The Book of the Sunnah

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 5

باب مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حَدِيثًا وَهُوَ يُرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ

He who narrated (a Hadith) from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he considers it to be false

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 6

باب اتِّبَاعِ سُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ

Following the way of the Rightly Guided Caliphs

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 7

باب اجْتِنَابِ الْبِدَعِ وَالْجَدَلِ

Avoiding Bid'ah (innovation) and dispute

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 8

باب اجْتِنَابِ الرَّأْىِ وَالْقِيَاسِ

Avoiding individual opinion and analogy (with regard to matters of religion)

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 9

باب فِي الإِيمَانِ

Regarding Faith

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 10

باب فِي الْقَدَرِ

Regarding the Divine Decree (Qadr)

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11

بَابٌ في فَضَائِلِ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

The virtues of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11a

باب فَضْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رضى الله عنه

The Virtue of Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra)

9 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11b

باب فَضْلِ عُمَرَ رضى الله عنه

The Virtue of 'Umar (ra)

7 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11c

باب فَضْلِ عُثْمَانَ رضى الله عنه

The Virtues of 'Uthman (ra)

5 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11d

باب فَضْلِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رضى الله عنه

The Virtue of `Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)

8 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11e

باب فَضْلِ الزُّبَيْرِ رضى الله عنه

The Virtues of Zubayr (ra)

3 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11f

باب فَضْلِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ رضى الله عنه

The Virtues of Talha ibn Ubaidillah (ra)

4 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11g

باب فَضْلِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رضى الله عنه

The Virtue of Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas (ra)

4 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11h

باب فَضَائِلِ الْعَشَرَةِ رضى الله عنهم

The Virtue of the Ten (ra)

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11i

باب فَضْلِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ رضى الله عنه

The Virtue of Abu `Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah (ra)

2 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11j

باب فَضْلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضى الله عنه

The Virtue of `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud (ra)

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11k

باب فَضْلِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رضى الله عنه

The Virtue of `Abbas ibn `Abdul Muttalib (ra)

2 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11l

باب فَضْلِ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ ابْنَىْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رضى الله عنهم

The Virtue of al-Hasan and al-Husain, the two sons of `Ali ibn Abi Talib (raa)

4 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11m

باب فَضْلِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ

The Virtue of `Ammar ibn Yasir (ra)

3 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11n

باب فَضْلِ سَلْمَانَ وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ وَالْمِقْدَادِ

The Virtue of Salman, Abu Dharr, and Miqdad

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11o

باب فَضَائِلِ بِلاَلٍ

The Virtues of Bilal

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11p

باب فَضَائِلِ خَبَّابٍ

The Virtues of Khabbab

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11q

باب فَضْلِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ

The Virtue of Abu Dharr

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11r

باب فَضْلِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ

The Virtue of Sa`d ibn Mu`adh

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11s

باب فَضْلِ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ

The Virtue of Jarir ibn `Abdillah al-Bajali

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11t

باب فَضْلِ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ

The Virtue of the People of Badr

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11u

باب فَضْلِ الأَنْصَارِ

The Virtue of the Ansar

3 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 11v

باب فَضْلِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

The Virtues of ibn `Abbas (ra)

1 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 12

باب فِي ذِكْرِ الْخَوَارِجِ

Mention of the Khawarij

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 13

باب فِيمَا أَنْكَرَتِ الْجَهْمِيَّةُ

Concerning what the Jahmiyyah denied (i.e., seeing Allah in the Hereafter, etc.)

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 14

باب مَنْ سَنَّ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً أَوْ سَيِّئَةً

One who introduces a good or evil practice

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 15

باب مَنْ أَحْيَا سُنَّةً قَدْ أُمِيتَتْ

One who revives a Sunnah that had died out

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 16

باب فَضْلِ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ

The virtue of one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 17

باب فَضْلِ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ

The virtue of the scholars, and encouragement to seek knowledge

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 18

باب مَنْ بَلَّغَ عِلْمًا

He who conveys knowledge

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 19

باب مَنْ كَانَ مِفْتَاحًا لِلْخَيْرِ

One who opens the door to good

2 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 20

باب ثَوْابِ مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ

The reward of the one teaching the people the good

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 21

باب مَنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُوطَأَ عَقِبَاهُ

He who dislikes having people walk behind him

3 hadiths

The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 22

باب الْوَصَاةِ بِطَلَبَةِ الْعِلْمِ

The directive regarding seekers of knowledge

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 23

باب الاِنْتِفَاعِ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْعَمَلِ بِهِ

Gaining benefit from knowledge and acting in accordance with it

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The Book of the Sunnah · Chapter 24

باب مَنْ سُئِلَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ، فَكَتَمَهُ

One who is asked about knowledge but conceals it

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Sunan Ibn Majah · Book introduction · Hadith 263

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ إِذَا لَعَنَ آخِرُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ أَوَّلَهَا فَمَنْ كَتَمَ حَدِيثًا فَقَدْ كَتَمَ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When the last people of this Ummah curse the first, (at that time) whoever conceals a Hadith will be concealing what Allah has revealed.'" (Maudu')

Sunan Ibn Majah · Book introduction · Hadith 264

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الأَزْهَرِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ مَنْ سُئِلَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ فَكَتَمَهُ أُلْجِمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِلِجَامٍ مِنْ نَارٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Yusuf bin Ibrahim said: 'I heard Anas bin Malik say: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Whoever is asked about knowledge and conceals it, it will be bridled on the Day of Resurrection with reins of fire.'"

Sunan Ibn Majah · Book introduction · Hadith 265

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ حِبَّانَ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَابٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ مَنْ كَتَمَ عِلْم…

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever conceals knowledge which Allah has made beneficial for mankind's affairs of religion, Allah will bridle him with reins of fire on…

Sunan Ibn Majah · Book introduction · Hadith 266

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَفْصِ بْنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْكَرَابِيسِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ مَنْ سُئِلَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ يَعْلَمُهُ فَكَتَمَهُ أُلْ…

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever is asked about knowledge that he has and he conceals it, will be bridled on the Day of Resurrection with reins of fire.'"