Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2677
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِيِّ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِبِلاَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ " اعْلَمْ " . قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " اعْلَمْ يَا بِلاَلُ " . قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " أَنَّهُ مَنْ أَحْيَا سُنَّةً مِنْ سُنَّتِي قَدْ أُمِيتَتْ بَعْدِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مِثْلَ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَمَنِ ابْتَدَعَ بِدْعَةَ ضَلاَلَةٍ لاَ يَرْضَاهَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ آثَامِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا لاَ يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَوْزَارِ النَّاسِ شَيْئًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ هُوَ مِصِّيصِيٌّ شَامِيٌّ وَكَثِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هُوَ ابْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
The Prophet said to Bilal ibn al-Harith, ‘Know.’ Bilal replied, ‘What should I know, Messenger of Allah?’ He said, ‘Know, Bilal.’ Bilal again asked, ‘What should I know, Messenger of Allah?’ He replied: ‘Whoever revives one of my Sunnahs that had been neglected after me will receive a reward like that of everyone who acts upon it, without reducing their rewards at all. Whoever introduces a misguiding innovation that Allah and His Messenger do not approve will bear sins like those of everyone who acts upon it, without reducing the people’s sins at all.’ Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This hadith is hasan.’ Muhammad ibn ‘Uyaynah was a Syrian from Misis. Kathir ibn ‘Abdullah was Ibn ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf al-Muzani.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The repeated imperative ‘Know’ and Bilal’s questions are preserved. The source describes revival of a Sunnah that had been neglected after the Prophet and contrasts it with an innovation of misguidance.