Source: Sharḥ Kitāb al-Jāmiʿ from Bulūgh al-Marām by Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī
Translation: Ḥāfiẓ ʿAbd al-Salām bin Muḥammad Bhaṭwī
وعن معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: من عيّر أخاه بذنب لم يمت حتى يعمله أخرجه الترمذي وحسنه وسنده منقطع
It is narrated from Muʿādh bin Jabal (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever blames his brother for a sin will not die until he commits it himself.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan, but its chain is disconnected (munqaṭiʿ).
Within its chain is Muḥammad bin Ḥasan bin Abī Yazīd al-Hamadanī, who was declared a liar (kadhdhāb) by Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Maʿīn.
Some have claimed that al-Tirmidhī graded it ḥasan due to supporting reports (shawāhid), but in reality, no reliable supporting narration exists that affirms the specific statement:
"The one who blames will certainly commit that sin before dying."
There is no doubt that blaming a Muslim for a sin—especially if the person has repented—is prohibited in Islam.
However, the specific claim that the blamer will certainly commit the same sin before death is:
✔ Unfounded in reliable ḥadīth literature
✔ Based on a disconnected and discredited chain
✔ Considered fabricated and false attribution to the Prophet ﷺ
✔ Contradictory to observable reality
Thus, such narrations must not be propagated, except for the purpose of clarifying their falsity, as done by Imām Ibn Ḥajar (رحمه الله), who explicitly stated:
“Its chain is disconnected.”
✔ The narration “Whoever blames his brother for a sin will commit it before death” is fabricated.
✔ Al-Tirmidhī’s grading of ḥasan is not reliable in this case due to the presence of a liar in the chain.
✔ The narration has no supporting authentic chains.
✔ It is permissible to explain the inauthenticity of such narrations for educational purposes.
✔ True Islamic teachings forbid mockery and blame, but must be upheld through authentic sources only.
Translation: Ḥāfiẓ ʿAbd al-Salām bin Muḥammad Bhaṭwī
❖ Ḥadīth
وعن معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: من عيّر أخاه بذنب لم يمت حتى يعمله أخرجه الترمذي وحسنه وسنده منقطع
It is narrated from Muʿādh bin Jabal (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever blames his brother for a sin will not die until he commits it himself.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan, but its chain is disconnected (munqaṭiʿ).
Referencing
- [Tirmidhī 2505] — Declared Mawḍūʿ (fabricated)
- Shaykh al-Albānī ruled this ḥadīth fabricated and cited several scholars who also declared it mawḍūʿ.
Refer to: Silsilah al-Aḥādīth al-Ḍaʿīfah, 178
Within its chain is Muḥammad bin Ḥasan bin Abī Yazīd al-Hamadanī, who was declared a liar (kadhdhāb) by Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Maʿīn.
Some have claimed that al-Tirmidhī graded it ḥasan due to supporting reports (shawāhid), but in reality, no reliable supporting narration exists that affirms the specific statement:
"The one who blames will certainly commit that sin before dying."
✿ Key Points & Benefits
➊ It Is Impermissible to Report Fabricated Narrations
There is no doubt that blaming a Muslim for a sin—especially if the person has repented—is prohibited in Islam.
However, the specific claim that the blamer will certainly commit the same sin before death is:
✔ Unfounded in reliable ḥadīth literature
✔ Based on a disconnected and discredited chain
✔ Considered fabricated and false attribution to the Prophet ﷺ
✔ Contradictory to observable reality
Thus, such narrations must not be propagated, except for the purpose of clarifying their falsity, as done by Imām Ibn Ḥajar (رحمه الله), who explicitly stated:
“Its chain is disconnected.”
Summary
✔ The narration “Whoever blames his brother for a sin will commit it before death” is fabricated.
✔ Al-Tirmidhī’s grading of ḥasan is not reliable in this case due to the presence of a liar in the chain.
✔ The narration has no supporting authentic chains.
✔ It is permissible to explain the inauthenticity of such narrations for educational purposes.
✔ True Islamic teachings forbid mockery and blame, but must be upheld through authentic sources only.
