41/10. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2663 — Accepting the Prophet’s Commands
What Saying Has Been Prohibited Regarding The Hadith Of the Prophet (SAW)
Hadith About Following the Sunnah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2663
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2663
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، وَسَالِمٍ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، وَغَيْرُهُ، رَفَعَهُ قَالَ " لاَ أُلْفِيَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ مُتَّكِئًا عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ يَأْتِيهِ أَمْرٌ مِمَّا أَمَرْتُ بِهِ أَوْ نَهَيْتُ عَنْهُ فَيَقُولُ لاَ أَدْرِي مَا وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ اتَّبَعْنَاهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً وَسَالِمٍ أَبِي النَّضْرِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ إِذَا رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَلَى الاِنْفِرَادِ بَيَّنَ حَدِيثَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَالِمٍ أَبِي النَّضْرِ وَإِذَا جَمَعَهُمَا رَوَى هَكَذَا . وَأَبُو رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْمُهُ أَسْلَمُ .
Abu Rafi' Narrated from:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin Abu Rafi: From Abu Rafi' And Others, From The Prophet (ﷺ) Who Said: "Let Me Not Find One Of You Reclining On His Couch When A Command I Ordered, Or A Prohibition From Me Comes To Him, And He Says: 'I Do Not Know. What We Find In The Book Of Allah, We Follow It.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2663In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 19English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2663
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2663
This Hadith warns against a careless attitude toward the commands and prohibitions of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم describes someone reclining comfortably when a command or prohibition from him reaches him, then saying he only follows what he finds in the Book of Allah. The Hadith does not speak about ordinary ignorance. It warns against dismissing the Prophet’s instruction after it has come. The core teaching is respect for the Sunnah and taking prophetic guidance seriously. A hadith about following the Sunnah shows that the words of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم are not to be brushed aside. A believer should receive his commands and prohibitions with humility, care, and readiness to obey.
What we learn from this hadith
- The commands of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم should not be dismissed lightly.
- Following Allah’s Book does not mean rejecting the Prophet’s guidance.
- Comfort and ease should not lead to religious carelessness.
- A Muslim should respond to prophetic instruction with respect.
