Sunan Abi Dawud — Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)

1 hadith · Exported from ParallelQuran.com on August 24, 2026
Hadith #3646
Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm) · Narrated by al-Muttalib bin 'Abdullah bin Hantab المطلب بن عبد الله بن حنطب, Kathir bin Zayd al-'Aslmy كثير بن زيد الأسلمي, Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin al-Zubair محمد بن عبد الله أبو أحمد الزبيري, Nasr bin 'Ali bin Nasr bin 'Ali · Sahih

I used to write everything which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I intended (by it) to memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me saying: Do you write everything that you hear from him while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is a human being: he speaks in anger and pleasure? So I stopped writing, and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He signalled with his finger to him mouth and said: Write, by Him in Whose hand my soul lies, only right comes out from it.

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