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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 562

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In-book entry
562

Chapter 60

Chapter context: Prohibition of Miserliness

- باب النهى عن البخل والشح

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن جابر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ اتقوا الظلم فإن الظلم ظلمات يوم القيامة واتقوا الشح فإن الشح أهلك من كان قبلكم حملهم على أن سفكوا دماءهم واستحلوا محارمهم” ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Beware of oppression, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection; and beware of stinginess because it destroyed those who were before you. It incited them to shed their blood and deem unlawful as lawful." [Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 562 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 562 under the chapter “Prohibition of Miserliness.”

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Reference details

In-book entry
562

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 563

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