Mishkat al-Masabih #175
Faith
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْأَمْرُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: أَمْرٌ بَيِّنٌ رُشْدُهُ فَاتَّبِعْهُ وَأَمْرٌ بَيِّنٌ غَيُّهُ فَاجْتَنِبْهُ وَأَمْرٌ اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ فَكِلْهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجل)
رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying, “Things are of three categories: a matter whose right guidance is clear, which you must follow; a matter whose error is clear, which you must avoid; and a matter about which there is a difference of opinion, which you must entrust to God.”
Ahmad transmitted it.
Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying, “Things are of three categories:
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This hadith is #175 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Faith and narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying, “Things are of three categories:.