Narrated Anas: We were with 'Umar and he said, "We have been forbidden to undertake a difficult task beyond our capability (i.e. to exceed the religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the eyes while doing ablution)."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92: Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah, Hadith #396
Narrated Anas: We were with 'Umar and he said, "We have been forbidden to undertake a difficult task beyond our capability (i.e. to exceed the religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the eyes while doing ablution)."
This hadith is from the book of Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 396 in book 92 of volume 9.
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