Venerating The Hadith Of The Messenger Of Allâh ﷺ And Dealing Harshly With Those Who Go Against It
Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 13 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 6
Source no. 13 · Volume 1 · Page 85
Sahih
صحيح تخريج أحاديث مشكاة المصابيح (١٦٢)
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13. It was narrated from 'Ubaidullāh bin Abu Rāfi' from his father, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "I do not want to find anyone of you reclining on his pillow, and when news comes to him of something that I have commanded or forbidden, he says, 'I do not know, whatever we find in the Book of Allāh, we will follow.'" (Sahih)
13 - حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، أَنَا سَأَلْتُهُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، ثُمَّ مَرَّ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ: أَوْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لَا أُلْفِيَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ مُتَّكِئًا عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ، يَأْتِيهِ الْأَمْرُ مِمَّا أَمَرْتُ بِهِ، أَوْ نَهَيْتُ عَنْهُ، فَيَقُولُ: لَا أَدْرِي، مَا وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ اتَّبَعْنَاهُ "
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Just as compliance with the commandments of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was mandatory on people who took them direct from his mouth, it is equally binding on all those who receive them from others provided the source of transmission is dependable and trustworthy. It is, therefore, the rule that any Hadith that is adjudged as 'authentic or Sahih (Sound) or Hasan (Good) in the light of the criteria set by the scholars of Hadith is binding on the believers. b. To hear a Prophetic Hadith and then respond to it by saying, "I do not know," is indicative of one's false pride, willful denial and disrespect to the words of the Prophet ﷺ, which is a grave sin, for Allāh says: "... So, let those who go against his (Messenger's) command beware, lest a trial befall them or a painful torment overtake them." (24:63) c. Denial of Hadith means the denial of the Qur'ān. The reason being that the Qur'ān has again and again commanded the believers to obey and follow the precepts of the Prophet ﷺ, and declared it as the very purpose of the Prophet's duty to explain and exemplify the teachings of the Noble Qur'ān through his word and action. The first people in the Islamic history to deny the Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ were the Khārijites (the Seceders).