English Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us saying: Ibn Abi Adi narrated to us saying: Shu'bah narrated to us from Simak ibn Harb who said: I heard al-Nu'man ibn Bashir (may Allah be well pleased with them) saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) stating: «The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters that many people do not know. Whoever guards against doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor. And whoever falls into doubtful matters falls into the unlawful, like a shepherd who grazes his flock around a sanctuary and is about to enter it. Indeed, every king has a sanctuary, and indeed, Allah's sanctuary is what He has forbidden. Indeed, in the body there is a piece of flesh - if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt. Indeed, it is the heart.»