Jundub reported God’s messenger as saying, “ If anyone interprets the Qur’an in the light of his own opinion and is right, he has erred.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب العلم / 235
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «إسناده ضعيف، رواه الترمذي (2952 وقال: ھذا حديث غريب و قد تکلم بعض أھل الحديث في سھيل بن أبي حزم) و أبو داود (3652) ٭ سھيل بن عبد الله ھو ابن مھران و ھو ابن أبي حزم: ضعيف کما في تقريب التهذيب (2672)»
Hadith Authentication: Its chain of narration is weak. ◄ Imam Tirmidhi said: «هذا حديث غريب، وقد تكلم بعض أهل الحديث فى سهيل بن أبى حزم» “This hadith is gharib. Some of the scholars of hadith (muhaddithun) have criticized Suhail ibn Abi Hazm.” [سنن ترمذي ص 660] ◄ Abu Bakr Suhail ibn Abi Hazm al-Qata'i al-Basri is weak. See: [تقريب التهذيب 2672]
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 235
´Narrated Jundab bin 'Abdullah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever says (something) about the Qur'an according to his own opinion and he is correct, yet he has committed a mistake." This Hadith is Gharib. Some of the people of Hadith have criticized Suhail bin Abi Hazm. [Imam At-Tirmidhi said:] This is how it has been reported from some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ), and others. They were very stern about this - about explaining the Qur'an without knowledge. As for what has been related from Mujãhid, Qatadah and others, among the people of knowledge, that they would interpret the Qur'an, then it should not be thought about them that they would say something about the Qur'an, or interpret it without knowledge, or according to their own intellect. Rather that which proves what we have said has been reported from them, that they would not say something from themselves without knowledge. Husain bin Mahdi Al-Basri narrated to us (he said: AbdurRazzaq narrated to us, from Ma'mar, from Qatadah who said): "There is no Ayah in the Qur'an except that I have heard something about it." Ibn Abi 'Umar narrated to us (he said): "Sufyan bin 'Uyainah narrated to us, from Al-A'mash who said: 'Mujãhid said: If you recited the recitation of Ibn Mas'ud, you would not need to ask Ibn 'Abbãs about much of what you ask him regarding the Qur'an."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: Note: (In the chain of narration, Suhail is a weak narrator.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2952
Narrated Jundub: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone interprets the Book of Allah in the light of his opinion even if he is right, he has erred.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: Note: This narration is weak. However, the issue remains that interpreting the Book of Allah without knowledge and understanding is a great and grave audacity. Similarly, for the explanation of the statements of the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), deep grounding in the Islamic sciences is essential.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3652