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17. It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Jubair that 'Abdullāh bin Mughaffal was sitting beside a nephew of his; the nephew hurled a pebble and he told him not to do that, and he said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had forbidden that. He (the Prophet) said: 'It cannot be used for hunting and it cannot harm an enemy, but it may break a tooth or put an eye out.'" He said: "His nephew hurled another pebble and he ('Abdullāh bin Mughaffal) said: 'I tell you that the Messenger of Allāh forbade that (and you go and hurl another pebble)? I will
never speak to you again.'"(Sahih)
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Commentary
The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ has prohibited every unseemly or harmful act even though it would seem petty to the naked eye. The reason being that oftentimes a thing may appear petty at the moment, but may have extraordinary consequences in the end.
If an evil act, which is a major sin before Allâh, becomes rampant in the society, people begin to take it lightly. We must be on our guard and avoid even those seemingly minor sins.
All matters having no spiritual merit or worldly benefit, but fraught with harmful possibilities, must be avoided.
It is perfectly in order to severe relations with persons given to committing acts of sin, as part of admonition to them, or an expression of our disgust at their conduct. Such an attitude from us might prompt them to repent and reform their conduct.
All acts likely to harm the interests of Muslims must be avoided.
