Hadith 4659

Regarding The Prohibition Against Reviling The Companions Of The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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Darussalam · Volume 5

39. THE BOOK OFTHE SUNNAH

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4659 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 215

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English translation

4659. It was narrated that 'Amr bin Abī Qurrah said: "Ḥudhaifah was in Al-Madā'in and he mentioned some things that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to some of his Companions in moments of anger. Some of the people who heard that from Ḥudhaifah went to Salmān and told him what Ḥudhaifah had said. Salmān said: 'Ḥudhaifah knows best about what he is saying.' They went back to Ḥudhaifah and said to him: 'We told Salmān what you said and he did not believe you or disbelieve you.’ Hudhaifah came to Salmān when he was in a vegetable patch and said: ‘O Salmān, what kept you from confirming what I heard from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?’ Salmān said: ‘The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would (sometimes) get angry, and he would say things to some of his Companions in anger, and he would (sometimes) be pleased, and say things to some of his Companions when he was pleased. You should stop (narrating these sayings) lest you instil love of some people in people’s hearts and hatred for some people in people’s hearts, and generate disagreement and division. You know that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ delivered a speech and said: “If I reviled or cursed any man among my Ummah in anger, I am just one of the sons of Ādam, I get angry as they get angry. But I have been sent as a mercy to the worlds. [O Allāh], make it a blessing for them on the Day of Resurrection.” By Allāh, you should stop or I shall certainly write to ‘Umar,’ [but he sent some men to intercede for him. So Salmān offered expiation for his oath, and did not write to ‘Umar, and he offered the expiation before breaking his oath.”] (Hasan)

Arabic text

4659 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الْمَاصِرُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي قُرَّةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ حُذَيْفَةُ بِالْمَدَائِنِ فَكَانَ يَذْكُرُ أَشْيَاءَ قَالَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لِأُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي الْغَضَبِ، فَيَنْطَلِقُ نَاسٌ مِمَّنْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ حُذَيْفَةَ فَيَأْتُونَ سَلْمَانَ فَيَذْكُرُونَ لَهُ قَوْلَ حُذَيْفَةَ، فَيَقُولُ سَلْمَانُ: حُذَيْفَةُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُ، فَيَرْجِعُونَ إِلَى حُذَيْفَةَ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ قَدْ ذَكَرْنَا قَوْلَكَ لِسَلْمَانَ فَمَا صَدَّقَكَ وَلَا كَذَّبَكَ، فَأَتَى حُذَيْفَةُ سَلْمَانَ وَهُوَ فِي مَبْقَلَةٍ فَقَالَ: يَا سَلْمَانُ، مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تُصَدِّقَنِي بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَغْضَبُ فَيَقُولُ فِي الْغَضَبِ لِنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، وَيَرْضَى فَيَقُولُ فِي الرِّضَا لِنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، أَمَا تَنْتَهِي حَتَّى تُوَرِّثَ رِجَالًا حُبَّ رِجَالٍ وَرِجَالًا بُغْضَ رِجَالٍ، وَحَتَّى تُوقِعَ اخْتِلَافًا وَفُرْقَةً؟ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطَبَ فَقَالَ: «أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبَبْتُهُ سَبَّةً، أَوْ لَعَنْتُهُ لَعْنَةً فِي غَضَبِي، فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا مِنْ وَلَدِ آدَمَ أَغْضَبُ كَمَا يَغْضَبُونَ، وَإِنَّمَا بَعَثَنِي رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ، فَاجْعَلْهَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَاةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» وَاللَّهِ لَتَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَوْ لَأَكْتُبَنَّ إِلَى عُمَرَ

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“If I reviled or cursed any man among my Ummah in anger, I am just one of the sons of Ādam, I get angry as they get angry.” Meaning, he may have gotten angry, but his supplications are accepted, etc., so this point is specific to those who angered him.