Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 2045

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn al-Musaffa al-Himsi narrated to us: al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us: al-Awzaʿi narrated to us, from ʿAtaʾ, from Ibn ʿAbbas, from the Prophet, who said: ‘Allah has removed from my community the burden of mistakes, forgetfulness, and what they are compelled to do.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • وَضَعَ عَنْ is rendered as ‘removed the burden of,’ preserving the wording’s sense of relief.