سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ زَعَمُواChapter: Regarding (saying) "they claim".
Hadith 4972
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ لِأَبِي مَسْعُودٍ : " مَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : فِي زَعَمُوا , قال : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : "بِئْسَ مَطِيَّةُ الرَّجُلِ زَعَمُوا " , قال أبو داود : أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ : هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ .
Abu Masud asked Abu Abu Allah, or Abu Abdullah asked Abu Masud; what did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say about za’ama (they alleged, asserted, or it is said). He replied: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: it is a bad riding-beast for a man (to say) za’ama (they asserted). Abu DAwud said: This Abu Abdullah is Hudhaifah.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is very wrong to transmit to others hearsay or baseless matters from people without investigation and verification. Many people are quite cunning in forwarding their suspicions, doubts, or lies with embellishment and evasion; especially, this is a distinguishing feature of the current irreligious journalism.
It is very wrong to transmit to others hearsay or baseless matters from people without investigation and verification. Many people are quite cunning in forwarding their suspicions, doubts, or lies with embellishment and evasion; especially, this is a distinguishing feature of the current irreligious journalism.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4972
