Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8521 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ثنا زَائِدَةُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَجَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ إِنَّمَا هُمَا اثْنَتَانِ الْهَدْيُ وَالْكَلَامُ وَأَصْدَقُ الْحَدِيثِ كَلَامُ اللهِ وَأَحْسَنُ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَشَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلُّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ وَكُلُّ ضَلَالَةٍ فِي النَّارِ
English Translation
'Abdullah said: "There are only two things: guidance and speech. The truest speech is the speech of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace be upon him). The worst of affairs are newly-invented ones. Every innovation is a deviation, and every deviation is in the Fire."