Sunan An Nasai 5713

أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ يَزِيدَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ وَإِنَّ الْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ أُمُورًا مُشْتَبِهَاتٍ ،‏‏‏‏ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ أُمُورًا مُشْتَبِهَةً،‏‏‏‏ وَسَأَضْرِبُ فِي ذَلِكَ مَثَلًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَمَى حِمًى،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللَّهِ مَا حَرَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَرْعَ حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُخَالِطَ الْحِمَى ،‏‏‏‏ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ وَإِنَّ مَنْ خَالَطَ الرِّيبَةَ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَجْسُرَ .

It was narrated that An-Nu'man bin Bashir said: I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, but between them there are matters which are doubtful.' And sometimes he said: But between them are matters that are not as clear. I will describe the likeness of that for you. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has a sanctuary and the sanctuary of Allah is that which He has forbidden. Whoever grazes around the sanctuary will soon transgress into the sanctuary. And whoever approaches a matter that is unclear, he will soon wind up in the sanctuary. And sometimes he said: He will soon transgress, and indeed whoever mixes in doubt, he will soon cross into it.