Prohibition of Reviling a Muslim without any cause
باب تحريم سب المسلم بغير حق
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Prohibited actions(view book)
Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "When any Muslim accuses another Muslim of sin or of disbelief, the reproach rebounds upon the one who utters it, if the other person is not deserving of it."
[Al-Bukhari].
وعن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه أنه سمع رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "لا يرمي رجل رجلا بالفسق أو الكفر، إلا ارتدت عليه، إن لم يكن صاحبه كذلك" ((رواه البخاري)).
Classification
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When two persons indulge in abusing each other, the beginner will be the sinner so long as the oppressed does not transgress the limits."
[Muslim].
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "المتسابان ما قالا فعلى البادي منهما حتى يعتدي المظلوم" ((رواه مسلم)).
Classification
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
A drunkard was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "Give him a beating." Then some beat him with their hands, some with their shoes, and some with (a folded) piece of cloth. When he left, someone said to him: "May Allah disgrace you!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not help Satan overcome him by uttering such words."
[Al-Bukhari].
وعنه قال: أتي النبي ﷺ برجل قد شرب قال: "اضربوه" قال أبو هريرة: فمنا الضارب بيده، والضارب بنعله، والضارب بثوبه. فلما انصرف، قال بعض القوم: أخزاك الله، قال: "لا تقولوا هذا، لا تُعينوا عليه الشيطان" ((رواه البخاري)).
Classification
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "He who accuses his slave of Zina will receive the punishment (Hadd) of slander on the Day of Resurrection, unless the accusation of Zina was true."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعنه قال: سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "من قذف مملوكه بالزنا يقام عليه الحد يوم القيامة، إلا أن يكون كما قال" ((متفق عليه)).
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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not abuse the dead, because they have attained that which they had forwarded (i.e., their deeds, good or bad)."
[Al-Bukhari].
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "لا تسبوا الأموات فإنهم قد أفضوا إلى ما قدموا". ((رواه البخاري)).