Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 239

Chapter - Section 2
Knowledge Search within the hadiths
Mishkat al-Masabih 239
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:" الْعِلْمُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: آيَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ أَوْ سُنَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ أَوْ فَرِيضَةٌ عَادِلَةٌ وَمَا كَانَ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ فضل ". رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه
Translation
‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr reported God's messenger as saying, “Knowledge has three categories

a precise verse, or an established sunna, ora firm obligatory duty. Anything else is an extra.” Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.