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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب العلمKnowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)
باب التَّوَقِّي فِي الْفُتْيَاChapter: Caution in issuing fatwa.
Hadith 3656
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنِ الصُّنَابِحِيِّ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ : أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " نَهَى عَنِ الْغُلُوطَاتِ " .
Narrated Muawiyah: The Holy Prophet ﷺ forbade the discussion of thorny questions.
Related hadith on this topic
Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, to ask such questions whose purpose is not the acquisition of knowledge, but rather to test others and to humiliate them.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: It is in no way correct that a question regarding a legal issue be asked in the manner of hints or riddles, nor should any mufti respond in an ambiguous or concealed manner.
Benefit: It is in no way correct that a question regarding a legal issue be asked in the manner of hints or riddles, nor should any mufti respond in an ambiguous or concealed manner.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3656
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Authentication of the Hadith:
Its chain of narration is weak.
➊ ‘Abdullah bin Sa‘d bin Furwah al-Bajali ad-Dimashqi was mentioned only by Ibn Hibban among the trustworthy narrators, and he said:
«يخطئ» “He used to make mistakes.” [7؍39]
➋ Mughaltai al-Hanafi reported that as-Saji said:
«ضعفه أهل الشام فى الحديث»
“The people of al-Sham considered him weak in hadith.” [اكمال مغلطائي 2؍275 بحواله حاشيه تهذيب الكمال 4؍147]
➌ This narrator is of unknown status (majhool al-haal), therefore this chain is weak.
Its chain of narration is weak.
➊ ‘Abdullah bin Sa‘d bin Furwah al-Bajali ad-Dimashqi was mentioned only by Ibn Hibban among the trustworthy narrators, and he said:
«يخطئ» “He used to make mistakes.” [7؍39]
➋ Mughaltai al-Hanafi reported that as-Saji said:
«ضعفه أهل الشام فى الحديث»
“The people of al-Sham considered him weak in hadith.” [اكمال مغلطائي 2؍275 بحواله حاشيه تهذيب الكمال 4؍147]
➌ This narrator is of unknown status (majhool al-haal), therefore this chain is weak.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 243
