine] I witnessed a dispute, and a man from Murad came to him and said, "O Abu Umamah, what is the blood money for the fingers?" He replied, "Ten dirhams, ten dirhams." The man said, "Subhan Allah! Are these fingers equal?" He joined the ring finger with the thumb and said, "O Abu Umamah, are your ear and hand equal?" Because the ear covers the hair, the turban, and has half of the blood money, and the hand has the other half. Woe unto you! The sunnah has preceded your analogy, so follow it and do not innovate, for you will not go astray as long as you adhere to the tradition." Abu Bakr said, "Then Ash-Sha'bi told me, 'O Dhu al-Iyyad, if one of your tribesmen is killed and this baby is in his cradle, would their blood money be the same?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'So where is the analogy?'"  

شَهِدْتُ شُرَيْحًا وَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مُرَادٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا أُمَيَّةَ مَا دِيَةُ الْأَصَابِعِ؟ قَالَ «عَشْرٌ عَشْرٌ» قَالَ يَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَسَوَاءٌ هَاتَانِ؟ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ الْخِنْصِرِ وَالْإِبْهَامِ فَقَالَ شُرَيْحٌ يَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَسَوَاءٌ أُذُنُكَ وَيَدُكَ؟ فَإِنَّ الْأُذُنَ يُوَارِيهَا الشَّعْرُ وَالْكُمَّةُ وَالْعِمَامَةُ فِيهَا نِصْفُ الدِّيَةِ وَفِي الْيَدِ نِصْفُ الدِّيَةِ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ السُّنَّةَ سَبَقَتْ قِيَاسَكُمْ فَاتَّبِعْ وَلَا تَبْتَدِعْ فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تَضِلَّ مَا أَخَذْتَ بِالْأَثَرِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لِي الشَّعْبِيُّ يَا هُذَلِيُّ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحْنَفَكُمْ قُتِلَ وَهَذَا الصَّبِيُّ فِي مَهْدِهِ أَكَانَ دِيَتُهُمَا سَوَاءً؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ الْقِيَاسُ؟  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, regarding "Perhaps I am being followed", Mu'adh said, "Beware of what he has brought, for what he has brought is misguidance."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَعَلِّي أُتَّبَعُ قَالَ مُعَاذٌ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمَا جَاءَ بِهِ فَإِنَّ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ ضَلَالَةٌ  

al-Shabi said to me, "Whatever they tell you about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ˹said˺ then take it, but whatever they say based on their own opinions, then cast it aside."  

قَالَ لِيَ الشَّعْبِيُّ «مَا حَدَّثُوكَ هَؤُلَاءِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَخُذْ بِهِ وَمَا قَالُوهُ بِرَأْيِهِمْ فَأَلْقِهِ فِي الْحُشِّ»  

[Machine] "They do not ask me, and I do not ask them. One of them only says, "Have you seen, have you seen?"  

أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلُونِي وَلَا أَسْأَلُهُمْ إِنَّمَا يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمْ أَرَأَيْتَ أَرَأَيْتَ؟  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew a line for us one day and said, "This is the way of Allah." Then he drew lines to his right and left and said, "These are various paths, on each of them there is a devil who calls to it." Then he recited, "And that this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for they will separate you from His way." [Surah Al-An'am: 153]  

خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا خَطًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ» ثُمَّ خَطَّ خُطُوطًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَذِهِ سُبُلٌ عَلَى كُلِّ سَبِيلٍ مِنْهَا شَيْطَانٌ يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ» ثُمَّ تَلَا {وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ} [الأنعام 153]  

[Machine] About mujahid [And do not follow the ways] [Al-Anam 153] He said: Bid'ah (innovation in religion) and doubtful matters.  

عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ {وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ} [الأنعام 153] قَالَ الْبِدَعَ وَالشُّبُهَاتِ  

[Machine] Abu Abdurrahman came out to you and we said, "There is no need." So he sat with us until he left. When he left, we all got up and went to him. Abu Musa said to him, "O Abu Abdurrahman, I saw something in the mosque that I disapproved of but did not witness it before. Alhamdulillah, it turned out to be something good." He asked, "What is it?" Abu Musa said, "I saw some people sitting in circles, waiting for the prayer. In each circle, there was a man holding a pebble in his hand. He would say, 'Say Allahu Akbar one hundred times,' and they would say it one hundred times. Then he would say, 'Say Alhamdulillah one hundred times,' and they would say it one hundred times. Finally, he would say, 'Say SubhanAllah one hundred times,' and they would say it one hundred times." Abu Abdurrahman asked, "What did you say to them?" Abu Musa replied, "I did not say anything to them and I was waiting for your opinion or command." Abu Abdurrahman said, "Shouldn't you ask them to count their sins? I guarantee that nothing will be lost from their good deeds." Then he continued walking and we followed him until he reached one of those circles and stood among them. He asked, "What are you all doing?" They said, "O Abu Abdurrahman, we are counting the takbeer, tahleel, and tasbeeh with this pebble." He said, "Count your sins, for I guarantee that nothing will be lost from your good deeds. Woe to you, O nation of Muhammad, how quickly you will be destroyed! These are the Companions of your Prophet ﷺ, still present. His clothes have not faded and his utensils have not been broken. By the One who holds my soul in His hand, you are on a path more guided than the path of Muhammad ﷺ, or are you opening the door of misguidance?" They said, "By Allah, O Abu Abdurrahman, we only seek goodness." He said, "How many seekers of goodness will not achieve it? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us that there are people who recite the Quran, but it does not pass their throats. And by Allah, I do not know if most of them are among you." Then he turned away from them. Amr ibn Salama said, "We see many of those circles criticizing us on the Day of Nahrwan along with the Khawarij."  

أَخَرَجَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قُلْنَا لَا بَعْدُ فَجَلَسَ مَعَنَا حَتَّى خَرَجَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو مُوسَى يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ آنِفًا أَمْرًا أَنْكَرْتُهُ وَلَمْ أَرَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ إِلَّا خَيْرًا قَالَ فَمَا هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ إِنْ عِشْتَ فَسَتَرَاهُ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَوْمًا حِلَقًا جُلُوسًا يَنْتَظِرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ فِي كُلِّ حَلْقَةٍ رَجُلٌ وَفِي أَيْدِيهِمْ حصًا فَيَقُولُ كَبِّرُوا مِائَةً فَيُكَبِّرُونَ مِائَةً فَيَقُولُ هَلِّلُوا مِائَةً فَيُهَلِّلُونَ مِائَةً وَيَقُولُ سَبِّحُوا مِائَةً فَيُسَبِّحُونَ مِائَةً قَالَ فَمَاذَا قُلْتَ لَهُمْ؟ قَالَ مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ شَيْئًا انْتِظَارَ رَأْيِكَ أَوِ انْتظارَ أَمْرِكَ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَمَرْتَهُمْ أَنْ يَعُدُّوا سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَضَمِنْتَ لَهُمْ أَنْ لَا يَضِيعَ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِمْ» ثُمَّ مَضَى وَمَضَيْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى حَلْقَةً مِنْ تِلْكَ الْحِلَقِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَرَاكُمْ تَصْنَعُونَ؟» قَالُوا يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حصًا نَعُدُّ بِهِ التَّكْبِيرَ وَالتَّهْلِيلَ وَالتَّسْبِيحَ قَالَ «فَعُدُّوا سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ فَأَنَا ضَامِنٌ أَنْ لَا يَضِيعَ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِكُمْ شَيْءٌ وَيْحَكُمْ يَا أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ مَا أَسْرَعَ هَلَكَتَكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ صَحَابَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ مُتَوَافِرُونَ وَهَذِهِ ثِيَابُهُ لَمْ تَبْلَ وَآنِيَتُهُ لَمْ تُكْسَرْ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَعَلَى مِلَّةٍ هِيَ أَهْدَى مِنْ مِلَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أوْ مُفْتَتِحُو بَابِ ضَلَالَةٍ» قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا أَرَدْنَا إِلَّا الْخَيْرَ قَالَ «وَكَمْ مِنْ مُرِيدٍ لِلْخَيْرِ لَنْ يُصِيبَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ» قَوْمًا يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ مِنْكُمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّى عَنْهُمْ فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ سَلَمَةَ رَأَيْنَا عَامَّةَ أُولَئِكَ الْحِلَقِ يُطَاعِنُونَا يَوْمَ النَّهْرَوَانِ مَعَ الْخَوَارِجِ  

[Machine] "Abdullah said, 'Follow and do not innovate, for you have been sufficed.'"  

