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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الرقاقFrom the Book of Heart-Softeners
باب النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْقَصَصِ:Chapter on the prohibition of storytelling
Hadith 2814
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "لَا يَقُصُّ إِلَّا أَمِيرٌ، أَوْ مَأْمُورٌ، أَوْ مُرَاءٍ" . قُلْتُ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ: إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ مُتَكَلِّفٌ . فَقَالَ: هَذَا مَا سَمِعْتُ.
Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, who narrated from his grandfather (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As, may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “No one narrates stories (in admonition and advice) except a ruler, or one appointed by the ruler to deliver admonition, or a show-off (who does so to be praised by people for his storytelling).” Abdullah bin Amir said: I heard Amr bin Shu'aib say: We used to hear the name of the one who affects artificiality, so he said: This is what I have heard. (This is his honesty that he narrated exactly as he heard.)
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2813)
In the explanation of this hadith, Allamah Waheeduz-Zaman rahimahullah writes: In Islamic governments, it is customary that the ruler or leader himself delivers the sermon (khutbah) to the people, admonishes and advises them, or appoints as his deputy those whom he deems worthy of this task, and they deliver the sermon. This is because if everyone were given the authority to deliver sermons or admonitions, it is possible that an ignorant person might incite the general public and corrupt their beliefs, just as in our times ignorant preachers do nothing but narrate stories and tales; they have no concern for enjoining good (amr bil ma‘ruf) or forbidding evil (nahi ‘anil munkar), and instead of authentic ahadith, they narrate fabricated and weak ahadith to the people and mislead them.
Some have said that the admonition (wa‘zh) referred to here means the Friday and Eid sermons, and the intent is that the preacher (khatib) should be none other than the ruler or his deputy. This does not refer to that admonition in which a pious scholar forbids evil for the sake of Allah and enjoins good; nor can such a person be called a qass (storyteller). Rather, such scholars are the deputies and followers of the Prophets (anbiya) (end quote).
In any case, storytelling and the narration of baseless tales are, according to this hadith, prohibited. In teaching and admonition, there is an abundant treasure of the Noble Qur’an and the Prophetic ahadith, in which there are examples and authentic incidents. One should suffice with these in sermons and admonitions.
(Translator)
In the explanation of this hadith, Allamah Waheeduz-Zaman rahimahullah writes: In Islamic governments, it is customary that the ruler or leader himself delivers the sermon (khutbah) to the people, admonishes and advises them, or appoints as his deputy those whom he deems worthy of this task, and they deliver the sermon. This is because if everyone were given the authority to deliver sermons or admonitions, it is possible that an ignorant person might incite the general public and corrupt their beliefs, just as in our times ignorant preachers do nothing but narrate stories and tales; they have no concern for enjoining good (amr bil ma‘ruf) or forbidding evil (nahi ‘anil munkar), and instead of authentic ahadith, they narrate fabricated and weak ahadith to the people and mislead them.
Some have said that the admonition (wa‘zh) referred to here means the Friday and Eid sermons, and the intent is that the preacher (khatib) should be none other than the ruler or his deputy. This does not refer to that admonition in which a pious scholar forbids evil for the sake of Allah and enjoins good; nor can such a person be called a qass (storyteller). Rather, such scholars are the deputies and followers of the Prophets (anbiya) (end quote).
In any case, storytelling and the narration of baseless tales are, according to this hadith, prohibited. In teaching and admonition, there is an abundant treasure of the Noble Qur’an and the Prophetic ahadith, in which there are examples and authentic incidents. One should suffice with these in sermons and admonitions.
(Translator)
