Hadith 4788

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ يَعْنِي الْحِمَّانِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا بَلَغَهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ الشَّيْءُ ، لَمْ يَقُلْ : مَا بَالُ فُلَانٍ يَقُولُ ، وَلَكِنْ يَقُولُ : مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَقُولُونَ كَذَا وَكَذَا " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: When the Prophet ﷺ was informed of anything of a certain man, he would not say: What is the matter with so and so that he says? But he would say: What is the matter with the people that they say such and such?
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الأدب / 4788
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The first and most excellent etiquette of giving advice is that it should be done through hints and indirect expressions, and likewise, a preacher should also avoid explicitly pointing out any individual.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4788