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2263. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came across some people who were sitting, so he said: 'Shall I not inform you of the best of you from your worst?' He said: "They became silent, so he said that three times, then a man said: 'Of course, O Messenger of Allāh! Inform us of the best among us from our worst.' He said: 'The best of you is the one whose goodness is hoped for, and people are safe from his evil. And the worst of you is he whose goodness is not hoped for, and people are not safe from his evil.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is [Hasan] Ṣaḥīḥ.
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The Companions feared lest any of their characteristics should be named as that of the worst people, and as a result of which the person concerned should appear a sorry figure in the midst of the people. That is why they refrained from speaking initially, and thought it fit to let the Prophet ﷺ speak whatever he thought best. But when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ persisted with the question, one of them spoke out and requested the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to tell them about the best and the worst among the people. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ thereupon only mentioned the golden principle with which to tell the best from the worst.
