The Limits of the Sharīʿah
Narrated by Jurthūm bin Nāshirعَن [أَبي ثَعْلبةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ جُرثُومِ بنِ ناشرٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ عَن رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: "إنَّ اللهَ تَعَالى فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ فَلاَ تُضَيِّعُوهَا، وَحَدَّ حُدُودًا فَلاَ تَعْتَدُوهَا، وَحَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ فَلاَ تَنْتَهِكُوهَا، وَسَكَتَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ غَيْرَ نِسْيَانٍ فَلاَ تَبْحَثُوا عَنْها". حديثٌ حسنٌ رواه الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ وغيرُه.
From Abū Thaʿlabah Jurthūm bin Nāshir (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu), from the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam), that he said, "Allāh the Exalted has obligated religious duties, so do not neglect them. He has set boundaries, so do not transgress them. He has prohibited some things, so do not violate them and about some things He was silent, out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness, so seek not after them."
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Translation by Abū ʿIyāḍ — Nawawis40Hadith.com, used with permission.