The Meaning of the Hadith: “Convey from me even if it is a single verse”
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This Shaykh, the imam of the mosque, says that some people cite the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Convey from me even a single verse,” arguing that it is sufficient for one to know a single verse in order to convey it and call people to Allah through it.
Answer:
Yes, the hadith is authentic: “Convey from me even a single verse.” However, conveying is of two types. The first type is conveying the texts: if you have memorized a verse, you preserve it for others; if you have memorized a hadith, you preserve it for others; you recite the Qur'an to them and recite the hadiths you have memorized without interpreting them. This is merely conveying the texts: you teach people, study with them, and help them memorize. This is conveying the texts. The second type is conveying the meanings and providing explanation, and this is only for the people of knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah reward you with good. This Shaykh, the imam of the mosque, says that some people cite the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Convey from me even a single verse,” arguing that it is sufficient for one to know a single verse in order to convey it and call people to Allah through it.
Answer:
Yes, the hadith is authentic: “Convey from me even a single verse.” However, conveying is of two types. The first type is conveying the texts: if you have memorized a verse, you preserve it for others; if you have memorized a hadith, you preserve it for others; you recite the Qur'an to them and recite the hadiths you have memorized without interpreting them. This is merely conveying the texts: you teach people, study with them, and help them memorize. This is conveying the texts. The second type is conveying the meanings and providing explanation, and this is only for the people of knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
الحكمة في الدعوة إلى الله — alfawzan.live (1:16:20)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.