Hadith #349

Arabic Text

English Translation

Ismā‘īl narrated to us, Bahz ibn Ḥakīm informed us, from his father, from his grandfather, that his brother — or his uncle — stood before the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘My neighbors — for what reason were they seized?’ But he turned away from him. He said: ‘My neighbors — for what reason were they seized?’ But he turned away from him. Then he said: ‘My neighbors — for what reason were they seized?’ But he turned away from him. He said: ‘If I say that, people have claimed that Muḥammad forbids evil yet indulges in it privately.’ the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘What did he say?’ Then his brother — or his nephew — stood up and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, he indeed…’ So he said: ‘Indeed you have said it — or the one among you who said it. And if I were to do that, it would be against me and not against you. Release his neighbors to him.’”