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مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكثرين من الصحابة
Musnad of the Prolific Narrators Among the Companions
مسنَد اَبِی هرَیرَةَ رَضِیَ اللَّه عَنه
Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Ahmad 9901 — Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، قََالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قََالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْعَلَاءَ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيَابَةُ ؟ " , قَال : قَالُوا : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : " ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا لَيْسَ فِيهِ " ، قَالَ : أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي أَخِي مَا أَقُولُ لَه ؟ قَالَ : " إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ ، فَقَدْ اغْتَبْتَهُ , وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ ، فَقَدْ بَهَتَّه " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), "Do you know what backbiting is?" The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) know best." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Backbiting is that you mention about your brother something regarding a fault which is not in him." Someone asked, "Please tell us, if that fault is present in my brother which I mention in his absence, then what is the ruling?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If the fault you mention is present in him, then you have backbitten him, and if the fault you mention is not present in him, then you have slandered him."
