Hadith #1693
Chapter: The Comprehensive Book
كتاب الجامع
Arabic Text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ
: { أَتَدْرُونَ مَا اَلْغِيبَةُ? قَالُوا: اَللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ: ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ. قِيلَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي أَخِي مَا أَقُولُ? قَالَ: إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ فَقَدْ اِغْتَبْتَهُ, وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فَقَدْ بَهَتَّهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ. 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه مسلم (2589).
Isnad Chain
أبو هريرة
English Translation
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated, ‘the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, “Do you know what backbiting is?” They replied, `Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) know best.’ He said, “It is saying something about your brother which he dislikes.” Someone asked, ‘Supposing that what I said about my brother was true?’ and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If what you say about him is true you have backbitten him and if it is not true you have slandered him.” Related by Muslim.
Quran References
Reference: Bulugh al-Maram, Book 16, Hadith 1693
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