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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السبابBook of Insulting
بَابُ سِبَابِ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌChapter: Insulting a Muslim Is Wickedness
Hadith 431
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ، وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that it is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Abusing a Muslim is a sin, and fighting him is disbelief."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ To abuse a Muslim is a sin, and if his honor is violated, its severity increases even more. In one hadith, this has been described as the greatest form of usury (riba), while the least degree of the sin of usury is likened to committing adultery with one's own mother.
➋ If someone considers fighting (qital) with a Muslim to be lawful (halal), then he is truly a disbeliever (kafir). However, if both parties believe themselves to be in the right, then that is a different matter. Or, it may be that the term "disbelief" (kufr) here is used for emphasis, meaning that one should avoid fighting with a Muslim, because it can also become a cause of disbelief (kufr).
➊ To abuse a Muslim is a sin, and if his honor is violated, its severity increases even more. In one hadith, this has been described as the greatest form of usury (riba), while the least degree of the sin of usury is likened to committing adultery with one's own mother.
➋ If someone considers fighting (qital) with a Muslim to be lawful (halal), then he is truly a disbeliever (kafir). However, if both parties believe themselves to be in the right, then that is a different matter. Or, it may be that the term "disbelief" (kufr) here is used for emphasis, meaning that one should avoid fighting with a Muslim, because it can also become a cause of disbelief (kufr).
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 431
