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Riyad-us-Saliheen

Chapter 237: About the Prohibition of Listening to Slander and Leaving out the Setting

Chapter Introduction

۲۳۷ باب تحريم سماع الغيبة

Translation: Allah said:

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ القَصَصِ (28:55)
وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا اللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا لَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِي الْجَاهِلِينَ
( سُورَةُ القَصَصِ (28:55) )

Translation: " And when they hear the vain talk, they withdraw from it and say: " To us our deeds, and to you your deeds. Peace be upon you. We seek not (the way of the ignorant. " * " (28: 55) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ (23:2)
الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ
( سُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ (23:2) )

Translation: their " Successful indeed are the believers, * Those who prayers with all solemnity and full offer

Translation: And those who turn away from vain talk, submissiveness, * that Allah has forbidden. * " (23: 1-3) And falsehood, and all

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الأَنۡعَامِ (6:68)
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ ۚ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
( سُورَةُ الأَنۡعَامِ (6:68) )

Translation: " And when you (Muhammad) see those false conversation about Our Verses who engage in mocking them, stay away from (of the Koran) by another topic. And if Satan causes them until they turn to the remembrance do not sit in the you to forget, then after who are wrong-doers. * " (6: 68) company of those people

Translation: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said as:

Hadith 821: Hadith 821

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ۸۲۱- بَكْرِ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنِ النَّهْشَلِيِّ عَنْ مَرْزُوقٍ أَبِي النَّارَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مِنْ رَدَّ عَنْ عِرْضِ أَخِيهِ رَدَّ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْ وَجْهِهِ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ أَبو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ * قَالَ وَفِي الْبَاب

Translation: 821. Narrated by Abu Al-Darda'a: ' The Prophet said: " Whoever defends his brother's honor, Allah will protect his face from fire of Hell on the Day of Resurrection. " (At-Termizi)

Hadith 822: Hadith 822

۸۲۲- عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بن الربيع الأنصاري : أَن عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكَ ، وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُول الله ، ممّن شَهِدَ بَدْرًا منَ الْأَنْصَارِ : أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي ، وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي ، فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْأَمْطَارُ ، سَالَ الْوَادِي الَّذي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ ، لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ آتِيَ مَسْجِدَهُمْ فَأَصَلِّيَ لهم ، وَوَدِدْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَنَّكَ تَأْتِينِي فَتُصَلّي فِي بَيْتِي ، فَأَتَّخِذَهُ مُصَلَّى ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ الله : ( سَأَفْعَلُ إِنْ شَاءَ الله ) . قَالَ عِتْبَانُ : فَغَدًا عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ حِينَ ارْتَفَعَ النّهَارُ ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ ، فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ ، ثُمّ قَالَ : أَيْنَ تُجِبْ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ . قَالَ : فَأَشَرْتُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةِ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ الله فَكَبْرَ ، فَقُمْنَا فَصَفَفْنَا ، فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمّ سَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : وَحَبَسْنَاهُ عَلَى خَزِيرَة صَنَعْنَاهَا لَهُ ، قَالَ : فَتَابَ فِي الْبَيْتِ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدَّارِ ذَوُو عَدَدِ ، فَاجْتَمَعُوا ، فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ : أَيْنَ مَالِك بْنُ الدَّخَيْشِنِ أَوِ ابْنُ الدَّحْشُنِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : ذَلِكَ مُنَافِقٌ لَا يُحِبَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : لَا تَقُلْ ذَلِكَ ، أَلَا تَرَاهُ قَدْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، يُرِيدُ بِذلِكَ وَجْهُ اللهِ . قَالَ : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : فَإِنَّا نَرَى وَجْهَهُ وَنَصِيحَتَهُ إِلَى المُنافِقِينَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ حَرَّمَ عَلَى النَّارِ مِنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله ، يَبْتَغِي بِذلِكَ وَجْهَ الله . رواه البخاري

