"I heard Bilal bin Al-Harith Al Muzani, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Indeed one of you says a statement pleasing to Allah, not realizing that you have achieved what you have achieved. Then for it, Allah writes for him His pleasure until the Day of Meeting Him. And one of you says a statement angering Allah, not realizing that you have achieved what you have achieved. Then for it, Allah writes for him His anger until the Day of Meeting with Him."  

سَمِعْتُ بِلاَلَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا رِضْوَانَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا سَخَطَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَهَكَذَا رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو نَحْوَ هَذَا قَالُوا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَرَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مَالِكٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ  

“You have kinship and rights, and I see you entering upon these rulers and speaking to them as Allah wills you should speak. But i heard Bilal bin Harith Al-Muzani, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘One of you may speak a word that pleases Allah, and not know how far it reaches, but Allah will record for him as pleasure, until the Day of Resurrection due to that word. And one of you may speak a word that angers Allah, and not know how far it reaches, but Allah will record against him his anger, until the Day he meets Him due to that word.” 'Alqamah said: "So look, woe to you, at what you say and what you speak about, for there is something that I wanted to say but I refrained because of what I heard from Bilal bin Harith."  

لَهُ عَلْقَمَةُ إِنَّ لَكَ رَحِمًا وَإِنَّ لَكَ حَقًّا وَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُكَ تَدْخُلُ عَلَى هَؤُلاَءِ الأُمَرَاءِ وَتَتَكَلَّمُ عِنْدَهُمْ بِمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ بِلاَلَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ ﷻ لَهُ بِهَا رِضْوَانَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ ﷻ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا سَخَطَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ فَانْظُرْ وَيْحَكَ مَاذَا تَقُولُ وَمَاذَا تَكَلَّمُ بِهِ فَرُبَّ كَلاَمٍ قَدْ مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ  

[Machine] There was a lazy man who used to enter upon the rulers and make them laugh. So my grandfather said to him, "Woe to you, O so-and-so! Why do you enter upon them and make them laugh? I have heard Bilal ibn Al-Harith Al-Muzani, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , narrate that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Verily, a servant may speak a word that pleases Allah, thinking it will not reach what it reached, and Allah is pleased with it for him until the Day of Resurrection. And indeed, a servant may speak a word that angers Allah, thinking it will not reach what it reached, and Allah is angered by it until the day he meets Him.'"  

كَانَ رَجُلٌ بَطَّالٌ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى الْأُمَرَاءِ فَيُضْحِكُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَدِّي وَيْحَكَ يَا فُلَانُ لِمَ تَدْخُلُ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ وَتُضْحِكُهُمْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ بِلَالَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَرْضَى اللَّهُ بِهَا عَنْهُ إلى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَسْخَطُ اللَّهُ بِهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ»  

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi praised what was recited on Malik, and Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq informed us that Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Ziyad informed us that Ibn Abi Uwais narrated to us that Malik reported from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Alqamah from his father from Bilal ibn Al-Harith Al-Muzani that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, a person may speak a word from the pleasure of Allah, not realizing its significance, and Allah will record His pleasure for him with it until the day he meets Him. And indeed, a person may speak a word of Allah's anger, not realizing its significance, and Allah will record His anger for him with it until the day he meets Him."  

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَى مَالِكٍ وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بِلَالِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيُكْتَبُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا رِضْوَانَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيُكْتَبُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا سَخَطَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ»  

“You have kinship and rights, and I see you entering upon these rulers and speaking to them as Allah wills you should speak. But i heard Bilal bin Harith Al-Muzani, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘One of you may speak a word that pleases Allah, and not know how far it reaches, but Allah will record for him as pleasure, until the Day of Resurrection due to that word. And one of you may speak a word that angers Allah, and not know how far it reaches, but Allah will record against him his anger, until the Day he meets Him due to that word.” 'Alqamah said: "So look, woe to you, at what you say and what you speak about, for there is something that I wanted to say but I refrained because of what I heard from Bilal bin Harith." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3969)   

مَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَهُ شَرَفٌ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بِسُوقِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ يَا فُلَانُ إِنَّ لَكَ حُرْمَةً وَإِنَّ لَكَ حَقًّا وَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُكَ تَدْخُلُ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُمَرَاءِ فَتَكَلَّمُ عِنْدَهُمْ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ بِلَالَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا رِضْوَانَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا سَخَطَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

[Machine] We were sitting with him in the market when a man from the city passed by him. He had honor, so he said to him, "O nephew of mine, you have a right, and indeed you enter upon these princes and speak in front of them. And I have heard Bilal ibn al-Harith, the companion of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh), saying, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) saying, 'Indeed, a servant speaks a word, and does not pay attention to it wherever it reaches, so Allah writes for him His pleasure with it until the Day of Resurrection. And indeed, a servant speaks a word, and does not pay attention to it wherever it reaches, so Allah writes His displeasure with it until the day he meets Him.' So look, O nephew of mine, at what you say and what you speak, for many words that I have heard from Bilal ibn al-Harith have prevented me."  

كُنَّا مَعَهُ جُلُوسًا فِي السُّوقِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَهُ شَرَفٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِنَّ لَكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّكَ لَتَدْخُلُ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُمَرَاءِ وَتَكَلَّمُ عِنْدَهُمْ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ بِلَالَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ وَلَا يَرَاهَا بَلَغَتْ حَيْثُ بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا رِضَاهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ لَا يَرَاهَا بَلَغَتْ حَيْثُ بَلَغَتْ يَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ بِهَا سَخَطَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ» فَانْظُرْ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَا تَقُولُ وَمَا تَكَلَّمُ فَرُبَّ كَلَامٍ كَثِيرٍ قَدْ مَنَعَنِي مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ بِلَالِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ  

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated from Malik and Bakr ibn Sahl narrated from Abdullah ibn Yusuf that Malik narrated from Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi who narrated from Abdullah ibn Abi al-Hakam who narrated from Malik ibn Anas who narrated from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Alqamah who narrated from his father that Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, a person will speak a word that pleases Allah without realizing the extent of its reach, so Allah will record His pleasure for him until the day he meets Him. And verily, a person will speak a word that angers Allah without realizing the extent of its reach, so Allah will record His anger for him until the day he meets Him." Abu al-Qasim said, "Malik and Muhammad ibn Ajlan are dropped from the chain of narration due to the inclusion of Alqamah ibn Waqqas, the grandfather of Muhammad ibn Amr. Hammad ibn Salamah narrated it and his narration contradicts that of others."  

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَنَا مَالِكٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَزِيدَ الْقَرَاطِيسِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي الْحَكَمِ أَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بِلَالِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللهِ مَا كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ يَكْتُبُ اللهُ لَهُ رِضْوَانَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللهِ مَا كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ يَكْتُبُ اللهُ لَهُ بِهَا سَخَطَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ» قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ «أَسْقَطَ مَالِكٌ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ مِنَ الْإِسْنَادِ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنَ وَقَّاصٍ جَدَّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ فَخَالَفَ النَّاسَ فِيهِ»