The Meaning of the Hadith: “Convey from me even if it is a single verse”
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “Convey from me, even if it is a single verse,” and who is the one who conveys it?
Answer:
Conveyance is of two types: conveying the texts and conveying the meanings. Conveying the texts: anyone who has memorized a verse, a surah, or an authentic hadith, he recites it to the people, conveys it to them, and preserves it for them; he makes them hear it. This is conveying the texts. As for conveying the meanings, explanation, and exegesis, that is for the people of knowledge. One who conveys to those who do not have knowledge, even if he memorizes the texts but does not understand their meaning and does not explain them to the people—meaning his explanation of them might be incorrect—so conveyance is of two types: conveying the texts and conveying the meanings. Conveying the texts is for anyone who has memorized them, even if he does not know their meanings; he preserves them for them and their wording, he perfects them for them, he makes them hear it and hears it from them. As for conveying the meanings, explanation, and exegesis, that is for the people of knowledge. Yes.
What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “Convey from me, even if it is a single verse,” and who is the one who conveys it?
Answer:
Conveyance is of two types: conveying the texts and conveying the meanings. Conveying the texts: anyone who has memorized a verse, a surah, or an authentic hadith, he recites it to the people, conveys it to them, and preserves it for them; he makes them hear it. This is conveying the texts. As for conveying the meanings, explanation, and exegesis, that is for the people of knowledge. One who conveys to those who do not have knowledge, even if he memorizes the texts but does not understand their meaning and does not explain them to the people—meaning his explanation of them might be incorrect—so conveyance is of two types: conveying the texts and conveying the meanings. Conveying the texts is for anyone who has memorized them, even if he does not know their meanings; he preserves them for them and their wording, he perfects them for them, he makes them hear it and hears it from them. As for conveying the meanings, explanation, and exegesis, that is for the people of knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم «بلّغوا عني ولو آية»؟ ومَن الذي يبلّغ؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.