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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 801 to 1000
لَا تَسُبُّوا الْأَمْوَاتَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَفْضَوْا إِلَى مَا قَدَّمُواDo not curse the dead, for they have reached what they sent ahead
Hadith 924
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924 - أنا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ التُّجِيبِيُّ، أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ غَالِبٍ، تَمْتَامٌ، نا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، فَقَالَا: نا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: وَذَكَرَهُ
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said . . . . . . and she narrated this hadith.
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
From this hadith, it is understood that reviling or abusing the dead is not permissible, because whatever they did in the world, they have already become deserving of reward or punishment accordingly, and they are receiving it. Therefore, there is no need for us to speak ill of them now. However, for a legitimate religious benefit, it is permissible to inform the public about the character of disbelievers (kuffar), openly sinful people (fussaq), and innovators (people of bid‘ah), so that people can protect themselves from their disbelief, sinfulness, and innovation. This is not considered reviling them, but rather clarifying their reality to inform people so that they can safeguard themselves. The purified Shari‘ah permits this.
From this hadith, it is understood that reviling or abusing the dead is not permissible, because whatever they did in the world, they have already become deserving of reward or punishment accordingly, and they are receiving it. Therefore, there is no need for us to speak ill of them now. However, for a legitimate religious benefit, it is permissible to inform the public about the character of disbelievers (kuffar), openly sinful people (fussaq), and innovators (people of bid‘ah), so that people can protect themselves from their disbelief, sinfulness, and innovation. This is not considered reviling them, but rather clarifying their reality to inform people so that they can safeguard themselves. The purified Shari‘ah permits this.
