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Sahih al-Bukhari 7363

Chapter: “Do not ask the people of the Scripture about anything.”

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 7363

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ

كَيْفَ تَسْأَلُونَ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ عَنْ شَىْءٍ، وَكِتَابُكُمُ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْدَثُ، تَقْرَءُونَهُ مَحْضًا لَمْ يُشَبْ وَقَدْ حَدَّثَكُمْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ بَدَّلُوا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَغَيَّرُوهُ وَكَتَبُوا بِأَيْدِيهِمُ الْكِتَابَ وَقَالُوا هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ‏.‏ لِيَشْتَرُوا بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً، أَلاَ يَنْهَاكُمْ مَا جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ عَنْ مَسْأَلَتِهِمْ، لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلاً يَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنِ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ‏.‏

Narrated Ubaidullah:

Ibn `Abbas said, "Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Qur'an) which has been revealed to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7363, 2685, 7523).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيم ) هُوَ اِبْن سَعْد بْن إِبْرَاهِيم الْمَذْكُورُ قَرِيبًا. قَوْله ( كَيْف تَسْأَلُونَ أَهْل الْكِتَاب عَنْ شَيْء ) تَقَدَّمَ شَرْحه فِي " كِتَاب الشَّهَادَات " وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة عِكْرِمَة عَنْ اِبْن عَبَّاس عِنْد اِبْن أَبِي شَيْبَة " عَنْ كُتُبهمْ ". قَوْله ( وَكِتَابُكُمْ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَى رَسُوله أَحْدَثُ ) كَذَا وَقَعَ مُخْتَصَرًا هُنَا وَتَقَدَّمَ بِلَفْظِ " أَحْدَثُ الْكُتُب " وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة عِكْرِمَة " وَعِنْدكُمْ كِتَاب اللَّه أَحْدَثُ الْكُتُب عَهْدًا بِاَللَّهِ " وَتَقَدَّمَ تَوْجِيه أَحْدَثُ وَيَأْتِي وَقَوْله " لَا يَنْهَاكُمْ " اِسْتِفْهَام مَحْذُوف الْأَدَاة بِدَلِيلِ مَا تَقَدَّمَ فِي الشَّهَادَات " أَوْ لَا يَنْهَاكُمْ " وَقَوْله…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2685

Ibn `Abbas said, "O Muslims? How do you ask the people of the Scriptures, though your Book (i.e. the Qur'an) which was revealed to His Prophet is the most recent information from Allah and you recite it, the Book that has not been distorted? Allah has revealed to you that the people of the…

يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، كَيْفَ تَسْأَلُونَ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ، وَكِتَابُكُمُ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْدَثُ الأَخْبَارِ بِاللَّهِ، تَقْرَءُونَهُ لَمْ يُشَبْ، وَقَدْ حَدَّثَكُمُ اللَّهُ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 7523

`Abdullah bin `Abbas said, "O the group of Muslims! How can you ask the people of the Scriptures about anything while your Book which Allah has revealed to your Prophet contains the most recent news from Allah and is pure and not distorted? Allah has told you that the people of the Scriptures have…

كَيْفَ تَسْأَلُونَ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ عَنْ شَىْءٍ وَكِتَابُكُمُ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْدَثُ الأَخْبَارِ بِاللَّهِ مَحْضًا لَمْ يُشَبْ وَقَدْ حَدَّثَكُمُ اللَّهُ أَنَّ أَهْلَ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2828

In the life-time of the Prophet, Abu Talha did not fast because of the Jihad, but after the Prophet (ﷺ) died I never saw him without fasting except on `Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Aclha.

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