Chapter 15 - Cursing and Defamation

Hadith 309

Salim ibn 'Abdullah said, "I never heard 'Abdullah    ever curse anything." Salim mentioned that 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr  said, "It is not fitting for a believer to be a curser."




Hadith 310

Jabir ibn 'Abdullah   reported that the Messenger of Allah,   said,

"Allah does not love the loud and coarse nor the one who shouts in the markets."



Hadith 311

'A'isha  reported that some Jews came to the Prophet, and said, "Poison (death) ('sam' instead of 'salam') be upon you." 'A'isha   said, "And upon you and may the curse of Allah and the anger of Allah be upon you!" The Prophet    said,

"Easy, 'A'isha, you must be gentle. Beware of harshness and coarseness."

She  asked, "Didn't you hear what they said?" He  said,

"Didn't you hear what I said? I repeated it to them and what I said about them will be accepted and what they said about me will not be accepted."



Hadith 312

Abdullah   reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"A believer is not a defamer nor a curser nor coarse nor obscene."

Hadith 313

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, , said,

"A person who is two-faced cannot be trusted."



Hadith 314

'Abdullah said, "The most blameworthy thing in a believer's character is coarseness."



Hadith 315

'Ubayd al-Kindi al-Kufi reported that he heard 'Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "The cursers are cursed."

The transmitter, Marwan ibn Mu'awiya, said that he means those who curse other people.

Hadith 316

Abu'd-Darda' reported that the Prophet, , said,

"Those who curse will be neither witnesses nor intercessors on the Day of Rising."



Hadith 317

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, , said,

"The truthful person must not be a curser."



Hadith 318

Hudhayfa said, "People do not cure one another without that curse coming true."

Hadith 319

'A'isha   reported that Abu Bakr    cursed one of his slaves and the Prophet,   said,

"Abu Bakr! The cursers and the truthful! No, by the Lord of the Ka'bah," and he
repeated that two or three times.

That very same day Abu Bakr  freed one of his slaves. The Prophet,   came and said,

"Do not do that again (i.e. curse someone)."












Hadith 320

Samura   reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"Do not curse one another with the curse of Allah, not the anger of Allah nor with the Fire."









Hadith 321

Abu Hurayra   said, "The Messenger of Allah,   was asked, "Messenger of Allah, invoke a curse for us against the idolaters.'

He  replied, 'I was not sent as a curser. I was sent as a mercy.'"

Hadith 322

Hammam said, "We were with Hudhayfa   when he was told, 'A man used to spy on people and then inform 'Uthman   .' Hudhayfa   said, 'I heard the Prophet,   , say,

"A mischief-maker will not enter the Garden."'"

Hadith 323

Asma' bint Yazid  reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"Shall I tell you who is the best of you?"

"Yes,," they replied. He  said,

"Those who remind you of Allah when you see them." He  went on to say,

"Shall I tell you who is the worst of you?"

"Yes," they replied. He  said,

"Those who go about slandering, causing mischief between friends in order to separate them, and desiring to lead the innocent into wrong action."







Hadith 324

'Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "The person who says something indecent and the person who makes it known are equal as far as the wrong action is concerned."



Hadith 325

Shubayl ibn 'Awf said, "It is said, 'Whoever hears something indecent and then spreads it is like the one who originated it.'"

Hadith 326

'Ata thought that an exemplary punishment should be carried out on anyone who makes adultery known. He said, "He has made indecency known."





Hadith 327

Hukaym ibn Sa'd heard 'Ali say, "Do not be hasty, spreading and divulging secrets. Ahead of you lies a severe, distressing affliction and events which would take a long time explain namely oppressive conflicts."

Hadith 328

Ibn 'Abbas  said, "When you want to mention your companion's faults, remember your own faults."




Hadith 329

Ibn 'Abbas   spoke about the words of Allah Almighty, "Do not find fault with one another" (49:11) and he said that these words mean, "Do not attack one another."



Hadith 330

Ad-Dahhak said, "It was about us (the Banu Salima) that these words were revealed, 'Do not find fault with one another' (49:11)" He went on to say, "The Messenger of Allah,   and grant him peace, came to us and there was not a man among us who did not have two names. The Prophet,    began to say, 'O so-and-so!' and they said, 'Messenger of Allah! That will make him angry!'"



Hadith 331

'Ikrima  was heard to say, "I do not know which of them, either Ibn 'Abbas or Ibn 'Umar, (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) was giving his companions food, and a slave girl was working in their presence. One of them (the people present) said to her, 'Adulteress!' He  said, 'Easy! If she does not exact the hadd punishment (i.e. for slander) from you in this world, she will take it from you in the Next World.' The man said, 'And what do you think if it (what I said) is the truth?' He replied, 'Allah does not love anyone who greatly exceeds the sounds in speaking of indecencies."

Hadith 332

'Abdullah reported that the Prophet, , said.

"The believer is neither a defamer nor a curser nor outrageous nor obscene."