الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Avoiding Slander
بَابُ الْعَيَّابِChapter: The Fault-Finder
Hadith 327
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى حَكِيمِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ: لاَ تَكُونُوا عُجُلاً مَذَايِيعَ بُذُرًا، فَإِنْ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ بَلاَءً مُبَرِّحًا مُمْلِحًا، وَأُمُورًا مُتَمَاحِلَةً رُدُحًا.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Do not be hasty, do not spread things, and do not disclose secrets, because after you there will be a trial that will put you in difficulty and a long period of tribulations that will overwhelm a person.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu wishes to convey that tribulations (fitnah) begin from such small matters: when a person hears something, he hastens to spread it, and the one about whom it is said hastily reacts, and then people begin to search out each other's faults. In this way, due to malice and enmity, society becomes a picture of Hell. Therefore, you should refrain from this and should not be among those who initiate such tribulations. Furthermore, when a person becomes entangled in this kind of social conflict, all his abilities become consumed by it, and it becomes nearly impossible to escape from these difficulties.
Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu wishes to convey that tribulations (fitnah) begin from such small matters: when a person hears something, he hastens to spread it, and the one about whom it is said hastily reacts, and then people begin to search out each other's faults. In this way, due to malice and enmity, society becomes a picture of Hell. Therefore, you should refrain from this and should not be among those who initiate such tribulations. Furthermore, when a person becomes entangled in this kind of social conflict, all his abilities become consumed by it, and it becomes nearly impossible to escape from these difficulties.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 327
