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Sunan Abu Dawud 3652

Chapter: Speaking about the book of Allah without knowledge

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3652

Narrator:Jundab ibn Abdullah

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْمُقْرِئُ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ، - أَخُو حَزْمٍ الْقُطَعِيِّ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عِمْرَانَ، عَنْ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ قَالَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِرَأْيِهِ فَأَصَابَ فَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ ‏"

Narrated Jundub:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone interprets the Book of Allah in the light of his opinion even if he is right, he has erred.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3652).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مَنْ قَالَ ) : أَيْ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ ( فِي كِتَاب اللَّه ) : أَيْ فِي لَفْظه أَوْ مَعْنَاهُ ( بِرَأْيِهِ ) : أَيْ بِعَقْلِهِ الْمُجَرَّد وَمِنْ تِلْقَاء نَفْسه مِنْ غَيْر تَتَبُّع أَقْوَال الْأَئِمَّة مِنْ أَهْل اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُطَابِقَة لِلْقَوَاعِدِ الشَّرْعِيَّة بَلْ بِحَسَبِ مَا يَقْتَضِيه عَقْله , وَهُوَ مِمَّا يَتَوَقَّف عَلَى النَّقْل قَالَ السُّيُوطِيُّ قَالَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ : إِنْ صَحَّ أَرَادَ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَمُ الرَّأْي الَّذِي يَغْلِب عَلَى الْقَلْب مِنْ غَيْر دَلِيل قَامَ عَلَيْهِ , وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَشُدّهُ بُرْهَان فَالْقَوْل بِهِ جَائِز. وَقَالَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي الْمَدْخَل : فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث نَظَر , وَإِنْ صَحَّ فَإِنَّمَا أَرَادَ بِهِ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَمُ فَقَدْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 3652
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3652
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3652
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3652

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Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2952

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever says (something) about the Qur'an according to his own opinion and he is correct, yet he has committed a mistake." This Hadith is Gharib. Some of the people of Hadith have criticized Suhail bin Abi Hazm. [Imam At-Tirmidhi said:] This is how it has been…

"‏ مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِرَأْيِهِ فَأَصَابَ فَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ ‏"

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