Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ وَالشَّعْبِيِّ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَلَالٌ بَيِّنٌ وَحَرَامٌ بَيِّنٌ وَشُبُهَاتٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ مَنْ تَرَكَ الشُّبُهَاتِ فَهُوَ لِلْحَرَامِ أَتْرَكُ وَمَحَارِمُ اللَّهِ حِمًى فَمَنْ أَرْتَعَ حَوْلَ الْحِمَى كَانَ قَمِنًا أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ.
English Translation
Hashim ibn al-Qasim narrated to us: Shayban narrated to us, from Asim, from Khaythamah and al-Sha'bi, from al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are ambiguous matters. Whoever avoids the ambiguous matters keeps himself safest for his religion and honor; and the prohibitions of Allah are a protected pasture, so whoever grazes around the pasture is liable to fall into it.