صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب صفات المنافقين وأحكامهمCharacteristics of The Hypocrites And Rulings Concerning Them
باب صِفَّاتِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَأَحْكَامِهِمْChapter: ….
Hadith 2775
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْمَكِّيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : " اجْتَمَعَ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ قُرَشِيَّانِ وَثَقَفِيٌّ أَوْ ثَقَفِيَّانِ وَقُرَشِيٌّ قَلِيلٌ ، فِقْهُ قُلُوبِهِمْ كَثِيرٌ شَحْمُ بُطُونِهِمْ ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ : أَتُرَوْنَ اللَّهَ يَسْمَعُ مَا نَقُولُ ؟ ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : يَسْمَعُ إِنْ جَهَرْنَا وَلَا يَسْمَعُ إِنْ أَخْفَيْنَا ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : إِنْ كَانَ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا جَهَرْنَا فَهُوَ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا أَخْفَيْنَا ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلا أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلا جُلُودُكُمْ سورة فصلت آية 22 " الْآيَةَ ،
Ibn Mas'ud reported that there gathered near the House three persons amongst whom two were Quraishi and one was a Thaqafi or two were Thaqafis and one was a Quraishi. They lacked understanding but wore more flesh. One of them said: Do you think that Allah hears as we speak? The other one said: He does hear when we speak loudly and He does not hear when we speak in undertones, and still the other one said: If He listens when we speak loudly, He also listens when we speak in undertones. It was on this occasion that this verse was revealed: "You did not conceal yourselves lest your ears, your eyes and your skins would stand witness against you" (xli. 22).
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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . ح وقَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِنَحْوِهِ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah through another chain of transmitters.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that generally, those who are heavyset and have large bellies are deprived of intellect and insight. And from the verse, it is established that on the Day of Resurrection, a person's limbs and body parts, as well as his very hairs, will testify against him.
A person may be able to hide from others, but how can he hide from his own body and limbs? Yet he is not even aware that his very body and limbs will disclose every single one of his actions.
From this hadith, it is understood that generally, those who are heavyset and have large bellies are deprived of intellect and insight. And from the verse, it is established that on the Day of Resurrection, a person's limbs and body parts, as well as his very hairs, will testify against him.
A person may be able to hide from others, but how can he hide from his own body and limbs? Yet he is not even aware that his very body and limbs will disclose every single one of his actions.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7029
