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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
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الْمُؤْمِنُ مِرْآةُ الْمُؤْمِنِThe believer is the mirror of the believer
Hadith 125
اُردوEn
125 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَالِينِيُّ، أنا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الدَّقَّاقُ، بِبَغْدَادَ، ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ وَسُفْيَانَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْمُؤْمِنُ مِرْآةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that indeed the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A believer is the mirror of a believer."
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
In this hadith, a believer is described as a mirror for another believer. Just as a mirror silently displays the virtues and flaws of the one who looks into it, without any addition or omission, and only to that person, in the same way, a believer also makes his brother aware of his virtues as well as his flaws so that he may reform himself. Moreover, a believer reveals his brother’s flaws only to him and does not inform others, thereby avoiding slander and backbiting.
In this hadith, a believer is described as a mirror for another believer. Just as a mirror silently displays the virtues and flaws of the one who looks into it, without any addition or omission, and only to that person, in the same way, a believer also makes his brother aware of his virtues as well as his flaws so that he may reform himself. Moreover, a believer reveals his brother’s flaws only to him and does not inform others, thereby avoiding slander and backbiting.
