Hadith #593
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ ذَرٍّ عَنِ الْعَيْزَارِ مِنْ تِنْعَةَ أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِذَا وُجِّهَتْ اللَّعْنَةُ تَوَجَّهَتْ إِلَى مَنْ وُجِّهَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ وَجَدَتْ فِيهِ مَسْلَكًا وَوَجَدَتْ
سَبِيلًا حَلَّتْ بِهِ وَإِلَّا جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَبِّهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ فُلَانًا وَجَّهَنِي إِلَى فُلَانٍ وَإِنِّي لَمْ أَجِدْ عَلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَلَمْ أَجِدْ فِيهِ مَسْلَكًا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي فَقَالَ ارْجِعِي مِنْ حَيْثُ جِئْتِ
Isnad Chain
يعلى
عمر بن ذر
العيزار من تنعة
رسول الله
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Ya'la, from 'Umar ibn Dhar, from al-'Ayzar of Tin'a — that Ibn Mas'ud said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When a curse is directed [at someone], it goes toward the one it was directed at. If it finds in him an opening and a way in [i.e., he deserves it], it settles on him. Otherwise, it returns to its Lord and says: O my Lord, so-and-so directed me at so-and-so, but I found no opening in him and no way in. What do You command me? He says: Return from where you came.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 593
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3831
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40221