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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 237

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In-book entry
237

Chapter 26

Chapter context: Reverence towards the Sanctity of the Muslims

- باب تعظيم حرمات المسلمين وبيان حقوقهم والشفقة عليهم ورحمتهم

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ “انصر أخاك ظالمًا أو مظلومًا” فقال رجل‏:‏ يا رسول الله أنصره إذا كان مظلومًا أرأيت إن كان ظالمًا كيف أنصره‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏"‏تحجزه -أو تمنعه- من الظلم فإن ذلك نصره” ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Anas (May Allah bepleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or is oppressed". A man enquired: "O Messenger of Allah! I help him when he is oppressed, but how can I help him when he is an oppressor?" He (ﷺ) said, "You can keep him from committing oppression. That will be your help to him". [Al-Bukhari].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 237 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 237 under the chapter “Reverence towards the Sanctity of the Muslims.”

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Reference details

In-book entry
237

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 237

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