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Sahih Muslim 1306b (Book 15, Hadith 361) #10296
Making Mistakes Due to Ignorance or Forgetfulness

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that if a person makes a mistake due to ignorance or forgetfulness, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that it is okay and there is no harm in it.

'Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As (Allah be pleased with them) reported: Allah's Messenger ﷺ stopped while riding his camel and the people began to ask him. One of the inquirers said: Messenger of Allah, I did not know that pebbles should be thrown before sacrificing the animal, and by mistake I sacrificed the animal before throwing pebbles, whereupon Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: (Now) throw pebbles and there is no harm in it. Then another (person) came saying: I did not know that the animal was to be sacrificed before shaving, but I got myself shaved before sacrificing the animal, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Sacrifice the animal (now) and there is no harm in it. He (the narrator) said: I did not hear that anything was asked on that day (shout a matter) which a person forgot and could not observe the sequence or anything like it either due to forgetfulness or ignorance, but Allah's Messenger ﷺ said (about that): Do it; there is no harm in it.
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عِيسَى بْنُ طَلْحَةَ التَّيْمِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، يَقُولُ وَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَطَفِقَ نَاسٌ يَسْأَلُونَهُ فَيَقُولُ الْقَائِلُ مِنْهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَشْعُرُ أَنَّ الرَّمْىَ قَبْلَ النَّحْرِ فَنَحَرْتُ قَبْلَ الرَّمْىِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ فَارْمِ وَلاَ حَرَجَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَطَفِقَ آخَرُ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَشْعُرْ أَنَّ النَّحْرَ قَبْلَ الْحَلْقِ فَحَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنْحَرَ ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ ‏"‏ انْحَرْ وَلاَ حَرَجَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا سَمِعْتُهُ يُسْأَلُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنْ أَمْرٍ مِمَّا يَنْسَى الْمَرْءُ وَيَجْهَلُ مِنْ تَقْدِيمِ بَعْضِ الأُمُورِ قَبْلَ بَعْضٍ وَأَشْبَاهِهَا إِلاَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ افْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ وَلاَ حَرَجَ
TOPICS
mistake  *  ignorance  *  forgetfulness  *  sequence  *  ghalta  *  jahl  *  nisyan  *  tarteel

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful when performing religious rituals , Learn from your mistakes , Be forgiving towards yourself for any errors made out of ignorance or forgetfulness .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the importance of understanding the sequence of events when performing certain religious rituals, such as throwing pebbles before sacrificing an animal or shaving before sacrificing an animal. However, if someone makes a mistake due to ignorance or forgetfulness, Allah's Messenger has said that it is okay and there is no harm in it. This teaches us the importance of being mindful and aware when performing religious rituals but also reminds us that mistakes can happen and we should not be too hard on ourselves for making them. We should instead learn from our mistakes and strive to do better next time while still being forgiving towards ourselves for any errors made out of ignorance or forgetfulness.

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