حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَمْ يَزَلْ أَمْرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُعْتَدِلًا حَتَّی نَشَأَ فِيهِمْ الْمُوَلَّدُونَ أَبْنَائُ سَبَايَا الْأُمَمِ فَقَالُوا بِالرَّأْيِ فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 56
It was narrated that ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Aim bin ‘Aas said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H say: ‘The affairs of the Children of Israel remained fair until Muwatladufl emerged among them — the children of female slaves from other nations. They spoke of their own opinions (in religious matters), and so they went astray and led others astray.’” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020