Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In Masjid al-Khayf, I came to see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and his Companions said to me: "O Wathilah! Move aside!" (that is, move away from in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave him! For he has come to ask a question." The narrator states: I drew near and said: "O Messenger of Allah! May my father and mother be ransomed for you, explain to us rulings that we may hold on to even after you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your own self should give you the ruling." The narrator says: I said: "How can that be?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave what seems doubtful to you for what does not seem doubtful to you, whatever rulings those who give rulings may give you." I asked: "How will I know that?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Place your hand on your heart, for the heart finds peace in the lawful and does not find peace in the unlawful; and the God-fearing Muslim leaves even a minor sin, fearing that he may fall into a major sin." I said: "May my father be ransomed for you, what is partisanship ('asabiyyah)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That a man helps his people in wrongdoing." I asked: "Who is the greedy one?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One who seeks earnings unlawfully." I asked: "Who is the God-fearing one?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One who stops at what is doubtful." I asked: "Who is the believer?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One from whom people are safe regarding their wealth and their lives." I asked: "Who is the Muslim?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One from whose tongue and hand the other Muslims are safe." I asked: "Which jihad is most excellent?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Speaking the right word before an unjust ruler."
Abu Ya'la and al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Ubayd bin al-Qasim, who is matruk (abandoned).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 18115
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