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Sahih Muslim 1337

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) addressed us and said: O people, Allah has made Hajj obligatory for you; so perform Hajj. Thereupon a person said: Messenger of Allah, (is it to…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْحَجَّ فَحُجُّوا».

فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَكُلَّ عَامٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَوْ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ وَلَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ (ثُمَّ قَالَ) ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ سُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ وَإِذَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ شَىْءٍ فَدَعُوهُ»

حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ

قَالَا كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ وَمَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ فَافْعَلُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ كَثْرَةُ مَسَائِلِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافُهُمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ»

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، (وَهُوَ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ) أَخْبَرَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ

بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءً

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي كِلَاهُمَا، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ يَعْنِي الْحِزَامِيَّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

كُلُّهُمْ قَالَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ». وَفِي حَدِيثِ هَمَّامٍ «مَا تُرِكْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ». ثُمَّ ذَكَرُوا نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) addressed us and said: O people, Allah has made Hajj obligatory for you; so perform Hajj. Thereupon a person said: Messenger of Allah, (is it to be performed) every year? He (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) kept quiet, and he repeated (these words) thrice, whereupon the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: If I were to say Yes, it would become obligatory (for you to perform it every year) and you would not be able to do it.

Then he said: Leave me with what I have left to you, for those who were before you were destroyed because of excessive questioning, and their opposition to their apostles. So when I command you to do anything, do it as much as it lies in your power and when I forbid you to do anything, then abandon it.

He heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: Avoid that which I forbid you to do and do that which I command you to do to the best of your capacity. Verily the people before you went to their doom because they had put too many questions to their Prophets and then disagreed with their teachings.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been narrated by Abu Hurayrah through a different chain of transmitters (and the words are) that he reported the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) having said: Abandon that which I have asked you to abandon, for the people before you went to their doom (for asking too many questions).

আবদুল ওয়ারিস ইবনু আবদুস সামাদ (রহঃ) ..... আয়িশাহ (রাযিঃ) নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম থেকে অনুরূপ হাদীস বর্ণনা করেছেন। তবে এ বর্ণনাতে এ কথাটুকু নেই যে, তিনি يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ (হে শানশাওকাতময়, দয়াবান) বলতেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১২১৩, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

شعبہ نے عاصم اور خالد سے روایت کرتے ہوئے عبداللہ بن حارث سے حدیث بیان کی ، انھوں نے حضرت عائشہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہم سے اور انھوں نے نبی ﷺ سے اسی کے مانند روایت کی ، مگر وہ ( شعبہ یا کے اضافے کے ساتھ ) یا ذاالجلال والاکرام کہا کرتے تھے ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Bakr bin Abu Syaibah] dan [Ibn Numair], dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Muawiyah] dari ['Ashim] dari [Abdullah bin Harits] dari ['Aisyah] dia berkata; "Apabila Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mengucapkan salam, beliau tidak duduk selain seukuran membaca bacaan "ALLAAHUMMA ANTAS SALAAM, WAMINKAS SALAAM, TABAARAKTA DZAL JALAALIL WAL IKRAAMI (Ya Allah, Engkau adalah Dzat Pemberi keselamatan, dan dari-Mulah segala keselamatan, Maha Besar Engkau Dzat Pemilik kebesaran dan kemuliaan)."

Dan dalam riwayat Ibn Numair disebutkan 'YA DZAL JALAALI WAL IKRAAMI (Wahai Dzat pemilik kebesaran dan kemuliaan)." Dan telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibn Numair] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Khalid yaitu Al Ahmar] dari ['Ashim] dengan isnad ini, yaitu beliau bersabda dengan redaksi "YA DZAL JALAALI WAL IKRAAM (Wahai Dzat Pemilik kebesaran dan kemuliaan)."

Dan telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdul Warits bin Abdushshamad] telah menceritakan kepadaku [bapakku] dari [Syu'bah] dari ['Ashim] dari [Abdullah bin Al Harits] dan [Khalid] dari [Abdullah bin Al Harits] keduanya dari [Aisyah] bahwa nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda sebagaimana di atas. Hanya saja dengan tambahan redaksi "YA DZAL JALAALI WAL IKRAAM (Wahai Dzat Pemilik kebesaran dan kemuliaan)

{….} Bize Abdülvâris b. Abdissamed rivayet etti. (Dediki) : Bana babam rivayet etti. (Dediki) : Bize Şu'be, Asım'dan, o da Abdullah b. Hâris'den bir de Hâlid'den, o da Abdullah b. Hâris'den rivayet etti, bunların ikisi de Aişe'den, Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in yukarki hadisin mislini söylediğini rivayet ettiler. Şu kadar var ki Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) Ya ze'l-Celali ve'l-ikram diyormuş

Sahih Muslim 1337, Book 15, The Book of Pilgrimage, Hadith 461. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that the Shariah rulings fall into three categories: what is left unaddressed, prohibitions, and commands. As for the first: It is what the Shariah has left unaddressed, as there is no ruling, and things, in principle, are not obligatory. During the Prophet's lifetime, it was a must not to ask about something that had not occurred for fear that it might become obligatory or forbidden through revelation, as Allah has left it unaddressed out of mercy towards His slaves.

After the Prophet's death, on the other hand, if the question is posed by way of seeking legal opinion or learning about what one needs of the religion, then it is not only permissible but also commanded. However, if the question is posed by way of obstinacy and affectation, then this kind of question should be avoided, and this is what the Hadīth refers to, as it could lead to what happened to the Children of Israel when they were commanded to slaughter a cow.

It was sufficient for them to obey the command by slaughtering any cow; however, when they acted obstinately, things were made hard for them. Second: The prohibitions: It is whatever one is rewarded for abandoning and is punished for doing. So, all prohibitions must be avoided. Third: The commands: It is whatever one is rewarded for doing and punished for abandoning. The commands must be carried out to the best of one's ability.

What it teaches

  • People should be occupied with what is important and necessary, leaving what is not immediately needed, and they should not be preoccupied with asking about what has not occurred.
  • It is prohibited to ask questions that may lead to the complexity of issues and open the door to suspicious matters that lead to wide divergence.
  • Commanding that all prohibitions be avoided because avoiding them entails no hardship, and this is why the prohibition here is general.
  • Commanding that orders be carried out according to the ability, as it could entail hardship or one could be unable to do it. Hence, the command here depends on the ability.
  • Forbidding the act of asking too many questions. Scholars divided questions into two categories: First: Questions that are meant for learning what one needs of the religion, and this kind of question is required, and an example of this is the Companions' questions. Second: Questions that are asked by way of obstinacy and affectation, and this is the kind of forbidden question.
  • Warning this Ummah of disobeying their Prophet as what occurred in the previous nations.
  • Asking frequently about what is not necessary and disagreeing with the prophets lead to destruction, especially when the questions are about what is unattainable, like matters of the unseen, which none knows except Allah, and the events taking place on the Day of Judgment.
  • Forbidding the act of asking about extremely difficult matters. Al-Awzā‘i said: When Allah chooses to deprive His slave of the blessing of knowledge, He makes him speak fallacies, for I noted that those were the least among people in terms of knowledge. Ibn Wahb said: I heard Mālik say: Arguing about knowledge turns off the light of knowledge in one's heart.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Zuhayr ibn HarbTold me, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  3. 3Yazid ibn HarunTold us, Third generation, died 206 AH
  4. 4Ar-Rabi ibn MuslimInformed us, Third generation, died 167 AH
  5. 5Muhammad ibn ZiyadFrom, Successor, died 121 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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