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ «اتَّبِعُوا وَلَا تَبْتَدِعُوا فَقَدْ كُفِيتُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a speech, praised Allah and thanked Him, then he said: "Verily, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ , and the worst of matters are those newly invented (in religion), and every innovation is misguidance."  

خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَشَرَّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ»  

[Machine] "The most truthful word is the word of Allah Almighty, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ . The most miserable person is the one who is miserable in the womb of his mother. The worst narrations are the narrations of lies, and the worst matters are the newly-invented ones. And everything that is coming is near."  

«إِنَّ أَصْدَقَ الْقَوْلِ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ ﷻ وَإِنَّ أَحْسَنَ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَالشَّقِيُّ مَنْ شَقِيَ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ وَإِنَّ شَرَّ الرَّوَايَا رَوَايَا الْكَذِبِ وَشَرَّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ مَا هُوَ آتٍ قَرِيبٌ»  

[Machine] "A man who adopts an innovation shall refer back to the Sunnah."  

«مَا أَخَذَ رَجُلٌ بِبِدْعَةٍ فَرَاجَعَ سُنَّةً»  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "Verily, what I fear for my nation is the misleading leaders."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي الْأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ»  

[Machine] A man entered upon us at noon, so I said, "O Abdullah, where have you come from?" He replied, "I came with my companion to a brothel, where my companion went in seeking pleasure. Meanwhile, I entered to find some shade and have a drink." Then, I went to a sour pit and perhaps she may have said to me, "Then, I went to a sour pit and gave him some to drink from it, so he drank and I drank." She said, "And I observed him, so I said, 'O Abdullah, who are you?' He said, 'I am Abu Bakr.' I said, 'Are you Abu Bakr, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whom I have heard about?' He said, 'Yes.' She said, 'Then, I mentioned the conquest of Khaybar and our expedition against each other during the pre-Islamic period, and what Allah brought us of unity and severing the ties of those who opposed us. Ibn 'Awn showed us his fingers and described it for us. Mu'adh and Ahmad also showed it for us.' So I said, 'O Abdullah, until when do you think this matter of the people will continue?' He said, 'As long as the Imams are upright.' I said, 'Who are the Imams?' He said, 'Have you not seen a chief among a group, and they follow him and obey him? Such are not the upright ones.'"  

دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ بِالظَّهِيرَةِ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتَ؟ قَالَ «أَقْبَلْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي فِي بُغَاءٍ لَنَا فَانْطَلَقَ صَاحِبِي يَبْغِي وَدَخَلْتُ أَنَا أَسْتَظِلُّ بِالظِّلِّ وَأَشْرَبُ مِنَ الشَّرَابِ» فَقُمْتُ إِلَى لُبَيْنَةٍ حَامِضَةٍ ورُبَّما قَالَتْ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى ضَيْحَةٍ حَامِضَةٍ فَسَقَيْتُهُ مِنْهَا فَشَرِبَ وَشَرِبْتُ قَالَتْ وَتَوَسَّمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ «أَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ» قُلْتُ أَنْتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ بِهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَتْ فَذَكَرْتُ غَزْوَنَا خَثْعَمًا وَغَزْوَةَ بَعْضِنَا بَعْضًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَمَا جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْأُلْفَةِ وَأَطْنَابِ الْفَسَاطِيطِ وَشَبَّكَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ أَصَابِعَهُ وَوَصَفَهُ لَنَا مُعَاذٌ وَشَبَّكَ أَحْمَدُ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى مَتَى تَرَى أَمْرَ النَّاسِ هَذَا؟ قَالَ «مَا اسْتَقَامَتِ الْأَئِمَّةُ» قُلْتُ مَا الْأَئِمَّةُ؟ قَالَ «أَمَا رَأَيْتَ السَّيِّدَ يَكُونُ فِي الْحِوَاءِ فَيَتَّبِعُونَهُ وَيُطِيعُونَهُ؟ فَمَا اسْتَقَامَ أُولَئِكَ»  

