حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ يَعْلَی التَّيْمِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَقَ عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ کَعْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ عَلَی هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ إِيَّاکُمْ وَکَثْرَةَ الْحَدِيثِ عَنِّي فَمَنْ قَالَ عَلَيَّ فَلْيَقُلْ حَقًّا أَوْ صِدْقًا وَمَنْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيَّ مَا لَمْ أَقُلْ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنْ النَّارِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 35
It was narrated that Abu Qatâdah said: “While he was on this pulpit, I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: ‘Beware of narrating too many Ahâdith from me. Whoever attributes something to me, let him speak the truth faithfully. Whoever attributes to me something that I did not say, let him take his place in Hell’” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020