Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2993
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، وَهُوَ الْخَزَّازُ وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ يَزِيدُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْقَاسِمَ قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ قَوْلِهِ : ( فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْعٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ ) قَالَ " فَإِذَا رَأَيْتِيهِمْ فَاعْرِفِيهِمْ " . وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَاعْرِفُوهُمْ . قَالَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘A’ishah reported: ‘I asked the Messenger of Allah about Allah’s words, “As for those in whose hearts is deviation, they follow what is ambiguous in it, seeking discord and seeking its interpretation” (Qur’an 3:7). He said, “When you see them, recognize them.”’ Yazid, one of the transmitters, said that she repeated, “When you see them, recognize them,” two or three times. Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The chain differs over whether al-Qasim ibn Muhammad is included: Yazid includes him, while Abu ‘Amir omits him.