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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Virtues

Sahih Muslim 2362

Chapter: The Obligation To Obey What He Says With Regard To Matters Of Religion, But Not What He Says With Regard To Worldly Matters

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2362

Narrator:Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الرُّومِيِّ الْيَمَامِيُّ، وَعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ، جَعْفَرٍ الْمَعْقِرِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمَّارٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّجَاشِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ وَهُمْ يَأْبُرُونَ النَّخْلَ يَقُولُونَ يُلَقِّحُونَ النَّخْلَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا كُنَّا نَصْنَعُهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَعَلَّكُمْ لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا كَانَ خَيْرًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَتَرَكُوهُ فَنَفَضَتْ أَوْ فَنَقَصَتْ - قَالَ - فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ إِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ مِنْ دِينِكُمْ فَخُذُوا بِهِ وَإِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ مِنْ رَأْىٍ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ ‏"

Rafi' b. Khadij reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to Medina and the people had been grafting the trees. He said:

What are you doing? They said: We are grafting them, whereupon he said: It may perhaps be good for you if you do not do that, so they abandoned this practice (and the date-palms) began to yield less fruit. They made a mention of it (to the Holy Prophet), whereupon he said: I am a human being, so when I command you about a thing pertaining to religion, do accept it, and when I command you about a thing out of my personal opinion, keep it in mind that I am a human being. 'Ikrima reported that he said something like this.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2362).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَد بْن جَعْفَر الْمَعْقِرِيّ ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم وَإِسْكَان الْعَيْن الْمُهْمَلَة وَكَسْر الْقَاف مَنْسُوب إِلَى مَعْقِر وَهِيَ نَاحِيَة مِنْ الْيَمَن. وَ ( يَأْبُرُونَ ) بِكَسْرِ الْبَاء وَضَمّهَا. يُقَالُ مِنْهُ : أَبَرَ يَأْبُرُ وَيَأْبِرُ كَبَذَرَ يَبْذُرُ وَيَبْذِرُ , وَيُقَالُ : أَبَّرَ يُؤَبِّرُ بِالتَّشْدِيدِ تَأْبِيرًا. قَوْله ( فَنَفَضَتْ أَوْ فَنَقَصَتْ ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْحُرُوف كُلّهَا , وَالْأَوَّل بِالْفَاءِ وَالضَّاد الْمُعْجَمَة , وَالثَّانِي بِالْقَافِ وَالْمُهْمَلَة. وَأَمَّا قَوْله فِي آخِر الْحَدِيث : ( قَالَ الْمَعْقِرِيّ : فَنَفَضَتْ ) بِالْفَاءِ وَالْمُعْجَمَة , وَمَعْنَاهُ أَسْقَطَتْ تَمْرهَا. قَالَ أَهْل اللُّغَة : وَيُقَالُ لِذَلِكَ ال…

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 147

God’s Prophet came to Medina when they were fecundating the palm trees. He asked, “What are you doing?” and they replied, “We have been accustomed to do it.” He said, “Perhaps if you did not do it it would be better so they gave it up, but the crop was diminished. They mentioned that to him and he…

وَعَن رَافع بن خديج قَالَ: قَدِمَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وهم يأبرون النَّخْلَ فَقَالَ: «مَا تَصْنَعُونَ» قَالُوا كُنَّا نَصْنَعُهُ قَالَ «لَعَلَّكُمْ لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا كَانَ خَيْرًا»…

Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj

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