Hadith #1982
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ
لَهُ : مَا الْغِيبَةُ؟. قَالَ : " ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ ". قِيلَ : وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي أَخِي مَا أَقُولُ؟. قَالَ :" فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ، فَقَدْ اغْتَبْتَهُ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ، فَقَدْ بَهَتَّهُ "
Isnad Chain
نعيم بن حماد
عبد العزيز بن محمد
العلاء
أبيه
أبو هريرة
النبي
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was asked about backbiting. He said: 'Mentioning your brother in a way he dislikes.' It was asked: 'What if what I say about him is true?' He said: 'If it is true, you have backbitten him; if it is false, you have slandered him.'
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Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 20, Hadith 1982
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