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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1516

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In-book entry
6

Chapter 1

Chapter context: The Prohibition of Backbiting and the Commandment of Guarding one's Tongue

باب تحريم الغيبة والأمر بحفظ اللسان

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي عبد الرحمن بلال بن الحارث المزني رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏إن الرجل ليتكلم بالكلمة من رضوان الله تعالى ما كان يظن أن تبلغ ما بلغت يكتب الله له بها رضوانه إلى يوم يلقاه، وإن الرجل ليتكلم بالكلمة من سخط الله ما كان يظن أن تبلغ ما بلغت يكتب الله له بها سخطه إلى يوم يلقاه”‏.‏ رواه مالك في الموطأ والترمذي وقال حديث حسن صحيح‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu 'Abdur-Rahman Bilal bin Al-Harith Al-Muzani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A man speaks a good word without knowing its worth, Allah records for him His Good Pleasure till the day he will meet Him; and a man utters an evil word without realizing its importance, Allah records for him His displeasure till the day he will meet Him." [Imam Malik and At-Tirmidhi].

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This is Hadith 1516 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 18, The Book of the Prohibited actions, as in-book entry 6 under the chapter “The Prohibition of Backbiting and the Commandment of Guarding one's Tongue.”

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