حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَعَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مَنْ عُلَمَائِهِمْ فِي هَذَا ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِأَبِي مُوسَى : أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أَتَّهِمْكَ ، وَلَكِنْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَتَقَوَّلَ النَّاسُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Musa through a different chain of narrators in a similar manner. This version has: Umar said to Abd Musa: I do not blame you, but I am afraid that the people may talk carelessly about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is much better if the hadiths presented in fatwas, sermons, and writings are authentic and referenced, and, by the grace of Allah Ta’ala, the scholars of hadith (ashab al-hadith) have always fulfilled this duty in every era.
May Allah increase their number.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5184