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“Speak to people according to what they understand”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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حدثوا الناس بما يعرفون أتحبون أن يكذب الله ورسوله

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Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, No. 127

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 127

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وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: " حَدِّثُوا النَّاسَ بِمَا يَعْرِفُونَ، أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُكَذَّبَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ "، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ مَعْرُوفِ بْنِ خَرَّبُوذٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ بِذَلِكَ.

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Narrated by Bukhari

Translation

‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Speak to the people according to their level of understanding. Do you wish that Allah and His Messenger be denied?"

Translation: HadeethEnc.com — Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, by Rowad Translation Center; published by the Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah. English, version v1.25.0. Full entry with explanation: https://hadeethenc.com/en/browse/hadith/3344

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 127: عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى, from مَعْرُوفِ بْنِ خَرَّبُوذٍ, from أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ, from عَلِيٍّ (ʿAlī) (last narrator in this chain)

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Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

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