Sahih al-Bukhari, 7293
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Isma'il bin 'Abdullah bin 'AbdullahfromImam MaalikfromHisham bin 'Urwafrom'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ نُهِينَا عَنِ التَّكَلُّفِ.
English translation
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).
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 96, Hadith 24
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 9, Book 92, Hadith 396 (deprecated numbering scheme)