Mishkat al-Masabih, 239
Hadith text · Matn
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
الْعِلْمُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: آيَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ أَوْ سُنَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ أَوْ فَرِيضَةٌ عَادِلَةٌ وَمَا كَانَ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ فضل
. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه
English translation
‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr reported God's messenger as saying, “Knowledge has three categories:
a precise verse, or an established <i>sunna</i>, or a firm obligatory duty. Anything else is an extra.” Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 2, Hadith 36