A warning against excess

What It Means: Reading in Context

This is the complete reported saying. The narrator adds that the Prophet repeated it three times. The displayed translation uses “hair-splitting”; the source chapter describes going to extremes. This warning should not be used to dismiss sincere questions or careful learning. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2670. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.