Nawawi 28 — Hold the Sunnah in Division
میری سنت اور ہدایت یافتہ خلفا کی سنت پکڑے رہو — ڈاڑھوں سے۔ نئی باتوں سے بچو، ہر بدعت گمراہی ہے۔
Hold to my Sunnah and the rightly-guided caliphs’ — bite it with molars; beware new matters, for every innovation is misguidance (abridged farewell counsel).
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Arabic
عَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي
Transliteration
Alaykum bisunnati.
Meaning
Hold to my Sunnah and the rightly-guided caliphs’ — bite it with molars; beware new matters, for every innovation is misguidance (abridged farewell counsel). | Urdu: میری سنت اور ہدایت یافتہ خلفا کی سنت پکڑے رہو — ڈاڑھوں سے۔ نئی باتوں سے بچو، ہر بدعت گمراہی ہے۔
Reference
Sunan Abu Dawud and Sunan al-Tirmidhi
Lesson
Division-proofing: in confusing times, grip the two Sunnahs with molars and let innovations pass by.
Source & grade
Sunan Abu Dawud and Sunan al-Tirmidhi
Narrated by Irbad ibn Sariyah
Hasan40 Hadith of Nawawi
From: Al-Arba’in al-Nawawiyyah (Imam Yahya al-Nawawi) • Hadees 28 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does "عَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي" mean?
Hold to my Sunnah and the rightly-guided caliphs’ — bite it with molars; beware new matters, for every innovation is misguidance (abridged farewell counsel). Urdu: میری سنت اور ہدایت یافتہ خلفا کی سنت پکڑے رہو — ڈاڑھوں سے۔ نئی باتوں سے بچو، ہر بدعت گمراہی ہے۔
What is the lesson of this hadees?
Division-proofing: in confusing times, grip the two Sunnahs with molars and let innovations pass by.
Where is this hadees from?
Source: Sunan Abu Dawud and Sunan al-Tirmidhi (narrated by Irbad ibn Sariyah). Grade: Hasan. From: Al-Arba’in al-Nawawiyyah (Imam Yahya al-Nawawi). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.
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