Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 234

Chapter - Section 2
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِرَأْيِهِ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَليَتَبَوَّأ مَقْعَده من النَّار» رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Translation

Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying, “Let him whointerprets the Qur’an in the light of his opinion come to his abodein hell.” A version has, “Let him who interprets the Qur’an withoutknowledge come to his abode in hell.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.