Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 35
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ " إِيَّاكُمْ وَكَثْرَةَ الْحَدِيثِ عَنِّي فَمَنْ قَالَ عَلَىَّ فَلْيَقُلْ حَقًّا أَوْ صِدْقًا وَمَنْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَىَّ مَا لَمْ أَقُلْ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Yahya ibn Yala al-Taymi narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from Mabid ibn Kab, from Abu Qatadah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say from this pulpit: Beware of narrating too many reports from me. Whoever speaks about me, let him speak truthfully. Whoever attributes to me something I did not say, let him take his seat in the Fire.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic begins with a warning against excessive narration from the Prophet, then requires truthfulness and warns against attributing to him words he did not say. The pulpit setting is stated explicitly.