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Sunan Ibn Majah 56 — Speaking by Personal Opinion
Avoiding individual opinion and analogy (with regard to matters of religion)
Hadith About Speaking by Personal Opinion in Religion
Sunan Ibn Majah : 56
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 56
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " لَمْ يَزَلْ أَمْرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُعْتَدِلاً حَتَّى نَشَأَ فِيهِمُ الْمُوَلَّدُونَ أَبْنَاءُ سَبَايَا الأُمَمِ فَقَالُوا بِالرَّأْىِ فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا " .
Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'The affairs of the Children of Israel remained fair until Muwalladun 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.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 56In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 56
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 56
This Hadith about personal opinion in religion mentions the Children of Israel and says their affairs remained fair until a group emerged who spoke from their own opinions in religious matters. The result stated in the text is that they went astray and led others astray. The Hadith warns against treating personal opinion as religious authority. It does not say that all thinking is wrong. Rather, it warns about speaking in religious matters without proper guidance. The main lesson is simple: religion should not be shaped by careless personal views. When people speak without knowledge, harm can spread beyond themselves to others.
What we learn from this hadith
- Speaking by personal opinion in religion is warned against.
- The Hadith links such speech with going astray.
- Misguidance can spread from speakers to listeners.
- Religious matters need guidance, not careless opinion.
