رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1572
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- 62
Chapter 18
Chapter context: Prohibition of Spying on Muslims and to be Inquisitive about Others
- باب النهي عن التجسس والتسمع لكلام من يكره استماعه
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Original Arabic
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أنه أتي برجل فقيل له، هذا فلان تقطر لحيته خمرًا، فقال: إنَّا قد نهينا عن التجسس، ولكن إن يظهر لنا شئ، نأخذ به". حديث حسن صحيح رواه أبو داود بإسناد على شرط البخاري ومسلم.
Translation
English translation
It has been reported that a man was brought before Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) because his beard was giving out smell of wine. Ibn Mas'ud said:
"We have been prohibited from spying (on Muslims) and finding faults (with them). But we can take to task only and only if the sin is overt. [Abu Dawud].
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This is Hadith 1572 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 18, The Book of the Prohibited actions, as in-book entry 62 under the chapter “Prohibition of Spying on Muslims and to be Inquisitive about Others.”
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