الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب المدح والدمBook of Praise and Blame
بَابُ مَا لَا يَجُوزُ مِينَ الْمَدْحِ
Chapter on what praise is not permissible
Hadith 10034
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا رَجُلًا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيْحَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ مِرَارًا يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَادِحًا أَخَاهُ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ أَحْسِبُ فُلَانًا إِنْ كَانَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ كَذَاكَ وَلَا أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ أَحَدًا وَحَسِيبُهُ اللَّهُ أَحْسَبُهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people mentioned a man, and one person said about him: "O Messenger of Allah! There is no one who is superior to so-and-so in such-and-such deeds after the Messenger of Allah." Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will be ruined, you have cut your companion's neck." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this statement several times and then said: "If someone must praise another, then he should say: 'I think that this man is such-and-such, but I cannot declare anyone pure before Allah; in reality, his reckoning is with Allah. However, I think of him as such-and-such.'"
Hadith 10035
- (وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقِ ثَانِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ) أَنَّ رَجُلًا مَدَحَ صَاحِبًا لَهُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ((وَيْلَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَهُ، إِنْ كُنْتَ مَادِحًا لَا مَحَالَةَ فَقُلْ أَحْسِبُهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَاللَّهُ حَسِيبُهُ وَلَا أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَحَدًا)).
(Second chain) A man praised one of his companions in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You will be ruined, you have cut his neck. If you must praise him, then say: I think that person is such and such, and his reckoning is with Allah Almighty, and I cannot declare anyone pure before Allah Almighty.
Hadith 10036
عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَمْدَحُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ هَكَذَا يَحْثُو فِي وَجْهِهِ التُّرَابَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْمَدَّاحِينَ فَاحْثُوا فِي وُجُوهِهِمِ التُّرَابَ
Ata bin Abi Rabah says: A man praised Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), and he threw dust on his face and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When you find those who praise (others), throw dust on their faces.
Hadith 10037
عَنْ مِحْجَنِ بْنِ الْأَدْرَعِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي قَالَ أَتَقُولُهُ صَادِقًا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هَذَا فُلَانٌ وَهَذَا مِنْ أَحْسَنِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَوْ قَالَ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ صَلَاةً قَالَ لَا تُسْمِعْهُ فَتُهْلِكَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا إِنَّكُمْ أُمَّةٌ أُرِيدَ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mihjan bin Adra’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the door of the mosque, when suddenly he saw a man performing prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What do you think, is this man truthful? I said: O Messenger of Allah! This is such-and-such a man, the best and most frequent performer of prayer in Madinah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should not say this in his presence, otherwise you will destroy him. He repeated this two or three times and then said: Indeed, you are a community for whom ease has been intended.
Hadith 10038
عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا يُثْنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَيُطْرِيهِ فِي الْمِدْحَةِ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ أَهْلَكْتُمْ أَوْ قَطَعْتُمْ ظَهْرَ الرَّجُلِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man praising another man and exaggerating in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have destroyed this man's back, or you have cut it."
Hadith 10039
عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْعَاصِ بَعَثَ وَفْدًا مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَجَاءُوا يُثْنُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ الْمِقْدَادُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَحْثُو فِي وُجُوهِهِمُ التُّرَابَ وَقَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَحْثُوَا فِي وُجُوهِ الْمَدَّاحِينَ التُّرَابَ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ مَرَّةً فَقَامَ الْمِقْدَادُ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ احْثُوا فِي وُجُوهِ الْمَدَّاحِينَ التُّرَابَ قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ أَمَّا الْمِقْدَادُ فَقَدْ قَضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ
Mujahid says: Sayyiduna Sa'id bin 'As (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a delegation from Iraq to Sayyiduna 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). When those people arrived, they began to praise Sayyiduna 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), but Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) threw dust on their faces and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to throw dust on the faces of those who praise excessively. Imam Sufyan, in his narration, said: Sayyiduna Miqdad said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Throw dust on the faces of those who praise excessively. Then the narrator Zubair said: Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) fulfilled his responsibility.
Hadith 10040
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ قَامَ رَجُلٌ يُثْنِي عَلَى أَمِيرٍ مِنَ الْأُمَرَاءِ فَجَعَلَ الْمِقْدَادُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَحْثِي فِي وَجْهِهِ التُّرَابَ وَقَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَحْثِيَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْمَدَّاحِينَ التُّرَابَ
Abu Ma'mar says: A man stood up and began to praise an Amir. Thereupon, Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) started throwing dust on his face and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to throw dust on the faces of those who praise others.
Hadith 10041
عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِنِّي قُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ كُلَّهُ أَوْ صُمْتُهُ قَالَ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَكَرِهَ التَّزْكِيَةَ أَمْ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ غَفْلَةٍ أَوْ رَقْدَةٍ
Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No man should ever say that he stood (in prayer) for the entire Ramadan or that he fasted the entire Ramadan. The narrator says: I could not understand whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) meant that a person should not declare his own purity, or if there was some other intention, therefore it is necessary that some heedlessness be adopted, or that one should sleep.
