Hadith 174

Sahih Muslim

Book 43: The Book of Virtues

Chapter 37

Respecting Him And Not Asking Him Unnecessary Questions

باب تَوْقِيرِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَتَرْكِ إِكْثَارِ سُؤَالِهِ عَمَّا لاَ ضَرُورَةَ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ لاَ يَت

Sahih Muslim 2358a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ، سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ لَمْ يُحَرَّمْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ ‏"
Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:

The greatest sinner amongst the Muslims is one who asked about a thing (from Allah's Apostle) which had not been forbidden for the Muslims and it was forbidden for them because of his persistently asking about it.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

سعد بن أبي وقاص

203 narrations

follower
2

'Amir bin Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

عامر بن سعد بن أبي وقاص

102 narrations

follower
3

al-Zuhri ‎,

ابن شهاب الزهري محمد بن مسلم

3,342 narrations

successor
4

Ibrahim bin Sa'd bin Ibrahim

إبراهيم بن سعد بن إبراهيم

389 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayr

يحيى بن يحيى بن بكير

883 narrations