Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 4485

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Sahih al-Bukhari 4485
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ يَقْرَءُونَ التَّوْرَاةَ بِالْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ، وَيُفَسِّرُونَهَا بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ لأَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ تُصَدِّقُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ وَلاَ تُكَذِّبُوهُمْ، وَقُولُوا ‏‏{‏آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Bashshar related to us: ‘Uthman ibn ‘Umar related to us: ‘Ali ibn al-Mubarak informed us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Salama, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

The People of the Book used to read the Torah in Hebrew and explain it in Arabic to the Muslims. The Messenger of Allah said, “Do not affirm the People of the Book, nor deny them; rather say, ‘We believe in Allah and what has been revealed...’”

Translation notes

  • The Quran quotation is cited only by its opening words in the source.