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On the authority of Jurthum bin Nashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

Verily Allah the Almighty has laid down religious obligations (fara'id), so do not neglect them. He has set boundaries, so do not overstep them. He has prohibited some things, so do not violate them; about some things He was silent, out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness, so seek not after them.

[Daraqutni]

عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ جُرْثُومِ بن نَاشِر رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَال:

"إنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ فَلَا تُضَيِّعُوهَا، وَحَدَّ حُدُودًا فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا، وَحَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ فَلَا تَنْتَهِكُوهَا، وَسَكَتَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ غَيْرَ نِسْيَانٍ فَلَا تَبْحَثُوا عَنْهَا".

حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ الدَّارَقُطْنِيّ ْ"في سننه" [4/184]، وَغَيْرُهُ.

Verily Allah the Almighty has laid down religious obligations (fara'id), so do not neglect them. He has set boundaries, so do not overstep them. He has prohibited some things, so do not violate them; about some things He was silent, out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness, so seek not after them.

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الحديث الثلاثون

عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِي جُرْثُوْمِ بْنِ نَاشِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ : إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ فَلاَ تُضَيِّعُوْهَا، وَحَدَّ حُدُوْداً فَلاَ تَعْتَدُوْهَا، وَحَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ فَلاَ تَنْتَهِكُوْهَا، وَسَكَتَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ غَيْرَ نِسْيَانٍ فَلاَ تَبْحَثُوا عَنْهَا

[حديث حسن رواه الدارقطني وغيره]



30th Hadith - Translation

It was narrated on the authority of Abi Thalabah Al-Khushani Jurthum Bin Nashir (R.A.) that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) said:

"Verily Allah the Almighty has prescribed the obligatory deeds, so do not neglect them; He has set certain limits, so do not go beyond them; He has forbidden certain things, so do not indulge in them; and He has said nothing about certain things, as an act of mercy to you, not out of forgetfulness, so do not go enquiring into these."

[Related by Al-Daraqutni and others - Al-Nawawi said this is a Hasan (fine) hadith]



Brief Narration

This hadith has been recorded by a number of scholars. They all recorded this hadith through the chain of Dawood Ibn Abi Hind on the authority of Makhool from Abi Thalabah Al-Khushani. This hadith is regarded as a weak hadith by many scholars such as Al-Bukhari, Ahmad and Hatem.



The meaning of the statement which says: "He (Allah the Almighty) has set certain limits, so do not go beyond them." has been emphasized in the Quran. Allah says:

“These are the bounds, the limits set by Allah. Do not then transgress them for who transgress them are evil doers.” (Surah Al-Baqarah: 2:229)

“And those are the set limits of Allah and whosoever transgresses the set limits of Allah then he indeed has wronged himself.” (Surah Al-Talaq: 65:1)

(Reference: Commentary of Forty Hadiths of An-Nawawi by Dr. Jamal Ahmed Badi)