Hadith #11

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English Translation

Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us: Shuʿbah narrated to us, from al-Shaʿbī who said: I heard al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr رضي الله عنه say: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say — and al-Nuʿmān pointed his fingers to his ears: 'Indeed, the lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters. I shall give you a parable for that: Indeed, Allah has established a sanctuary, and indeed the sanctuary of Allah is what He has prohibited. And indeed, whoever grazes around the sanctuary is about to enter it. And indeed, whoever falls into the doubtful matters is about to transgress the sanctuary. And indeed, in the body there is a piece of flesh — if it is sound, the whole body is sound; and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt. Indeed, it is the heart.'