أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ وَإِنَّ الْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ وَإِنَّ بَيْنَ ذَلِکَ أُمُورًا مُشْتَبِهَاتٍ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ وَإِنَّ بَيْنَ ذَلِکَ أُمُورًا مُشْتَبِهَةً وَسَأَضْرِبُ فِي ذَلِکَ مَثَلًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَمَی حِمًی وَإِنَّ حِمَی اللَّهِ مَا حَرَّمَ وَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَرْعَ حَوْلَ الْحِمَی يُوشِکُ أَنْ يُخَالِطَ الْحِمَی وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ يُوشِکُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ وَإِنَّ مَنْ خَالَطَ الرِّيبَةَ يُوشِکُ أَنْ يَجْسُرَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5726
It was narrated that An Numan bin Bashir said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم say: ‘That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, but between them there are matters which are doubtful.” And sometimes he said: “But between them are matters that are not as clear. I will describe the likeness of that for you. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has a sanctuary and the sanctuary of Allah is that which He has forbidden. Whoever grazes around the sanctuary will soon transgress into the sanctuary. And whoever approaches a matter that is unclear, he will soon wind up in the sanctuary.” And sometimes he said: “He will soon transgress, and indeed whoever mixes in doubt, he will soon cross into it.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020