43. Book of Impermissible and Permissible
٤٣۔ كِتَابُ الْحَظْرِ وَالْإِبَاحَةِ
"A man praised another man in the presence of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Woe to you,you have cut the neck of your companion,'several times. Then he said: 'If anyone of you praises his brother, let him say: "I think he is lie this, but I do not sanctify anyone before Allah." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3744)
مَدَحَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَيْلَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ» مِرَارًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَادِحًا أَخَاهُ فَلْيَقُلْ أَحْسِبُ فُلَانًا وَاللَّهُ حَسِيبُهُ إِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا»
ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا زُجِرَ عَنْ هَذَا الْفِعْلِ
"A man praised another man in the presence of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Woe to you,you have cut the neck of your companion,'several times. Then he said: 'If anyone of you praises his brother, let him say: "I think he is lie this, but I do not sanctify anyone before Allah." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3744)
مَدَحَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَيْحَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ» مِرَارًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَادِحًا أَخَاهُ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ أَحْسِبُ فُلَانًا وَلَا أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ أَحَدًا»
ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مَدْحَ النَّاسِ الْمَرْءَ عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ، وَسُرُورَهُ بِهِ ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الرِّيَاءِ
It was said to Messenger of Allah ﷺ: What is your opinion about the person who has done good deeds and the people praise him? He said: It is glad tidings for a believer (which he has received in this mortal world). (Using translation from Muslim 2642a)
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يَعْمَلُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ يَحْمَدُهُ النَّاسُ؟ قَالَ «تِلْكَ عَاجِلُ بُشْرَى الْمُؤْمِنِ»
ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِتَرْكِ الِاغْتِرَارِ عِنْدَ الْمَدْحِ إِذَا مُدِحَ الْمَرْءُ بِهِ
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Throw dirt in the mouths of those who praise excessively."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «احْثُوا فِي أَفْوَاهِ الْمَدَّاحِينَ التُّرَابَ»
ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِتَرْكِ اغْتِرَارِ الْمَرْءِ بِمَا يُمْدَحُ بِهِ
A man came and praised ‘Uthman in his face, al-Miqdad b. Al-Aswad took dust and threw it on his face, saying : The Apostle of Allah ﷺ said : When you see those who are given to praising people, throw dust in their faces. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4804)
وَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْمَدَّاحِينَ فَاحْثُوا فِي وجُوهِهُمُ التُّرَابَ»
ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَمْدَحَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ إِذَا أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ انْتِفَاعَ النَّاسِ بِهِ، وَأَمِنَ الْعُجْبَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ
[Machine] "O Abu Umamah, I wish it was the day of Hunayn. He said, "As for me, I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee, but the people rushed and threw off balance. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith held onto the reins of his white she-camel and said, 'I am the Prophet, there is no lie in it, I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib.'"
يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ وَلَّيْتَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ؟ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَشْهَدُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَلِّ وَلَكِنْ عَجِلَ سَرَعَانُ الْقَوْمِ فَرَشَقَتْهُمْ هَوَازِنُ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِرَأْسِ بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ « أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ جَائِزٌ لَهُ أَنْ يَمْدَحَ نَفْسَهُ بِبَعْضِ مَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ قَصْدَ الْخَيْرِ بِالْمُسْتَمِعِينَ لَهُ دُونَ إِعْطَاءِ النَّفْسِ شَهَوَاتِهَا مِنْهُ
[Machine] He informed them that while he was walking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ after the Battle of Hunayn, the Bedouins came and started asking the Messenger of Allah ﷺ questions until they forced him to stop at Samurah. Then the robe of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was snatched, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stopped and said, "Give me my robe. If I had the same number of camels as the number of hairs on this robe, I would distribute them among you. Then you would not find me a liar or a coward."
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ بَيْنَا هُوَ يَسِيرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَقْفَلَهُ مِنْ حُنَيْنٍ عَلِقَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى اضْطَرُّوهُ إِلَى سَمُرَةٍ وَخُطِفَ رِدَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَعْطُونِي رِدَائِي لَوْ كَانَ لِي عَدَدُ هَذِهِ الْعِضَاهِ نَعَمًا لَقَسَمْتُهَا بَيْنَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُونِي كَذَّابًا وَلَا جَبَانًا»
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ مِنْ قَبُولِ الْعُذْرِ، وَالْقِيَامِ عِنْدَ الْمَدْحِ بِحَيْثُ يُوجِبُ الْحَقُّ ذَلِكَ
If I were to see a man with my wife, I would have struck him with the sword, and not with the flat part (side) of it. When Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard of that, he said: Are you surprised at Sa'd's jealousy of his honour? By Allah, I am more jealous of my honour than he, and Allah is more jealous than I. Because of His jealousy Allah has prohibited abomination, both open and secret And no person is more jealous of his honour than Allah, and no persons, is more fond of accepting an excuse than Allah, on account of which He has sent messengers, announcers of glad tidings and warners; and no one is more fond of praise than Allah on account of which Allah has promised Paradise. (Using translation from Muslim 1499a)
سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا مَعَ امْرَأَتِي لَضَرَبْتُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ غَيْرَ مُصْفِحٍ عَنْهُ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَلَا تَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ غَيْرَةِ سَعْدٍ؟ فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ وَاللَّهُ أَغْيَرُ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أَجْلِ غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلَا شَخْصَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْعُذْرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنْذِرِينَ وَلَا شَخَصَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ»