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    Admonition Against
    Harboring Suspicion

    Hadith Nine

    The Prophet's ﷺ Admonition Against
    Harboring Suspicion and His Description
    of A Muslim's Duty Toward His Brother


    It is narrated from Abu Hurayra (ra) that he
    said: "The Prophet ﷺ said: `Beware of harboring
    suspicion, for suspicion is the most deceitful
    discourse of all. Neither search out nor spy on
    others. Do not contend with one another, nor envy one
    another, nor harbor hostility nor enmity for one
    another. Rather - O Allah's servants! - be brethren as
    Allah commanded you.

    `The Muslim is brother to the Muslim. He does not
    wrong him. He does not humiliate him. He does not
    demean him. Godwariness is right here! Godwariness is
    right here! Godwariness is right here!' - he pointed
    to his chest three times. `It is evil enough that one
    should demean his Muslim brother. All of the Muslim is
    sacred to the Muslim: his life, his property, and his
    honor.'"

    Muslim's narration adds: "Verily, Allah Almighty does
    not look at your appearances and your possessions; but
    He looks at your hearts and your deeds."

    The hadith master al-Mundhiri said: "Malik,
    al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, and al-Tirmidhi
    narrated it. The wording above is Muslim's, and it is
    the most inclusive narration."He means the latter in
    the sense of collating all of them together, as
    becomes clear after examining the narration in Sahih
    Muslim.

     

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