مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الآدابThe Book of Manners
(الْعَيْبُ يُكَدِّرُ الْبَحْرَ)
(Fault-finding makes the sea bitter)
Hadith 4853
وَعَن عَائِشَة قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: حَسبك صَفِيَّةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا-تَعْنِي قَصِيرَةً-فَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ قُلْتِ كَلِمَةً لَوْ مُزِجَ بِهَا الْبَحْرُ لَمَزَجَتْهُ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is enough for you regarding Safiyyah (peace and blessings be upon her) that she is such and such," meaning that she is short in stature. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have uttered a word which, if mixed with the sea, would overwhelm it (i.e., it would change its nature)." Its chain is authentic. Narrated by Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, and Abu Dawood.
