Hadith 4761

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، أخبرنا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، أخبرنا الْحَسَنُ ، عَنْ ضَبَّةَ بْنِ مِحْصَنٍ الْعَنَزِيِّ ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ كَرِهَ ، فَقَدْ بَرِئَ ، وَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ ، فَقَدْ سَلِمَ " قَالَ قَتَادَةُ : يَعْنِي مَنْ أَنْكَرَ بِقَلْبِهِ ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ بِقَلْبِهِ .
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Umm Salamah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has: He who disapproves is guiltless, and he who disapproves is safe. Qatadah said: it means one who feels its disapproval in his heart, and one who expresses disapproval in his heart.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب السنة / 4761
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح, انظر الحديث السابق (4760)
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The meaning of disapproving with the heart is that such a person should have the resolve that if not today, then tomorrow—whenever possible—I will certainly eradicate this evil.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4761