Hadith 323
Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When we narrate hadith to you by meaning, then that is sufficient for you.
Hadith 324
أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ: "أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ، لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ وَلَمْ يُؤَخِّرْ، وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ إِذَا حَدَّثَ، قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ".
It is narrated from Hisham that when Imam Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) would narrate a hadith, he would not alter the order of its parts, whereas when Imam Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) would narrate a hadith, he would sometimes alter the order.
Hadith 325
أَخْبَرَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، قَالَ: "كَانَ الْحَسَنُ يُحَدِّثُ بِالْحَدِيثِ الْأَصْلُ وَاحِدٌ، وَالْكَلَامُ مُخْتَلِفٌ".
Jarir bin Hazim said: When Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated a hadith, the subject would be the same but the wording would be different. (That is, he would narrate by meaning.)
Hadith 326
أَخْبَرَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا
سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ، عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَ
عُبَيْدُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
"مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ مَثَلُ الشَّاةِ بَيْنَ الرَّبَضَيْنِ أَوْ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ"، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: لَا، إِنَّمَا قَالَ كَذَا، وَكَذَا، قَالَ: وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَزِدْ فِيهِ، وَلَمْ يُنْقِصْ مِنْهُ، وَلَمْ يُجَاوِزْهُ، وَلَمْ يُقَصِّرْ عَنْهُ.
Ubaid bin Umair narrated a hadith from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of a hypocrite is like a goat sitting in a pen, or like two goats among a flock." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: No, not like that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said it in this and this way. The narrator said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would not add or subtract anything from what he heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor would he go beyond it, nor would he fall short in it.
Hadith 327
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ الشَّعْبِيُّ، وَالنَّخَعِيُّ، وَالْحَسَنُ يُحَدِّثُونَ بِالْحَدِيثِ مَرَّةً هَكَذَا، وَمَرَّةً هَكَذَا، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، فَقَالَ: "أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَوْ حَدَّثُوا بِهِ كَمَا سَمِعُوهُ، كَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ".
Abdullah bin Awn said: When Imam Sha’bi, Imam Ibrahim Nakha’i, and Imam Hasan Basri (may Allah have mercy on them) narrated hadith, sometimes they would narrate it in one way and sometimes in another. I mentioned this to Imam Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him), so he said: If they narrate it exactly as they heard it, that would be better for them.
Hadith 328
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَثَّامٌ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: "إِنِّي لَأَسْمَعُ الْحَدِيثَ لَحْنًا، فَأَلْحَنُ اتِّبَاعًا لِمَا سَمِعْتُ".
Abu Muammar said: When I hear a hadith in a certain style or tone, I follow it in the same manner as I heard it, adopting that style.