Hadith on Gossip: Worst Muslims spread rumors, divide people

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the most beloved to me are those of you with the best character, soft in nature, friendly and befriended. The most hateful of you to Allah are those who spread gossip, causing discord between loved ones and seeking misery for the innocent.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 7697

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

Imam al-Qari commented, “Misery for the innocent, that is, hardship, corruption, destruction, sin, fault, error, and temptation. All of these meanings are applicable to the word ‘misery’ and the hadith may include all of them.”

Source: Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ 7/3056

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّكُمْ إِلَيَّ أَحْسَنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا الْمُوَطَّئُونَ أَكْنَافًا الَّذِينَ يَأْلَفُونَ وَيُؤْلَفُونَ وَأَبْغَضَكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَشَّاءُونَ بِالنَّمِيمَةِ الْمُفَرِّقُونَ بَيْنَ الْأَحِبَّةِ الْمُلْتَمِسُونَ لِلْبُرَآءِ الْعَنَتَ

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قال الملا على القاري لِلْبُرَآءِ الْعَنَتَ أَيِ الْمَشَقَّةُ وَالْفَسَادُ وَالْهَلَاكُ وَالْإِثْمُ وَالْخَطَأُ وَالْغَلَطُ وَالزِّنَا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ جَاءَ وَأُطْلِقَ الْعَنَتُ عَلَيْهِ وَالْحَدِيثُ يَحْتَمِلُ كُلَّهَا

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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