عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رضي الله عنهما، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، قَالَ: «بَلِّغُوا عَنِّي وَلَوْ آيَةً، وَحَدِّثُوا عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلاَ حَرَجَ، وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ».
109 - Delivery of the religious message
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
1. Deliver from me, even though it may be one verse.
2. Relate what you hear from the Children of Israel; there is no harm.
3. Whoever attributes to me something that I have not said shall take his place in the Fire.
Summary of Meaning
The Prophet urged his community to spread the knowledge of his message, and he permitted them to relate the stories of the Children of Israel. He forbade attributing to him what he had not said, stating that whoever deliberately did so was certain to be in Hell.
