Hadith of Maslamah ibn Mukhlad

حَدِيثُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ مُخَلَّدٍ (١)، ١٦٩٥٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ مُخَلَّدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِمًا فِي الدُّنْيَا، سَتَرَهُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، وَمَنْ نَجَّى مَكْرُوبًا فَكَّ اللهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَمَنْ كَانَ فِي حَاجَةِ أَخِيهِ كَانَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي حَاجَتِهِ " (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Muslamah bin Makhlad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim in this world, Allah Almighty will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter. Whoever relieves a distressed person, Allah Almighty will remove one of his distresses on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever is engaged in fulfilling his brother’s needs, Allah Almighty remains engaged in fulfilling his needs.

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى أَبِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، أَنَّ عُقْبَةَ - قَالَ: ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ - أَتَى مَسْلَمَةَ بْنَ مُخَلَّدٍ، بِمِصْرَ، وَكَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْبَوَّابِ شَيْءٌ، فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَهُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي لَمْ آتِكَ زَائِرًا، وَلَكِنِّي جِئْتُكَ لِحَاجَةٍ، أَتَذْكُرُ يَوْمَ - قَالَ عَبَّادٌ، فِي حَدِيثِهِ - قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَنْ عَلِمَ مِنْ أَخِيهِ سَيِّئَةً، فَسَتَرَهَا سَتَرَهُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ " فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ: لِهَذَا جِئْتُ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، فِي حَدِيثِهِ: رَكِبَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ إِلَى مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ مُخَلَّدٍ، وَهُوَ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى مِصْرَ (١)، ،

Makhool says that one day Muslamah bin Makhlad (may Allah be pleased with him) was visited in Egypt by Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him). There was an argument between him and the doorkeeper when Muslamah bin Makhlad (may Allah be pleased with him) heard their voices. He called Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) inside. Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "I have not come to meet you, but rather for a certain matter. Do you remember the day when the Prophet (ﷺ) said that whoever knows of a fault in his brother and then conceals it, Allah Almighty will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection?" Muslamah bin Makhlad (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Yes, I remember." Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I have come for the sake of this hadith."