Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 4613

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ - قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو صَخْرٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ كَانَ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ صَدِيقٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ يُكَاتِبُهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَكَلَّمْتَ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنَ الْقَدَرِ فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ إِلَىَّ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي أَقْوَامٌ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِالْقَدَرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: ‘Abd Allah ibn Yazid narrated to us: Sa‘id—meaning Ibn Abi Ayyub—narrated to us: Abu Sakhr informed me, from Nafi‘, who said: Ibn ‘Umar had a friend from Syria with whom he corresponded. ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar wrote to him: ‘I have heard that you have discussed something concerning divine decree. Do not write to me about it, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “Among my community there will be people who deny divine decree.”’