“The thing that I most fear for my nation is the action of the people of Lut.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2563)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَخْوَفُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ»  

Abu Bakr went to a lady from the Ahmas tribe called Zainab bint Al-Muhajir and found that she refused to speak. He asked, "Why does she not speak." The people said, "She has intended to perform Hajj without speaking." He said to her, "Speak, for it is illegal not to speak, as it is an action of the pre-islamic period of ignorance. So she spoke and said, "Who are you?" He said, "A man from the Emigrants." She asked, "Which Emigrants?" He replied, "From Quraish." She asked, "From what branch of Quraish are you?" He said, "You ask too many questions; I am Abu Bakr." She said, "How long shall we enjoy this good order (i.e. Islamic religion) which Allah has brought after the period of ignorance?" He said, "You will enjoy it as long as your Imams keep on abiding by its rules and regulations." She asked, "What are the Imams?" He said, "Were there not heads and chiefs of your nation who used to order the people and they used to obey them?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So they (i.e. the Imams) are those whom I meant." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3834)  

دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ أَحْمَسَ يُقَالُ لَهَا زَيْنَبُ قَالَ «فَرَآهَا لَا تَتَكَلَّمُ» فَقَالَ مَا لَهَا لَا تَتَكَلَّمُ؟ قَالُوا نَوَتْ حَجَّةً مُصْمِتَةً فَقَالَ لَهَا «تَكَلَّمِي فَإِنَّ هَذَا لَا يَحِلُّ هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ» قَالَ فَتَكَلَّمَتْ فَقَالَتْ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ قَالَتْ مِنْ أَيِّ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ؟ قَالَ «مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ» قَالَتْ فَمِنْ أَيِّ قُرَيْشٍ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّكِ لَسَئُولٌ أَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ مَا بَقَاؤُنَا عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ الصَّالِحِ الَّذِي جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِهِ بَعْدَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ؟ فَقَالَ «بَقَاؤُكُمْ عليْهِ مَا اسْتَقَامَتْ بِكُمْ أَئِمَّتُكُمْ» قَالَتْ وَمَا الْأَئِمَّةُ؟ قَالَ «أَمَا كَانَ لِقَوْمِكِ رُؤَسَاءُ وَأَشْرَافٌ يَأْمُرُونَهُمْ فَيُطِيعُونَهُمْ؟» قَالَتْ بَلَى قَالَ «فَهُمْ مِثْلُ أُولَئِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] I saw Ibn Mas'ud giving advice to men and women, saying, "Whoever meets a man or a woman, the first greeting should be the first greeting, as you are upon the primordial nature." Abdullah said, "The first greeting is the correct way."  

رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يُوصِي الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ وَيَقُولُ «مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنْكمْ مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ أَوْ رَجُلٍ فَالسَّمْتَ الْأَوَّلَ السَّمْتُ الْأَوَّلُ فَإِنَّكُمْ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ السَّمْتُ الطَّرِيقُ  

[Machine] For me, Omar said: "Do you know what destroys Islam?" I said, "No." He said, "It is destroyed by the slip of a knowledgeable person, the arguments of a hypocrite with the Book, and the judgments of misguided leaders."  

لِي عُمَرُ «هَلْ تَعْرِفُ مَا يَهْدِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ؟» قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ «يَهْدِمُهُ زَلَّةُ الْعَالِمِ وَجِدَالُ الْمُنَافِقِ بِالْكِتَابِ وَحُكْمُ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمُضِلِّينَ»  

[Machine] "Do not sit with the people of disputes, for they delve into the signs of Allah."  

«لَا تُجَالِسُوا أَصْحَابَ الْخُصُومَاتِ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] "Your tradition, By Allah, there is no deity except Him, stands between extravagance and deprivation. So be patient with it, may Allah have mercy on you. As the people of the Sunnah were the fewest of people in the past, they are also the fewest of people in what remains, those who did not join the people of divisions in their divisions, nor with the people of innovations in their innovations. They have persevered upon their Sunnah until they meet their Lord. So may you be like that, if Allah wills."  

