What is the meaning of the hadith: “Report from the Children of Israel, and there is no harm”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: It came in the hadithJami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam) He asks: What is the intended meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan Abi Dawud 3662Sahih (Al-Albani)
Answer:
It means the Isra'iliyyat (narrations from the Children of Israel); report them because they contain benefit and lessons, provided they are not known to be false. Provided they are not known to be false, you know that they are false. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: It came in the hadith
Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah, and narrate from the Children of Isra'il, and there is no harm
بلغوا عني ولو آية وحدثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرجrelate traditions from the children of Isra'il; there is no harm.
حدثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج؟Answer:
It means the Isra'iliyyat (narrations from the Children of Israel); report them because they contain benefit and lessons, provided they are not known to be false. Provided they are not known to be false, you know that they are false. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى الحديث حدثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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