Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4598
فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ سَمَّى اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ
fa-idhā raʾaytumu adh-dhīna yattabiʿūna mā tashābaha minhu fa-ūlaʾika adh-dhīna sammā-Llāh fāḥdharūhum
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
‘A’ishah said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited this verse: “He it is who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental . . . .” Up to “men of understanding”. She said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said: When you see those people who follow that which is allegorical in the Quran, those are the people whom Allah has named (in the Quran). So avoid them
Source
Sunan Abī Dāwūd · 4598
Ṣaḥīḥ
- Sahih
- Sahih
- Sahih
- Sahih Bukhari (4547) Sahih Muslim (2665)