Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Holding Fast To The Qur’An and The Sunna
5- بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّعَمُّقِ وَالتَّنَازُعِ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْغُلُوِّ فِي الدِّينِ وَالْبِدَعِ:
(5) Chapter. What is disliked of going deeply into and arguing about (religious) knowledge, and exaggerating in matter of religion, and of inventing heresies.
6 hadith · references 7299–7305
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Bukhari · 7299إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي ، فَلَمْ يَنْتَهُوا عَنِ الْوِصَالِ ، قَالَ : فَوَاصَلَ بِهِمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ لَيْلَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَأThe Prophet (ﷺ) said (to his companions), "Do not fast Al-Wisal." They said, "But you fast Al-Wisail." He said, "I am not like you, for at night my Lord feeds me and makes me drink." But the people did not give up Al-Wis6 narratorsBukhari · 7300وَاللَّهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا مِنْ كِتَابٍ يُقْرَأُ إِلَّا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَمَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فَنَشَرَهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا أَسْنَانُ الْإِبِلِ وَإِذَا فِيهَا الْمَدِينَةُ حَرَمٌ مِنْ عَيْرٍ إِلَى كَذَا فَمَنْ أَحْدَثَ`Ali addressed us while he was standing on a brick pulpit and carrying a sword from which was hanging a scroll He said "By Allah, we have no book to read except Allah's Book and whatever is on this scroll," And then he u6 narratorsBukhari · 7301مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَتَنَزَّهُونَ عَنِ الشَّيْءِ أَصْنَعُهُ ، فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَأَشَدُّهُمْ لَهُ خَشْيَةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) did something as it was allowed from the religious point of view but some people refrained from it. When the Prophet (ﷺ) heard of that, he, after glorifying and praising Allah, said, "Why do some people r6 narratorsBukhari · 7302كَادَ الْخَيِّرَانِ أَنْ يَهْلِكَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفْدُ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ أَشَارَ أَحَدُهُمَا بِالْأَقْرَعِ بْنِ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيِّ الْحَنْظَلِيِّOnce the two righteous men, i.e., Abu Bakr and `Umar were on the verge of destruction (and that was because) When the delegate of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet, one of them (either Abu Bakr or `Umar) recommended Al-Aqra5 narratorsBukhari · 7304انْظُرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَحْمَرَ قَصِيرًا مِثْلَ وَحَرَةٍ ، فَلَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ كَذَبَ ، وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْحَمَ أَعْيَنَ ذَا أَلْيَتَيْنِ ، فَلَا أَحْسِبُ إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ'Uwaimir Al-`Ajlani came to `Asim bin `Adi and said, "If a man found another man with his wife and killed him, would you sentence the husband to death (in Qisas,) i.e., equality in punishment)? O `Asim! Please ask Allah'4 narratorsBukhari · 7305يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الظَّالِمِ اسْتَبَّا ، فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ عُثْمَانُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحْ أَحَدَهُمَا مِنَ الْآخَرِ ، فَقَالَ : اتَّئِدI proceeded till I entered upon `Umar (and while I was sitting there), his gate-keeper Yarfa came to him and said, " `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman, Az-Zubair and Sa`d ask your permission to come in." `Umar allowed them. So they13 narrators