English translation
264. Yusuf bin Ibrâhim said: 'I heard Anas bin Mâlik say: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: "Whoever is asked about knowledge and conceals it, will be bridled on the Day of Resurrection with reins of fire." (Hasan)
Hadith 264
One Who Is Asked About Knowledge But He Conceals It
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الحديث: 264 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 97
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Source no. 264 · Volume 1 · Page 336
Sahih
صحيح، المشكاة (٢٢٣ و ٢٢٤) ، الروض النضير (١١٥٠ - ١١٥٢) ، التعليق الرغيب (١ / ٧٣)
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Arabic text
264 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْأَزْهَرِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ سُئِلَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ فَكَتَمَهُ أُلْجِمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِلِجَامٍ مِنْ نَارٍ»
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The term 'concealing' as used here applies to a situation where a person knew the law of the Shari'ah but abstained from narrating it, for the benefit of others, without any reasonable excuse. This confirms the handing down of dire punishment for those who conceal their knowledge.