Sunan Abi Dawud · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي الْغِيبَةِ
Chapter: Regarding backbiting (al-ghibah).
8 hadith · references 4874–4881
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Abu Dawud · 4874يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْغِيبَةُ ؟ قَالَ : ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ قِيلَ : أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي أَخِي مَا أَقُولُ ، قَالَ : إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ فَقَدِ اغْتَبْتَهُ ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ مَا Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked: Messenger of Allah! What is back-biting? He replied: it is saying something about your brother which he would dislike. He was asked again: Tell me how the matter sta5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4875حَسْبُكَ مِنْ صَفِيَّةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : غَيْرُ مُسَدَّدٍ تَعْنِي قَصِيرَةً ، فَقَالَ لَقَدْ قُلْتِ كَلِمَةً لَوْ مُزِجَتْ بِمَاءِ الْبَحْرِ لَمَزَجَتْهُ , قَالَتْ : وَحَكَيْتُ لَهُ إِنْسَانًا ، فَقَالَ : مَا أُحِNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: I said to the Prophet ﷺ: It is enough for you in Safiyyah that she is such and such (the other version than Musaddad's has: ) meaning that she was short-statured. He replied; You have said6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4876إِنَّ مِنْ أَرْبَى الرِّبَا الِاسْتِطَالَةَ فِي عِرْضِ الْمُسْلِمِ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّNarrated Saeed ibn Zayd: The Prophet ﷺ said: The most prevalent kind of usury is going to lengths in talking unjustly against a Muslim's honour.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4877إِنَّ مِنْ أَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ اسْتِطَالَةَ الْمَرْءِ فِي عِرْضِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَمِنَ الْكَبَائِرِ السَّبَّتَانِ بِالسَّبَّةِNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The gravest sin is going to lengths in talking unjustly against a Muslim's honour, and it is a major sin to abuse twice for abusing once.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4878لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِي مَرَرْتُ بِقَوْمٍ لَهُمْ أَظْفَارٌ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ يَخْمُشُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَصُدُورَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ : مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا جِبْرِيلُ ؟ قَالَ : هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ لُحُومَ النَّاسِ وَيَقَعُونَ فِي أNarrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: When I was taken up to heaven I passed by people who had nails of copper and were scratching their faces and their breasts. I said: Who are these people, Gabriel? He replied: 9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4879حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ أَبِي عِيسَى السَّيْلَحِينِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُغِيرَةِ ، كَمَا قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُصَفَّى . This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Isa bin Abi ‘Isa al-sailahini from Abu al-Mughirah, as Ibn al-musaffa said.3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4880يَا مَعْشَرَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ قَلْبَهُ لَا تَغْتَابُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا عَوْرَاتِهِمْ ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ عَوْرَاتِهِمْ يَتَّبِعُ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ وَمَنْ يَتَّبِعNarrated Abu Barzah al-Aslami: The Prophet ﷺ said: O community of people, who believed by their tongue, and belief did not enter their hearts, do not back-bite Muslims, and do not search for their faults, for if anyone s6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4881مَنْ أَكَلَ بِرَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَكْلَةً فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُطْعِمُهُ مِثْلَهَا مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ ، وَمَنْ كُسِيَ ثَوْبًا بِرَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَكْسُوهُ مِثْلَهُ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ ، وَمَنْ قَامَ بِرَجُلٍ مَقَامَ سُمْعNarrated Al-Mustawrid: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone eats once at the cost of a Muslim's honour, Allah will give him a like amount of Jahannam to eat; if anyone clothes himself with a garment at the cost of a Muslim's ho7 narrators