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Sahih Muslim 47a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) observed: He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either utter good words or better keep silence; and he who believes in Allah and the…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) observed: He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either utter good words or better keep silence; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbour with kindness and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to his guest.

حجاج بن شاعر ‘ احمد بن یونس نے ابراہیم نخعی سے روایت کی کہ حارث ( اعور ) نے کہا : میں نے قرآن تین سال میں سیکھا اور وحی دو سال میں ( یا کہا ) : وحی تین سال میں اور قرآن دو سال میں ۔ لغت میں وحی کے کئی معانی ہیں ، مثلاً : اشارہ کرنا ، کتابت ، الہام اور خفیہ کلام وغیرہ ، مگر اسلامی اصطلاح میں وحی اللہ کی طرف سے مقررہ طریقوں میں سے کسی طریقے سے ، اپنے رسول کی طرف کلام ، پیغام وغیرہ بھجوانا ہے ۔

حارث کی اس بات سے اسلامی اصطلاحات کے معاملے میں اس کی جہالت کا پتہ چلتا ہے ۔

(Bana Haccac b. eş-Şâir de rivâyet etti. ki) Bize Ahmed yani İbn-i Yûnus rivâyet etti. ki): Bize Zaide, el-A'meş'den o da İbrahim'den naklen rivâyet ettiğine göre el-Hâris şöyle dedi: Kur'ân'ı üç sonede, vahyi ise İki senede öğrendim.» Yahut «Vahyi üç senede, Kur'ân'ı iki senede öğrendim.» demiş

Sahih Muslim 47a, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 80. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that a person who believes in Allah and the Last Day, that he will be resurrected and recompensed therein for his deeds, is driven by his belief to do these things: First: good words: Examples of good words include glorification of Allah and proclamation of His oneness, enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong, and reconciling between people.

If a person does not say something good, he should then keep silent, restraining his tongue and sparing people from his harm. Second: honoring the neighbors: by being benevolent to them and not causing them any harm. Third: honoring the guests: by speaking to them in a nice manner, presenting food to them, and so on.

What it teaches

  • Belief in Allah and the Last Day is the basis of all goodness, prompting people to do good.
  • The Hadīth warns against the bad use of the tongue.
  • Islam is a religion of cordiality and generosity.
  • These traits fall under the branches of faith and belong to sublime ethics.
  • Speaking a lot may lead one to what is disliked or prohibited. Safety lies in keeping silent unless one says something good.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Harmalah ibn YahyaTold me, Fourth generation, died 243 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn WahbReported to us, Third generation, died 197 AH
  4. 4Yunus ibn Yazid al-AyliInformed me, Third generation, died 152 AH
  5. 5Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  6. 6Abu Salamah ibn Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Successor, died 94 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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