سُنَّتُكُمْ وَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَيْنَ الْغَالِي وَالْجَافِي فَاصْبِرُوا عَلَيْهَا رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ أَهْلَ السُّنَّةِ كَانُوا أَقَلَّ النَّاسِ فِيمَا مَضَى وَهُمْ أَقَلُّ النَّاسِ فِيمَا بَقِيَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا مَعَ أَهْلِ الْإِتْرَافِ فِي إِتْرَافِهِمْ وَلَا مَعَ أَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ فِي بِدَعِهِمْ وَصَبَرُوا عَلَى سُنَّتِهِمْ حَتَّى لَقُوا رَبَّهُمْ فكذاكمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَكُونُوا  

[Machine] "The intention in the Sunnah is better than the effort in innovation."  

«الْقَصْدُ فِي السُّنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الِاجْتِهَادِ فِي الْبِدْعَةِ»  

[Machine] "I have encountered people, if not for surpassing one of them in intelligence, I would not have surpassed him. It is enough to praise a people to differ from their actions."  

«لَقَدْ أَدْرَكْتُ أَقْوَامًا لَوْ لَمْ يُجَاوِزْ أَحَدُهُمْ ظُفْرًا لَمَا جَاوَزْتُهُ كَفَى إِزْرَاءً عَلَى قَوْمٍ أَنْ تُخَالَفَ أَفْعَالُهُمْ»  

[Machine] "Regarding Ata', obey Allah, obey the Messenger, and those in authority among you." [Surah An-Nisa' 4:59] The people of knowledge and understanding have said that obeying the Messenger entails following the book (Quran) and the Sunnah (his teachings and practices)."  

عَنْ عَطَاءٍ {أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ} [النساء 59] قَالَ أُولُو الْعِلْمِ وَالْفِقْهِ وَطَاعَةُ الرَّسُولِ اتِّبَاعُ الْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ  

[Machine] "Regarding something that I had a severe issue with, I said, may Allah have mercy on you, look into it. He said, 'If the path becomes clear to me and I find evidence, I will not hold back.'"  

عَنْ شَيْءٍ وَكَانَتْ عِنْدِي مَسْأَلَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ فَقُلْتُ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ انْظُرْ فِيهَا قَالَ «إِذَا وَضَحَ لِيَ الطَّرِيقُ وَوَجَدْتُ الْأَثَرَ لَمْ أَحْبَسْ»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "Learn knowledge and teach it to others. Learn the obligations (religious duties) and teach them to others. Learn the Quran and teach it to others. For surely, I am a person who will be taken (passed away), and knowledge will decrease, and trials will appear, until two people will differ in a matter of obligation and not find anyone to settle the difference between them."  

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ وَعَلِّمُوهُ النَّاسَ تَعَلَّمُوا الْفَرَائِضَ وَعَلِّمُوهُا النَّاسَ تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلِّمُوهُ النَّاسَ فَإِنِّي امْرُؤٌ مَقْبُوضٌ وَالْعِلْمُ سَيَنْقُصُ وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ حَتَّى يَخْتَلِفَ اثْنَانِ فِي فَرِيضَةٍ لَا يَجِدَانِ أَحَدًا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Mu'adh bin Jabal and Abu Musa to Yemen and said, "Support and help each other and make things easy for people. Do not cause disagreements." When they arrived in Yemen, Mu'adh delivered a sermon to the people, urging them to embrace Islam and encouraging them to understand the Quran. He said, "If you do so, then ask me, and I will inform you about the people of Paradise and the people of Hell." They said to Mu'adh, "You have ordered us that when we understand and read, we should ask you to inform us about the people of Paradise and the people of Hell." Mu'adh replied, "When a person is mentioned with goodness, he is from the people of Paradise. And when a person is mentioned with evil, he is from the people of Hell."  

أَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ وَأَبَا مُوسَى إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ «تَسَانَدَا وَتَطَاوَعَا ويسِّرا وَلَا تُنَفِّرَا» فَقَدِمَا الْيَمَنَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ مُعَاذٌ فَحَضَّهُمْ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَمَرَهُمْ بِالتَّفَقُّهِ فِي القرْآنِ وَقَالَ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَاسْأَلُونِي أُخْبِرْكُمْ عَنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَمَكَثُوا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثُوا فَقَالُوا لِمُعَاذٍ قَدْ كُنْتَ أَمَرْتَنَا إِذَا نَحْنُ تَفَقَّهْنَا وَقَرَأْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَكَ فَتُخْبِرَنَا بِأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مُعَاذٌ إِذَا ذُكِرَ الرَّجُلُ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ بِشَرٍّ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ  

It was said to Messenger of Allah ﷺ as to who was the most worthy of respect amongst people. He said: The most God-conscious amongst you They said: It is not this that we are asking about, whereupon he said: Then he is Yusuf, the Apostle of Aliah and the son of Allah's Apostle, Ya'qub, who was also the son of Allah's Apostle, the friend of Allah (Ibrahim) They said: This is not what we are asking you. He said: You mean the tribes of Arabia? Those who are good in pre-Islamic days are good in Islam (after embracing Islam) when they get an understanding of it. (Using translation from Muslim 2378)  

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَكْرَمُ؟ قَالَ «أَتْقَاهُمْ» قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ «فَيُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ابْنُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ابْنِ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ» قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ «فَعَنْ مَعَادِنِ الْعَرَبِ تَسْأَلُونِي؟ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقُهُوا»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "If Allah wants to do good to a person, He makes him comprehend the religion. I am just a distributor, but the grant is from Allah. (And remember) that this nation (true Muslims) will keep on following Allah's teachings strictly and they will not be harmed by any one going on a different path till Allah's order (Day of Judgment) is established." (Using translation from Bukhārī 71)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When Allah wills good for a person, He causes him to understand the religion.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 220)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "If Allah wants to do good to a person, He makes him comprehend the religion. I am just a distributor, but the grant is from Allah. (And remember) that this nation (true Muslims) will keep on following Allah's teachings strictly and they will not be harmed by any one going on a different path till Allah's order (Day of Judgment) is established." (Using translation from Bukhārī 71)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ»  

[Machine] "He witnessed the sermon of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the Day of Arafah during the Farewell Pilgrimage. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'O people, I swear by Allah, I do not know whether I will meet you again after this day at this place. May Allah have mercy on those who hear my words today and convey them to others. Perhaps someone who is present, but not the most knowledgeable, may convey it to someone who is more knowledgeable than him.'"  

أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ خُطْبَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَلْقَاكُمْ بَعْدَ يَوْمِي هَذَا بِمَكَانِي هَذَا فَرَحِمَ اللَّهُ مَنْ سَمِعَ مَقَالَتِي الْيَوْمَ فَوَعَاهَا فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ وَلَا فِقْهَ لَهُ وَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'May Allah cause to flourish a slave (of His) who hears my words and understands them, then he conveys them from me. There are those who have knowledge but no understanding, and there may be those who convey knowledge to those who may have more understanding of it than they do.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 236)   

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْخَيْفِ مِنْ مِنًى فَقَالَ «نَضَّرَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا سَمِعَ مَقَالَتِي فَوَعَاهَا ثُمَّ أَدَّاهَا إِلَى مَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْهَا فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ لَا فِقْهَ لَهُ وَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ»  

[Machine] So I said, "I did not leave Marwan except that he asked me about something, so I went to him and asked him. He said, 'Yes, he asked me about a hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.' He said, 'May Allah brighten the face of a person who hears a hadith from us and memorizes it, then conveys it to someone who has better understanding of it. There are many carriers of fiqh (knowledge) who are not scholars, and there are many carriers of fiqh who convey it to someone who has better understanding than them.'"  

فَقُلْتُ مَا خَرَجَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ مِنْ عِنْدِ مَرْوَانَ إِلَّا وَقَدْ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ حَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «نَضَّرَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً سَمِعَ مِنَّا حَدِيثًا فَحَفِظَهُ فَأَدَّاهُ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَحْفَظُ مِنْهُ فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ لَيْسَ بِفَقِيهٍ وَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a speech and said, "May Allah bless the person who hears a narration from us and conveys it as he heard it, for perhaps the conveyer understands it better than the listener."  

خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «نَضَّرَ اللَّهُ امْرءًا سَمِعَ مِنَّا حَدِيثًا فَبَلَّغَهُ كَمَا سَمِعَهُ فَرُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أَوْعَى مِنْ سَامِعٍ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 584)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

‘Whoever lies upon me intentionally, then let him take his seat in the Fire’. (Using translation from Muslim 3)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] He heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "Whoever invents a lie about me, let him take his place in Hellfire."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنِّي كَذِبًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 584)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] "That I may not mistakenly attribute to you things I have heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or things the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said, for I have heard him ﷺ saying, 'Whoever lies on me intentionally, let him take his seat in the Fire.'"  

أَنْ أُخْطِئَ لَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِأَشْيَاءَ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ قَالَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَذَاكَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

‘Whoever lies upon me intentionally, then let him take his seat in the Fire’. (Using translation from Muslim 3)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

"While he was on this pulpit, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: ' Beware of narrating too many Ahadith from me. Whoever attributes something to me, let him speak the truth faithfully. Whoever attributes to say something that I did not say, let him take his place in Hell." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 35)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَكَثْرَةَ الْحَدِيثِ عَنِّي فَمَنْ قَالَ عَلَيَّ فَلَا يَقُلْ إِلَّا حَقًّا أَوْ إِلَّا صِدْقًا وَمَنْ قَالَ عَلَيَّ مَا لَمْ أَقُلْ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 584)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah will not take away knowledge by removing it from people (from their hearts). Rather He will take away knowledge by taking away the scholars, then when there are no scholars left, the people will take the ignorant as their leaders. They will be asked questions and they will issue verdicts without knowledge, thus they will go astray and lead others astray.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 52)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ انْتِزَاعًا يَنْتَزِعُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَلَكِنْ قَبْضُ الْعِلْمِ قَبْضُ الْعُلَمَاءِ فَإِذَا لَمْ يُبْقِ عَالِمًا اتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ رُءُوسًا جُهَّالًا فَسُئِلُوا فَأَفْتَوْا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Acquire knowledge before it disappears." They asked, "How does knowledge disappear, O Prophet of Allah, when we have the Book of Allah among us?" He became angry and then said, "May your mothers lose you! Wasn't the Torah and the Gospel among the children of Israel? Yet they did not benefit from them at all. The disappearance of knowledge is when its carriers vanish."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «خُذُوا الْعِلْمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ» قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ يَذْهَبُ الْعِلْمُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَفِينَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «ثَكِلَتْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ أَوَلَمْ تَكُنِ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمْ شَيْئًا؟ إِنَّ ذَهَابَ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ حَمَلَتُهُ إِنَّ ذَهَابَ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ حَمَلَتُهُ»  

[Machine] "When their scholars perish"  

«إِذَا هَلَكَ عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ»  

[Machine] "People will continue to be in good as long as the first one remains to learn or teach the other. But if the first one dies before teaching or learning from the other, people perish."  

لَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا بَقِيَ الْأَوَّلُ حَتَّى يَتَعَلَّمَ أَوْ يُعَلِّمَ الْآخِرَ فَإِذا هَلَكَ الْأَوَّلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَ أَوْ يَتَعَلَّمَ الْآخِرُ هَلَكَ النَّاسُ  

[Machine] "Do you know where knowledge has gone?" We said, "No." He said, "The departure of the scholars."  

«هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا ذَهَابُ الْعِلْمِ؟» قُلْنَا لَا قَالَ «ذَهَابُ الْعُلَمَاءِ»  

[Machine] I said, "Like how a garment is shaken off and how a coin is hardened." He said, "No, and indeed this is the way the knowledge is seized from the scholars."  

قُلْتُ كَمَا يُنْفَضُ الثَّوْبُ وَكَمَا يَقْسُو الدِّرْهَمُ قَالَ «لَا» وَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمِنْهُ قَبْضُ الْعِلْمِ قَبْضُ الْعُلَمَاءِ