Translation: 822. Narrated Mahmood ibn Al-Rabe'e: ' Itban ibn Malek who was one of the companions of Allah's Messenger and one of the Ansar who took part in the battle of Badr said: " I came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and said: ‘ I have weak eyesight and I lead my people in the prayer. When it rains the water flows in the valley between my people and me so I cannot go to their mosque to lead them in the prayer. O Allah's Messenger! I wish you would come to my house and offer the prayer there so that I could take that place as a mosque. Allah's Messenger said: ' If Allah wills, I will do so. ' Itban said: " The next day after the sun rose high, Allah's Messenger and Abu-Bakr came and Allah's Messenger asked for permission to enter. I gave him the permission and he did not sit on entering the house but said to me: ' Where would you like me to offer the prayer? ' I pointed to a place in my house. So Allah's Messenger stood there and said: ' Allah Akbar, ' and we all got up and lined up behind him and offered a two-raka'a prayer and ended it with Al-Tasleem. We invited him to stay for a meal called Khazeera that we had prepared for him. Many members of our family gathered in the house and one of them said: ' Where is Malek ibn Al-Dakhayshin or Ibn Al-Dakhayshin? " One of them replied: ' He is a hypocrite and does not love. Allah and His Messenger. ' Hearing that, Allah's Messenger said: ' Do not say so. Haven't you seen that he has said: " La ilaha illa Allah (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah) " for Allah's sake only? ' The man said: ' Allah and His Messenger know best. We have seen him helping and advising the hypocrites. ' Allah's Messenger said: ' Allah has forbidden Hellfire for those who say: " La ilaha illa Allah (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah) " only for Allah's sake. 3333 (Bukhari)

Hadith 823: Hadith 823

۸۲۳ - عَنْ كَعْب بْنِ بن مالك صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَرْوَة غَزَاهَا إِلَّا غَرْوَة تَبُوكَ ، غَيْرَ أَنِّي كُنتُ تَخَلَّفْتُ فِي غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ ، وَلَمْ يُعَاتِبْ أَحَدًا تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا ، إِنَّمَا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرِيدُ عِيرَ قُرَيْشٍ ، حَتَّى اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ عَدُوِّهِمْ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادِ ، وَلَقَدْ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ ، حِينَ تَوَاثَقْنَا عَلَى الإِسْلَامِ ، وَمَا أُحِبْ أَنْ لِي بِهَا مَشْهَدَ بَدْرٍ ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ بَدْرٌ أَذْكَرَ في النّاسِ مِنْهَا ، كَانَ مِنْ خَبَرِي : أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ قَطْ أَقْوَى وَلَا أَيٌُّّسَرَ مني حينَ تَخَلَّقْتُ عَنْهُ في تِلْكَ الْغَزَاةِ ، وَاللَّهِ مَا اجْتَمَعَتْ عِندِي قَبْلَهُ رَاحِلَتَانِ قَط حَتَّى جَمَعَتُهُمَا فِي تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُريدُ عَزوَةً إِلَّا وَرَى بِغَيْرِهَا ، حَتَّى كَانَتْ تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةُ ، غَرَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ في حَرَ شَدِيدٍ ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ سَفَرًا بَعِيدًا ، وَمَقَارًا وَعَدُوا كَثِيرًا ، فَجَلّى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَمْرَهُمْ لِيَتَاهَبُوا أَهْبَةَ غَزْوهِمْ ، فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِوَجْهِ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ ، وَالمُسْلِمُونَ مَعَ رَسُول الله صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَثِيرٌ ، وَلَاَ يَجْمَعُهُمْ كِتَابٌ حافظ ، قَالَ كَعْبٌ : فَمَا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَغَيِّبَ إِلَّا ظَنّ أَن سَيَخْفَى لَهُ ، مَا لَمْ يَنْزِلَ فِيهِ وَحْيُ اللَّهِ ، وَغَزَا رَسُولُ الله صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تِلْكَ الْغَزوة حينَ طَابَتِ الثَّمَارُ وَالظَّلَالُ ، وَتَجَهَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالمُسْلِمُونَ مَعَهُ ، فَطَفِقْتُ أَعْدُو لِكَيْ أَتَجَهَرَ مَعَهُمْ ، فَأَرْجِعُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا ، فَأَقُولُ في نَفْسِي : أَنَا قَادِرٌ عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَمَادَى بِي حَتَّى اشتدّ بِالنّاسِ الْجِدَ ، فَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالمُسْلِمُونَ مَعَهُ ، وَلَمْ أَقْضِ مِنْ جِهَازِي شَيْئًا ، فَقُلْتُ أَتَجَهَرُ بَعْدَهُ بِيَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُهُمْ ، فَغَدَوْتُ بَعْدَ أَنْ فَصَلُوا لأَتجَهَرَ ، فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا ، ثُمَّ غَدَوْتُ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بي حَتَّى أَسْرَعُوا وَتَفَارَطَ الْغَزْوُ ، وَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَرْتَجِلَ فَأُدْرِكَهُمْ ، وَلَيْتَنِي فَعَلْتُ ، فَلَمْ يُقَدِّرْ لِي ذلِكَ ، فَكَنْتُ إِذَا خَرَجْتُ فِي النَّاسَ
بَعْدَ خُرُوجِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَطُفْتُ فِيهِمْ ، أَحْزَنَنِي أَنَِّّي لَا أَرَى إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَعَمٍّوصًا عَلَيْهِ النّفَاقُ ، أَوْ رَجُلًا مِمَّنْ عَذَرَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الضَّعَفَاءِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ تَبُوكَ ، فَقَالَ ، وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْقَوْمِ بِتَبُوكَ : ( مَا فَعَلَ كَعْبٌ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، حَبَسَهُ بُرْدَاهُ ، وَنَظَرُهُ فِي عطفيه . فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَل : بِئْسَ ما قُلْتَ ، وَالٍلَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا خَيْرًا . فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ

