حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ زَکَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ عَلَی الْمِنْبَرِ وَأَهْوَی بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ إِلَی أُذُنَيْهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا کَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ فَمَنْ اتَّقَی الشُّبُهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ وَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي الشُّبُهَاتِ وَقَعَ فِي الْحَرَامِ کَالرَّاعِي حَوْلَ الْحِمَی يُوشِکُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ أَلَا وَإِنَّ لِکُلِّ مَلِکٍ حِمَی أَلَا وَإِنَّ حِمَی اللَّهِ مَحَارِمُهُ أَلَا وَإِنَّ فِي الْجَسَدِ مُضْغَةً إِذَا صَلُحَتْ صَلُحَ الْجَسَدُ کُلُّهُ وَإِذَا فَسَدَتْ فَسَدَ الْجَسَدُ کُلُّهُ أَلَا وَهِيَ الْقَلْبُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3984
While on the pulpit, pointing with his fingers towards his ears, Nu'man bin Bashir said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: That which is lawful is plain that which is unlawful is plain,and between them are matters that are not clear, about which not many people know. Thus he who guards against the unclear matters, he clears himself with regard to his religion and his honour. But he who falls into the unclear matters; he falls into that which is unlawful. Like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Every king has a sanctuary. And beware! Allah's sanctuary is His prohibitions. Beware! In the body there is a piece of flesh which, if it is sound, the whole body will be sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body will be corrupt. It is the heart." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020