Fathwa - A statement falsely attributed to 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him

Question
Asslam O Alaikum, Respected Sheikh, I want to verify the authenticity
of one statement which is attributed to Caliph Umer (May Allah please
with him) ie He Said: " Dont narrate from Prophet anything except
which is related to acts ofWorship" means Hadiths which are related to
Beliefs are NOT to be narrated from Prophet. In this respect, kindly
answer 1) where [in which book] the above statement of Caliph is
mentioned? 2) Is The chain of narrators authentic? what is the chain
of narration also? 3) What are the objects of mentioning this
statement in mind of Caliph Umer jazak Allah kair
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
We did not find that statement attributed to 'Umar in any of the books
of the scholars thatare available to us. It is well known that the
Companions held different opinions regarding writing down the Hadeeth
in general and then agreed to writeit down. Also, it was well known
that 'Umar helda strict approach regarding narrating the Hadeeth in
general. His aim behind that was to make people careful when reporting
from the Messenger of Allaah ; and his story with Abu Moosa Al-Ash'ari
regarding the Hadeeth ofseeking permission thrice, which was reported
by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim , is well known.
As for allowing narrating what is related to the acts of worship apart
from beliefs, then we never heard of it and such a thing cannot
occurfrom anyone of the Companions .
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