Sahih al-BukhariHadith 7012Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah

Chapter

Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah

كتاب الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنة

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ لَمْ يُحَرَّمْ، فَحُرِّمَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏

English Translation

Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The most sinful person among the Muslims is the one who asked about something which had not been prohibited, but was prohibited because of his asking."

Book

Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith No.

7012

Author

Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari