Hadith 1159
1159 - وَابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ كَثْرَةُ سُؤَالِهِمْ، وَاخْتلَافُهُمْ عَلَي أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ، مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا، وَمَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ» زَادَ ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ: فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ أَبَانَ بْنَ صَالِحٍ، فَكَانَ يُعْجَبُ بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ: «فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ»
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave me as I have left you in those matters; for indeed, those before you were destroyed due to their excessive questioning and their differing with their prophets. So, refrain from what I forbid you, and do what I command you to the best of your ability." The narrator named Ibn ‘Ajlan further transmitted these words: I narrated this tradition to Aban bin Salih, and he was astonished at these words: "Do what you are able to of them."
