The Hadīth: “All Of The Son Of Ādam’s Speech Is Against Him Not For Him”
Darussalam · Volume 4
34. Chapters On Zuhd From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 212
Source no. 2412 · Volume 5 · Page 412
Da‘if
ضعيف، ابن ماجة (٣٩٧٤) // ضعيف سنن ابن ماجة برقم (٨٦١) ، ضعيف الجامع الصغير (٤٢٨٣) //
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2412. Umm Habībah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, narrated from the Prophet ﷺ who said: “The son of Ādam’s speech is against him not for him, except for commanding good, or forbidding evil, or remembrance of Allāh.” (Da’if) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb, we do not know of it except through the narration of Muḥamamd bin Yazīd bin Khunais.
٢٤١٢ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ الْمَكِّيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ حَسَّانَ الْمَخْزُومِيَّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كُلُّ كَلَامِ ابْنِ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ، لَا لَهُ إِلَّا أَمْرٌ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ نَهْيٌ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ، أَوْ ذِكْرُ اللهِ». هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ.
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Remembrance of Allāh is a general term covering so many activities. Commanding good and forbidding evil is also a form of remembering Allāh. It should not be construed that the Hadīth disapproves of any speech made in relation to man's own needs within the bounds of Sharī'ah. However, all unnecessary and meaningless talk goes against the interests of man while well-meaning and purposeful talk goes in his favor.