Hadith 3896

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا يُبَلِّغُنِي أَحَدٌ عَنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي شَيْئًا ، فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَا سَلِيمُ الصَّدْرِ " ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَالٍ فَقَسَّمَهُ ، فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَجُلَيْنِ جَالِسَيْنِ وَهُمَا يَقُولَانِ : وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَادَ مُحَمَّدٌ بِقِسْمَتِهِ الَّتِي قَسَمَهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَلَا الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ، فَتَثَبَّتُّ حِينَ سَمِعْتُهُمَا ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ , فَاحْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ وَقَالَ : " دَعْنِي عَنْكَ فَقَدْ أُوذِيَ مُوسَى بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا فَصَبَرَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ، وَقَدْ زِيدَ فِي هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ رَجُلٌ .
´Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "No one should convey to me anything regarding any of my Companions, for I love that I should go out to them while my breast is at peace." 'Abdullah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought some wealth, so the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed it. Then I came across two men that were sitting saying: 'By Allah! Muhammad (ﷺ) did not intend the Face of Allah in his distribution, nor the abode of the Hereafter.' So I spread this when I heard them, and I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I informed him. So his face became red and he said: 'Do not bother me with this, for indeed Musa was afflicted by more than this and he was patient.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3896
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف الإسناد، لكن الشطر الثاني منه في القسمة صحيح // ضعيف الجامع الصغير (6322) //  |  زبیر علی زئی: (3897،3896) إسناده ضعيف / د 4860
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/ الأدب 33 (4860) ( تحفة الأشراف : 9227) (ضعیف الإسناد) (سند میں زید بن زائدہ لین الحدیث راوی ہیں)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Urdu Footnote:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Zayd ibn Zaydah is a narrator whose hadith is weak.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3896
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
When a person hears something wrong about someone, whether close or distant, he cannot remain unaffected by it. Even if he does not express it through words or actions, its effect is certainly felt in the heart. Therefore, without a valid reason, one should not mention someone’s wrongdoing in front of others. However, if there is a legitimate Shar‘i (Islamic legal) need—for example, if the intention is to advise and reform that person through an intermediary, or to warn someone—then it is permissible. Or if the person is extremely sinful (fasiq), wicked (fajir), or oppressive (zalim).

In the Noble Qur’an, Allah the Exalted says: (لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَنْ ظُلِمَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا) “Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged, and Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” () (An-Nisa: 148)

The scholars of ethics write that a person who comments on others and conveys their words in your presence is, in all likelihood, also speaking about you in front of others. Therefore, one should not encourage this habit in such a person.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4860