Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As, "There are devils detained in the sea who were put in chains by Prophet Sulieman (e.s). Soon they will emerge and (falsely) recite Quran to the people."

و حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ: إِنَّ فِي الْبَحْرِ شَيَاطِينَ مَسْجُونَةً أَوْثَقَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ يُوشِكُ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ فَتَقْرَأَ عَلَى النَّاسِ قُرْآنًا

Narrated by Tawus, "This man (Bushair bin Kab) came to Ibn Abbas and started telling him something. Ibn Abbas said to him, 'Repeat to me the report of so-and-so.' He repeated it to him, and he said to him, 'I do not know (your intension). Do you approve of everything else I say, and have a problem with this one? Or do you have a problem with everything I say and approve only to this one?' Ibn Abbas said to him, 'We used to narrate from the Messenger (s.a.w) where there were no lies that had been fabricated against him, but when the people rode high and low (started adding things), we stopped narrating from him.'"

و حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْأَشْعَثِيُّ جَمِيعًا عَنْ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حُجَيْرٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ جَاءَ هَذَا إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ -يَعْنِي بُشَيْرَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ - فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: عُدْ لِحَدِيثِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَعَادَ لَهُ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: عُدْ لِحَدِيثِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَعَادَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا أَدْرِي أَعَرَفْتَ حَدِيثِي كُلَّهُ وَأَنْكَرْتَ هَذَا ؟ أَمْ أَنْكَرْتَ حَدِيثِي كُلَّهُ وَعَرَفْتَ هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: إِنَّا كُنَّا نُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ لَمْ [يَكُنْ] يُكْذَبُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَكِبَ النَّاسُ الصَّعْبَ وَالذَّلُولَ تَرَكْنَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْهُ.

It is narrated that Mujahid said, "Bushair bin Kab Al-Adawi came to Ibn Abbas and started narrating to him saying, 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ...' 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ...' Ibn Abbas did not approve of his reports and did not even look at him. He said, 'O Ibn Abbas, why is it that I do not see you listening to what I am telling? I am narrating to you from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and you are not paying attention.' Ibn Abbas said, 'At one time, if we heard a man say that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said ..., we would all turn to look at him and listen. But when the people started to ride high and low (to narrate a great deal), we did not accept from the people anything but that which we are familiar with.' "

و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أَيُّوبَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْغَيْلَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ يَعْنِي الْعَقَدِيَّ حَدَّثَنَا رَبَاحٌ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ جَاءَ بُشَيْرٌ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْعَدَوِيُّ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُ وَيَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَعَلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَا يَأْذَنُ لِحَدِيثِهِ وَلَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَالِي لَا أَرَاكَ تَسْمَعُ لِحَدِيثِي؟ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَا تَسْمَعُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَرَّةً إِذَا سَمِعْنَا رَجُلًا يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْتَدَرَتْهُ أَبْصَارُنَا وَأَصْغَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ بِآذَانِنَا فَلَمَّا رَكِبَ النَّاسُ الصَّعْبَةَ [الصَّعْبَ] وَالذَّلُولَ لَمْ نَأْخُذْ مِنْ النَّاسِ إِلَّا مَا نَعْرِفُ

It was narrated that Ibn Abi Mulaikah said, "I wrote to Ibn Abbas asking him to write something for me, but to be selective. He said, 'A sincere boy, I will choose for him and be selective.' He called for a record of judgements passed by Ali, and he started to write down some of them and he would come across some things and say, 'By Allah, Ali would never have passed such a judgement unless he got it wrong.'"

حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الضَّبِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِي كِتَابًا وَيُخْفِي عَنِّي فَقَالَ وَلَدٌ نَاصِحٌ أَنَا أَخْتَارُ لَهُ الْأُمُورَ اخْتِيَارًا وَأُخْفِي عَنْهُ قَالَ فَدَعَا بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيٍّ فَجَعَلَ يَكْتُبُ مِنْهُ أَشْيَاءَ وَيَمُرُّ بِهِ الشَّيْءُ فَيَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ مَا قَضَى بِهَذَا عَلِيٌّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ ضَلَّ

It was narrated that Abu Ishaq said, "When they introduced those things after Ali was gone, a man from among the companions of Ali said, 'May Allah kill them! What great knowledge they have corrupted.'"

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ قَالَ لَمَّا أَحْدَثُوا تِلْكَ الْأَشْيَاءَ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَلِيٍّ قَاتَلَهُمْ اللَّهُ أَيَّ عِلْمٍ أَفْسَدُوا

Abu Bakr bin Ayyash narrated, "I heard Al-Mughirah say, 'No report narrated from Ali by anyone could be believed, except that which was narrated from the companions of Abdullah bin Masood.'"

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ يَقُولُ: لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصْدُقُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنْهُ إِلَّا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ

It is narrated that Ibn Sirin said, "They used not to ask about the chain (of narrations), but when the Fitnah occurred, they said, 'Tell us about the men (in the chain of narrations).' They would look for the people following Sunnah to accept their Hadith, and they would look for the people following Bidah (innovations in religion) to reject their Hadith."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ الْإِسْنَادِ فَلَمَّا وَقَعَتْ الْفِتْنَةُ قَالُوا: سَمُّوا لَنَا رِجَالَكُمْ فَيُنْظَرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ فَيُؤْخَذُ حَدِيثُهُمْ وَيُنْظَرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ فَلَا يُؤْخَذُ حَدِيثُهُمْ.

Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin Quhzadh - from the people of Marw - narrated to me, he said: "I heard 'Abdan bin 'Uthman saying "Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak said: "The chain (of narration) is part of religion, were it not for the chain, anyone could say whatever he wanted." He (Muslim) said: Muhammad bin 'Abdullah said: "Al-'Abbas bin Abi Rizmah said to me: 'I heard 'Abdullah say: "The criterion between us and other people is these lists," meaning the chain of narration. Muhammad said: "I heard Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin 'Eisa At-Talaqani say: 'I said to 'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak: "O Abu 'Abdur-Rahman, there is a Hadith which says: 'It is part of honoring one's parents in death after honoring them in life to pray on behalf of your parents when you pray, and fast on behalf of your parents when you fast."' 'Abdullah said: "O Abu Ishaq! From whom (did you get) this?" I said to him: "This Hadith is from Shihab bin Khirash." He said: "He is trustworthy. From whom did he get it?" I said: "From Al-Hajjaj bin Dinar." He said: "He is trustworthy. From whom did he get it?'" I said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said." He said: "O Abu Ishaq, between Al-Hajjaj bin Dinar and the Prophet (s.a.w) there is a big gap which cannot be easily bridged. But there is no dispute concerning charity (given on behalf of deceased parents)." Muhammad said: "I heard 'Ali bin Shaqiq say: 'I heard 'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak say, in front of the people: "Ignore the Ahadith of 'Amr bin Thabit, for he used to verbally abuse the Salaf."

و حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُهْزَاذَ - مِنْ أَهْلِ مَرْوَ- قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَانَ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ يَقُولُ: الْإِسْنَادُ مِنْ الدِّينِ وَلَوْلَا الْإِسْنَادُ لَقَالَ مَنْ شَاءَ مَا شَاءَ. قَالَ و قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ الْقَوَائِمُ يَعْنِي الْإِسْنَادَ و قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَقَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ عِيسَى الطَّالَقَانِيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ! الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي جَاءَ: "إِنَّ مِنْ الْبِرِّ بَعْدَ الْبِرِّ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ لِأَبَوَيْكَ مَعَ صَلَاتِكَ وَتَصُومَ لَهُمَا مَعَ صَوْمِكَ" قَالَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَقَ! عَمَّنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ هَذَا مِنْ حَدِيثِ شِهَابِ بْنِ خِرَاشٍ فَقَالَ ثِقَةٌ عَمَّنْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ عَنْ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ ثِقَةٌ عَمَّنْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَقَ إِنَّ بَيْنَ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ وَبَيْنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَفَاوِزَ تَنْقَطِعُ فِيهَا أَعْنَاقُ الْمَطِيِّ وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ اخْتِلَافٌ. وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ شَقِيقٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ يَقُولُ عَلَى رُءُوسِ النَّاسِ: دَعُوا حَدِيثَ عَمْرِو بْنِ ثَابِتٍ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَسُبُّ السَّلَفَ.

It was narrated that Abu 'Aqil, the companion of Buhayyah said: "I was sitting with Al-Qasim bin 'Ubaidullah and Yahya bin Sa'eed. Yahya said to Al-Qasim: 'O Abu Muhammad! How grave it is for a great man like you to be asked a question about this religion and you have no knowledge of it and no answer.' Al-Qasim said to him: 'Why is that?' He said: 'Because you are the son of two Imam of guidance, the son of Abu Bakr and 'Umar.' Al-Qasim said to him: 'What is worse than that is one who knows about Allah but speaks without knowledge, or accepts a report from one who is not trustworthy.' He fell silent and did not answer him."

و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّضْرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ صَاحِبُ بُهَيَّةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ يَحْيَى لِلْقَاسِمِ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ ! إِنَّهُ قَبِيحٌ عَلَى مِثْلِكَ عَظِيمٌ أَنْ تُسْأَلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ هَذَا الدِّينِ فَلَا يُوجَدَ عِنْدَكَ مِنْهُ عِلْمٌ وَلَا فَرَجٌ أَوْ عِلْمٌ وَلَا مَخْرَجٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَاسِمُ وَعَمَّ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّكَ ابْنُ إِمَامَيْ هُدًى ابْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ قَالَ يَقُولُ لَهُ الْقَاسِمُ أَقْبَحُ مِنْ ذَاكَ عِنْدَ مَنْ عَقَلَ عَنْ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَقُولَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ أَوْ آخُذَ عَنْ غَيْرِ ثِقَةٍ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ فَمَا أَجَابَهُ.

It was narrated by Sufyan [bin 'Uyaynah] who said: "They informed me about Abu 'Aqil, the companion of Buhayyah; that a son of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar was asked about something of which he did not have any knowledge. Yahya bin Sa'eed said to him: 'I feel it is very grave that a man like you, who is the son of two Imam of guidance' - meaning 'Umar and Ibn 'Umar - 'can be asked about something of which he has no knowledge.' He said: 'By Allah, it is more serious than that before Allah and before anyone who has any knowledge of Allah, to speak without knowledge, or to narrate from someone who is not trustworthy.' Abu 'Aqil Yahya bin Al-Mutawakkil was present while the two of them said that."

و حَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْعَبْدِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ يَقُولُ أَخْبَرُونِي عَنْ أَبِي عَقِيلٍ صَاحِبِ بُهَيَّةَ أَنَّ أَبْنَاءً لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ سَأَلُوهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ فِيهِ عِلْمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُعْظِمُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِثْلُكَ وَأَنْتَ ابْنُ إِمَامَيْ الْهُدَى يَعْنِي عُمَرَ وَابْنَ عُمَرَ تُسْأَلُ عَنْ أَمْرٍ لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ فِيهِ عِلْمٌ فَقَالَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَاللَّهِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَعِنْدَ مَنْ عَقَلَ عَنْ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَقُولَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ أَوْ أُخْبِرَ عَنْ غَيْرِ ثِقَةٍ قَالَ وَشَهِدَهُمَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ حِينَ قَالَا ذَلِكَ.