Hadith about Writing the Sunnah

8 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 3 are translated into English.

Filter these hadith (collection, grade, narrator…)

Authentic Sahih Muslim intro-14

There will be in the latter time of my Ummah people who will narrate what neither you nor your fathers have heard. Beware of them

"There will be in the latter time of my Ummah people who will narrate what neither you nor your fathers have heard. Beware of them."

سَيَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي أُنَاسٌ يُحَدِّثُونَكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ وَلاَ آبَاؤُكُمْ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions Explained

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3646

Write down; for by the One in Whose Hand my soul is, nothing comes out of it except the truth

I used to write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in order to memorize it. The Quraysh prohibited me, saying: "Do you write down everything that you hear from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while…

اكْتُبْ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ حَقٌّ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 3 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 3004

Do not write down anything from me, and he who wrote down anything from me except the Qur'an, he should erase it. But, narrate from me, for there is nothing wrong in doing so. Whoever attributes any falsehood to me, let him occupy his seat in Hellfire

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not write down anything from me, and he who wrote down anything from me except the Qur'an, he should erase it. But, narrate from me, for there is nothing wrong in doing so. Whoever…

لاَ تَكْتُبُوا عَنِّي وَمَنْ كَتَبَ عَنِّي غَيْرَ الْقُرْآنِ فَلْيَمْحُهُ وَحَدِّثُوا عَنِّي وَلاَ حَرَجَ وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَىَّ - قَالَ هَمَّامٌ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ - مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri Explained

Hadith about Writing the Sunnah

There will be in the latter time of my Ummah people who will narrate what neither you nor your fathers have heard. Beware of them

Write down; for by the One in Whose Hand my soul is, nothing comes out of it except the truth

Do not write down anything from me, and he who wrote down anything from me except the Qur'an, he should erase it. But, narrate from me, for there is nothing wrong in doing so. Whoever attributes any falsehood to me, let him occupy his seat in Hellfire

Queue

Playback options

All sections

Listen

Read the Quran

Prayer and supplications

Hadith

Learn

Calendar and articles

Tools

Share as image

There will be in the latter time of my Ummah people who will narrate what neither you nor your fathers have heard. Beware of them

Write down; for by the One in Whose Hand my soul is, nothing comes out of it except the truth

Do not write down anything from me, and he who wrote down anything from me except the Qur'an, he should erase it. But, narrate from me, for there is nothing wrong in doing so. Whoever attributes any falsehood to me, let him occupy his seat in Hellfire

Queue Clear queue Close

Playback optionsClose

Queue

Playback options