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Musnad Ahmad 1139 (Book 5, Hadith 554) #34780
Following Sunnah Over Opinion

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) over any opinion of people.

It was narrated from Marwan bin Al-Hakam that he said: I saw 'Ali and 'Uthman (رضي الله عنهما) between Makkah and Madinah'.Uthman was telling people not to do tamattu' or join them together (Hajj and 'Umrah, ie, qiran). When 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) saw that, he entered ihram for both of them together and said: Here I am for 'Umrah and Hajj together 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) said: You see me telling the people not to do that and you do it? He said: I will not give up a Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah for the opinion of anyone among the people.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا وَعُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ وَعُثْمَانُ يَنْهَى عَنْ الْمُتْعَةِ وَأَنْ يُجْمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَهَلَّ بِهِمَا فَقَالَ لَبَّيْكَ بِعُمْرَةٍ وَحَجٍّ مَعًا فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَرَانِي أَنْهَى النَّاسَ عَنْهُ وَأَنْتَ تَفْعَلُهُ قَالَ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَدَعُ سُنَّةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لِقَوْلِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ النَّاسِ‏.‏

TOPICS
opinion  *  people  *  tamattu  *  ihram  *  qiran  *  makkah  *  madinah  *  sunnah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow teachings from Prophet Muhammad PBUH, Respect others opinions, Be open towards learning from each other while keeping faith in Allah SWT at its highest level .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of following the teachings and practices of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, over any opinion or suggestion from people. It was narrated by Marwan bin Al-Hakam that he saw 'Ali and 'Uthman between Makkah and Madinah. Uthman was telling people not to do tamattu' or join Hajj and Umrah together, but Ali entered ihram for both Hajj and Umrah together saying that he will not give up a Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah for anyone's opinion among people. This hadith teaches us to always follow what has been taught by our beloved prophet even if it goes against popular opinions or beliefs among people as it is more important to follow his teachings than anything else in this world. We should also remember that we are all humans who make mistakes so we should be open to learning from each other while still keeping our faith in Allah SWT at its highest level.

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