English translation
4. It was narrated that Abu Ja'far said: "Whenever Ibn 'Umar heard a Hadith from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, he would not do more than it said, and he would not do less." (Sahih)
Hadith 4
Following TheSunnah Of The MessengerOf Allāh ﷺ
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Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 4
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 4 · Volume 1 · Page 76
Sahih
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Arabic text
4 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ «إِذَا سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدِيثًا لَمْ يَعْدُهُ، وَلَمْ يُقَصِّرْ دُونَهُ»
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Commentary
The Hadith under reference shows how keen the Companions were to avoid innovation and literally implement each word of the Prophet's ordainments. They left no stone unturned in their effort. Nor did they try to put one step ahead of the Prophet ﷺ. It is because the Qur'an expressly forbids the doing of it in the following terms: "O you who believe! Do not put yourselves forward before Allāh and His Messenger." (49:1) The Hadith would also explain why 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar ﷺ, when he heard a Hadith from the Prophet ﷺ, neither added to it nor omitted from it anything.