Hadith 2951

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْكَلْبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " اتَّقُوا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِّي إِلَّا مَا عَلِمْتُمْ ، فَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ، وَمَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِرَأْيِهِ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
´Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:` that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Beware of narrating from me except what I taught you, for whoever lies about me on purpose, then let him take his seat in the Fire. And whoever says (something) about the Qur'an according to his (own) opinion, then let him take his seat in the Fire."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2951
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف، المشكاة (235) ، نقد التاج، الضعيفة (1783) ، صفة الصلاة // ضعيف الجامع الصغير وزيادته (114) //  |  زبیر علی زئی: (2951) إسناده ضعيف / انظر الحديث السابق : 2950
Hadith Takhrij «انظر ماقبلہ (ضعیف) (تراجع الالبانی 158)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication:
Its chain of narration is weak.
◄ It has been narrated by Tirmidhi, Ahmad [1؍293 ح2675، 1؍323 ح2974، 1؍327 ح3024], Ibn Abi Shaybah [المصنف 8؍573 ح26244، المسند بحواله بيان الوهم والايهام لابن القطان 5؍253 ح2459], Darimi [1؍76 ح238], Tahawi [شرح مشكل الآثار 1؍358 ح392], Tabarani [المعجم الكبير 12؍35 -36 ح12393], Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili [المسند 4؍228 ح2338، 5؍11۔ ح2721], Baghawi [شرح السنه 1؍ 257 ح117، وقال : هذا حديث حسن], and Qadi Muhammad bin Salamah al-Quda'i [مسند الشهاب 1؍327 ح554] through the chain of «ابوعوانه الوضاح بن عبدالله اليشكري عن عبدالاعليٰ بن عامر الثعلبي عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه».
◄ Imam Tirmidhi and Baghawi have called it hasan, but this chain is weak due to Abd al-A'la bin 'Amir.
Regarding him (Abd al-A'la), Haythami said:
«والأكثر عليٰ تضعيفه»
"And most are upon declaring him weak." [مجمع الزوائد 1؍147]
That is, the majority have declared him weak, and whoever the majority of hadith scholars declare weak, he is indeed weak.
◄ Regarding Abd al-A'la al-Thalabi, Hafiz Dhahabi said:
«لين ضعفه أحمد»
"He is weak; Ahmad (bin Hanbal) declared him weak." [الكاشف 2؍ 130]
◄ Imam Ahmad said:
«عبد الأعليٰ الثعلبي ضعيف الحديث عبدالاعليٰ الثعلبي»
"He is weak in hadith." [كتاب العلل ومعرفة الرجال 1؍394 فقره : 787]
◄ As a note, it is mentioned through the chain of 'Abd al-Wahhab bin Abi 'Ismah al-'Ukbari (whose reliability is unknown): «ثنا أحمد بن حميد عن أحمد بن حنبل» that regarding the aforementioned Abd al-A'la, it is narrated: «منكر الحديث عن سعيد بن جبير» that he used to narrate munkar (rejected) hadiths from Sa'id bin Jubayr. [الكامل لابن عدي 5؍1953]
↰ Its chain is weak due to Ibn Abi 'Ismah.

Note No. ①
Hafiz Ibn al-Qattan al-Fasi, after transmitting the aforementioned narration from Musnad Ibn Abi Shaybah with the chain of Abd al-A'la, said:
«فالحديث صحيح من هذا الطريق»
"Thus, this hadith is authentic through this chain." [بيان الوهم والايهام 5؍253]
This is a strange error, because Ibn al-Qattan himself, regarding another narration, declared it «لا يصح»—i.e., not authentic—due to Abd al-A'la al-Thalabi, and he has transmitted criticism of the aforementioned Abd al-A'la from the noble hadith scholars. See: [بيان الوهم والايهام 4؍211 ح1702]

Note No. ②
Ibn Jarir al-Tabari said:
«حدثنا ابن حميد قال : حدثنا جرير عن ليث عن بكر عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس قال : من تكلم فى القرآن برأيه فليتبوأ مقعده من النار»
"(Muhammad) bin Humayd (al-Razi) narrated to us, he said: Jarir (bin 'Abd al-Hamid) narrated to us, from Layth (bin Abi Sulaym), from Bakr (?), from Sa'id bin Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas radi Allahu anhuma (as a mawquf narration): Whoever speaks about the Qur'an based on his own opinion, let him seek his abode in the Fire." [تفسير طبري ج1 ص27]
◄ The chain of this narration is weak for three reasons:
➊ Muhammad bin Humayd al-Razi is weak and criticized according to the majority of hadith scholars.
➋ Layth bin Abi Sulaym is weak according to the majority of hadith scholars. See: [البدر المنير لابن الملقن 7؍227 خلاصة البدر المنير 78] and [زوائد ابن ماجه للبوصيري: 208]
➌ There is uncertainty regarding the identification of Bakr.
◄ Husayn Salim Asad (an Arab researcher) considered (Muhammad) bin Humayd (al-Razi) as 'Abd bin Humayd (!), Layth as Layth bin Sa'd (!), and Bakr as Bakr bin Sawadah (!), and wrote:
«وهذا إسناد صحيح»
"And this chain is authentic." [مسند ابي يعليٰ كا حاشيه 9؍228۔ 229 ح2338]
↰ This is a strange error, and to call this chain with weak narrators authentic is absolutely incorrect.

Benefit:
The hadith of «من كذب على متعمدا فليتبوأ مقعده من النار» is established in Sahih al-Bukhari [110] and Sahih Muslim [3] from our master Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu as a marfu' narration, and it is mutawatir from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Also see: [اضواء المصابيح : حديث 233], [سنن ترمذي 2257]
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 232