The Ruling on the Hadith: “Convey from me, even if it is a single verse”

Question:
This questioner asks: Is the hadith

Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah

بلغوا عني ولو آية

authentic?

Answer:
This is authentic; al-Bukhari narrated it in his Sahih, yes.

Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah

بلغوا عني ولو آية

The one who memorizes His saying, the Exalted:

O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ

[Muhammad:33], conveys it. The one who memorizes His saying, (Exalted and Majestic is He):

Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.

حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِين

[al-Baqarah:238], conveys it. In this manner, the one who understands and memorizes His saying, the Exalted:

And establish prayer and give zakah and obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy.

وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

[al-Nur:56], conveys it. He hears a hadith and memorizes it:

The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.

إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى

“Actions are by intentions.” He hears the saying of the Messenger ﷺ:

All my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse.

كل أمتي يدخلون الجنة إلا من أبى

It was said: O Messenger of Allah, who refuses? He said:

Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me is the one who refuses (to enter it).

من أطاعني دخل الجنة، ومن عصاني فقد أبى

And so on, what he memorizes, yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.

Source binbaz.org.sa

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

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