Caution In Narrating Ahādith From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ
Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 25 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 11
Source no. 25 · Volume 1 · Page 97
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25. It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Abi Laila said: "We said to Zaid bin Arqam: 'Tell us a Hadith from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' He said: 'We have grown old and have forgotten, and (narrating) Ahâdith from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ is difficult (not a simple matter).'" (Sahih)
25 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ: قُلْنَا لِزَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ: حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «كَبِرْنَا وَنَسِينَا، وَالْحَدِيثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَدِيدٌ»
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24 & 25 a. It clearly shows that the Companions considered a Hadith something quite great and momentous. They, therefore, only narrated what they remembered well. b. From this, some Hadith scholars have deduced the rule, that from the moment a scholar begins to make mistakes in narrating the Ahâdith, he should stop narrating them. c. Our scholars must, therefore, make it a rule to quote only those Ahâdith in their writings and speeches that they know for sure belong to the category of Sahih or Hasan Ahâdith, and avoid narrating weak Ahâdith.