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Hadeeth shows the gravity of imitating the Kuffar that Allah’s
Messenger warned his nation from it, even on his deathbed.
6. Extremism in the Religion:
The Messenger of Allah said: “Leave me as I leave you, for the
people who were before you were ruined because of their
questions and their differences over their prophets. So, if I
forbid you to do something, then keep away from it. And if I
order you to do something, then do it as much as you can.” 19
He also said: “Do not be severe upon yourselves or Allah will
be severe upon you. Certain folk were severe upon themselves
and Allah was severe upon them. Their survivors are to be
found in cells and monasteries.” (Then he recited the verse):
“Monasticism they invented for themselves, We did not
prescribe it for them.” 20 21
7. Attributing lies to the Messenger of Allah
Abdullah Ibn Masoud reported on the authority of his father,
that Allah’s Messenger said: “He, who deliberately attributes a
lie to me, let him take his seat in the Hell-Fire.” 22
Trans.) vol.2, p.917, no.3221, Sunan an-Nas’aee vol.1, no.115, ad-
Daarmi vol.1, no.326, al-Baihaqee vol.4, no.80, and Musnad Ahmad
vol.1, no.218.
19 Saheeh al-Bukharee (Eng. Trans.) vol. 9, p.290, no: 391, Saheeh
Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol. 1, p.1256, no.5818 and Sunan Ibn Majah
(Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.1, no.2.
20 Soorah al-Hadid (57): 27.
21 Sunan Abu Dawood (Eng. Trans.) vol.3, p.1366, no.4886.
Commenting about this Hadeeth, Shaikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
(rahimahullah) says that since Abu Dawood mentions this Hadeeth
in his Sunan without any comments, it must be (according to Abu
Dawood) of the level of Hasan. This narration is, however,
supported by other authentic Hadeeth. [Iqtidaa as-Siraat al-
Mustakeem, (Eng. Trans.) p.264]
22 Ibn Majah and authenticated by Shaikh al-Albanee in Saheeh
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