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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السبابBook of Insulting
بَابُ مَنْ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ: يَا كَافِرُChapter: Calling One's Brother "Disbeliever"
Hadith 439
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”أَيُّمَا رَجُلٌ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ: كَافِرٌ، فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِهَا أَحَدُهُمَا.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever calls his Muslim brother a disbeliever, then surely one of them returns with it."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The point is that if the one being called a disbeliever (kafir) is truly such, then it is correct; otherwise, its burden will fall back upon the one making the accusation. For example, the Rafidi individuals say such things about the noble Companions (Sahabah radi Allahu anhum). Now, the Companions were, without any doubt, believers; therefore, those who make such accusations are themselves deemed disbelievers.
The point is that if the one being called a disbeliever (kafir) is truly such, then it is correct; otherwise, its burden will fall back upon the one making the accusation. For example, the Rafidi individuals say such things about the noble Companions (Sahabah radi Allahu anhum). Now, the Companions were, without any doubt, believers; therefore, those who make such accusations are themselves deemed disbelievers.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 439
