حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُجَالِدًا يَذْکُرُ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ کُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَطَّ خَطًّا وَخَطَّ خَطَّيْنِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَخَطَّ خَطَّيْنِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الْخَطِّ الْأَوْسَطِ فَقَالَ هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِکُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 11
Jâbir bin ‘Abdullâh said: “We were with the Prophet (P.B.U.H), and he drew a line (in the sand), then he drew two lines to its right and two to its left. Then he put his hand on the middle line and said:‘This is the path of Allah.’ Then he recited the Verse: And verily, this (i.e. Allah’s Commandments) is My straight path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path…” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020