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Sunan Ibn Majah 3984 (Book 36, Hadith 59) #33339
Avoiding Unclear Matters and Guarding One's Heart

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of avoiding unclear matters and staying away from what is unlawful. It also emphasizes the importance of guarding one's heart.

While on the pulpit, pointing with this fingers towards his ears, Nu’man bin Bashir said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain, and between them are matters that are not clear, about which not many people know. Thus he who guards against the unclear matters, he clears himself with regard to his religion and his honor. But he who falls into the unclear matters, he falls into that which is unlawful. Like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Every king has a sanctuary. And beware! Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Beware! In the body there is a piece of flesh which, if it is sound, the whole body will be sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body will be corrupt. It is the heart.’"
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَأَهْوَى بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ إِلَى أُذُنَيْهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ الْحَلاَلُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ لاَ يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الشُّبُهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ وَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي الشُّبُهَاتِ وَقَعَ فِي الْحَرَامِ كَالرَّاعِي حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ أَلاَ وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَلِكٍ حِمًى أَلاَ وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللَّهِ مَحَارِمُهُ أَلاَ وَإِنَّ فِي الْجَسَدِ مُضْغَةً إِذَا صَلُحَتْ صَلُحَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ وَإِذَا فَسَدَتْ فَسَدَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ أَلاَ وَهِيَ الْقَلْبُ

TOPICS
lawful  *  unlawful  *  matters  *  religion  *  sanctuary  *  prohibitions  *  heart  *  honor

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect for religion and honor, avoidance of unclear matters

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of avoiding unclear matters and staying away from what is unlawful. It also highlights the significance of guarding one's heart as it can affect one’s entire being. The hadith compares a person to a shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary but does not graze in it; similarly, every king has his own sanctuary which are his prohibitions that must be respected. This means that we should stay away from anything that could be considered questionable or doubtful in order to protect our religion and honor.

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