Hadith 3
Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
ENGLISH
Narrated Anas:
We were with `Umar and he said, "We have been forbidden to undertake a difficult task beyond our capability (i.e. to exceed the religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the eyes while doing ablution).
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ نُهِينَا عَنِ التَّكَلُّفِ.
Hadith referenceSahih al-Bukhari 3
CollectionSahih al-Bukhari
BookHolding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
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