Imām al-Awzā’ī on following the āthār
4 April 2023 · 13 Ramaḍān 1444 AH
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قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيَّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: >عَلَيْكَ بِآثَارِ مَنْ سَلَفَ وَإِنْ رَفَضَكَ النَّاسُ، وَإِيَّاكَ وَرَأْيَ الرِّجَالِ، وَإِنْ زَخْرَفُوهُ بِالْقَوْلِ، فَإِنَّ الْأَمْرَ يَنْجَلِي وَأَنْتَ عَلَى طَرِيقٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ<
Translation
Imām al-Awzā’ī [d. 157H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “Adhere to the āthār of the salaf, even if people reject you, and beware of the opinions of men, even if they beautify it in speech. Then indeed, when the matter becomes clear, you will find yourself upon the straight path.”
Translation: Dar al-Arqam
Grading
• Sanad ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh al-Albānī (Mukhtaṣar al-‘Ulū)
• Sanad ṣaḥīḥ by Ḥāfiẓ Ghulām Muṣṭafā Ẓahīr Amanpūrī (‘Īd Milādun-Nabī ki Shar’ī Ḥaythiyyat)
• Isnād ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh ‘Amr ‘Abdul-Mun’im Salīm (Sharaf Aṣḥābul Ḥadīth)
• Sanad ṣaḥīḥ by Ḥāfiẓ Ghulām Muṣṭafā Ẓahīr Amanpūrī (‘Īd Milādun-Nabī ki Shar’ī Ḥaythiyyat)
• Isnād ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh ‘Amr ‘Abdul-Mun’im Salīm (Sharaf Aṣḥābul Ḥadīth)
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