Translation: 823. Narrated Ka'ab ibn Malek ' I did not stay behind from any Battle (expedition) he fought except the Battle. (expedition) of Tabuk and I failed to take part in the Battle (expedition) of Badr, but Allah did not admonish anyone who had not participated in the Battle of Badr, as in fact Allah's Messenger ﷺ had gone out in search of the caravan of Qoraysh until Allah made them (i.e. the Muslims) and their enemy meet without any prearranged agreement. I witnessed the night of (the pledge of) Aqaba with Allah's Messenger when we pledged to Islam, and I would not have exchange that for the Battle of Badr, although the Badr was more admired amongst the people than it (i.e.Aqaba Pledge) was. As for my news (related to this battle of Tabuk), I had never been stronger or wealthier than I was when I stayed behind. from that Battle. By Allah, never had I had two camels before, but I did have then, at the time of this Battle

Translation: Whenever Allah's Messenger ﷺ wanted to make a Battle, he used to hide his intention by apparently referring to a different Battle until it was the time for that Battle (of Tabuk) where Allah's Messenger fought in severe heat, facing a long journey, the desert, and a huge number of the enemy. The Prophet eventually informed the Muslims about that Battle so they would prepare for it, and he informed them clearly of the destination. Allah's Messenger set out accompanied by such a large number of Muslims that they could not all be listed in a register. ' Ka'ab added: ' Any man who intended to be absent would think that the matter would remain hidden unless Allah revealed the fact through Divine Revelation. So Allah's Messenger was going to fight in that Battle at the time when the fruit had ripened and the shade looked pleasant. Allah's Messenger and his companions prepared for the battle and I started to go out in order to get myself ready along with them, but I would return without having done anything. I would say to myself: " I can do that [ later]. " So I kept on delaying it and delaying it until the people were ready and Allah's Messenger departed and the Muslims left along with him, and I had still had not prepared anything for my departure, so I said: " I will prepare myself (for a departure) one or two days after him, and then j oin them. "

In the morning following their departure, I went out to get myself ready but returned having done nothing. Then again, the next morning I went out to get ready but returned. without having done anything. Such was the case with me until they hurried away and the battle was missed. Even then I still intended to depart to meet up with them. I wish I had done so! But it was not in my destiny. So, after the departure of Allah's Messenger whenever I went out and walked amongst the people, it grieved me that I could see none around me, but one accused of hypocrisy or one of the weak men hom Allah had excused. Allah's Messenger did not remember about me until he reached Tabuk. While he was sitting amongst the people in Tabuk, he said:

Translation: " What did Ka'ab do? " A man from Bano Saleema said; " O Allah's Messenger! He was stopped by his two Bordahs. (i.e. garments) and his looking at his own flanks with pride. " Then Mo'az ibn Jabal said: " What a bad thing you have said! By Allah! O Allah's Messenger! We know nothing about him but good. " Allah's Messenger kept silent... " (Please, see Hadith number 22.)