Hadith 7309

Whenever the Prophet ﷺ was asked about something regarding which no Verse was revealed, he would either say, "I do not know," or give no reply, but he never gave a verdict based on opinion or on Qiyās, and that was because of the Statement of Allāh تعالى:

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Darussalam · Volume 9

96 - THE BOOK OF HOLDING FAST TOTHE QUR'AN AND THE SUNNA(legal ways of the Prophet ﷺ).

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الحديث: 7309 ¦ الجزء: 9 ¦ الصفحة: 100

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7309. Narrated Jābir bin 'Abdullāh رضي الله عنه: I fell ill, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and Abū Bakr came to visit me on foot. The Prophet ﷺ came to me while I was unconscious. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ performed ablution and poured the remaining water of his ablution over me whereupon I became conscious and said, "O Allāh's Messenger! How should I spend my wealth?" Or he asked, "how should I deal with my wealth?" But the Prophet ﷺ did not give me any reply till the Verse of the laws of inheritance was revealed.

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7309 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ المُنْكَدِرِ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ: مَرِضْتُ فَجَاءَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَهُمَا مَاشِيَانِ فَأَتَانِي وَقَدْ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيَّ، فَتَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ صَبَّ وَضُوءَهُ عَلَيَّ، فَأَفَقْتُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، - وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَقُلْتُ: أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - كَيْفَ أَقْضِي فِي مَالِي؟ - كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فِي مَالِي؟ - قَالَ: فَمَا أَجَابَنِي بِشَيْءٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ: «آيَةُ المِيرَاثِ»

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(1) (H.7308) Sahl and the other Companions of the Prophet ﷺ obeyed the Prophet ﷺ regarding the conclusion of the Hudaibiya Treaty with Al-ʿUshrikūn, although some of them thought that it was not in the favour of the Muslims. Thus, one should not follow one's own opinion if it disagrees with that of the Prophet ﷺ.