Sahih al-BukhariChapter 96Hadith 7293

Full Sharh — Sahih al-Bukhari 7293

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ نُهِينَا عَنِ التَّكَلُّفِ‏.‏

English Translation

Narrated Anas:We were with `Umar and he said, "We have been forbidden to undertake a difficult task beyond our capability (i.e. to exceed the religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the eyes while doing ablution)

Source

Sahih al-Bukhari(صحيح البخاري)

Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah

Hadith Number

7293

Sahih al-Bukhari 7293

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