Hadith 349

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ ، حَدَّثَنِي بَحْرُ بْنُ مَرَّارٍ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ ، قَالَ : مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَبْرَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّهُمَا لَيُعَذَّبَانِ ، وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ ، أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَيُعَذَّبُ فِي الْبَوْلِ ، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُعَذَّبُ فِي الْغَيْبَةِ " .
´Bahr bin Marrar narrated that his grandfather Abu Bakrah said:` "The Messenger of Allah passed by two graves, and he said: 'They are being punished but they are not being punished for anything major. One of them is being punished because of urine, and the other is being punished because of backbiting.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الطهارة وسننها / 349
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
It is stated regarding these sins that they are not major.
This does not mean that they are minor sins (saghirah).
The meaning is that abstaining from them was not a very difficult or highly strenuous task; rather, with a little caution, it was possible to avoid both of these crimes.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 349