Hadith 2665

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ : " اسْتَأْذَنَّا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْكِتَابَةِ فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَنَا " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ أَيْضًا عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، رَوَاهُ هَمَّامٌ , عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ .
´Narrated Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri:` "We sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for writing but he did not permit us."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب العلم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2665
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الزہد 16 (3004) (بلفظ ’’ لاتکتبوا عني، ومن کتب عني غیر القرآن فلیمحہ ‘‘ ) ( تحفة الأشراف : 4167) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The reason for this is that, in the early period of Islam, the ruling was: “Do not write anything from me, and whoever has written anything from me other than the Qur’an, let him erase it. And narrate from me, and there is no harm.” (Sahih Muslim) That is, do not write anything of mine except the Qur’an, and if anyone has written anything other than the Qur’an, let him erase it. However, there is no harm in narrating my hadiths. Later, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), through his statement: “Convey from me, even if it is a single verse,” granted permission for this as well.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2665