Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 44.0

Regarding spying

باب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّجَسُّسِ

3 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4888sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Isa bin Muhammad bin al-NahasfromMuhammad bin Yusuf al-FaryabifromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromThur bin Zayd al-DaylifromRashid bin Sa'dfromMu'awiya ibn Abu Sufyan

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّكَ إِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ عَوْرَاتِ النَّاسِ أَفْسَدْتَهُمْ أَوْ كِدْتَ أَنْ تُفْسِدَهُمْ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ كَلِمَةٌ سَمِعَهَا مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِهَا ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Mu'awiyah:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If you search for the faults of the people, you will corrupt them, or will nearly corrupt them. AbudDarda' said: These are the words which Mu'awiyah himself from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and Allah benefited him by them.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، وَابْنُ، عَوْفٍ - وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4889sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by Sa'id bin 'Amr bin Sa'id bin al-AasfromIsma'il bin Ayyash bin SaleemfromDamdam bin Zar'ahfromSharyh bin 'UbaidfromJubayr bin Nufayr al-HadramifromKathir bin Marrah al-Hadramifrom'Amr bin al-Aswad al-AnsifromAbu Umama bin Sahl

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ الأَمِيرَ إِذَا ابْتَغَى الرِّيبَةَ فِي النَّاسِ أَفْسَدَهُمْ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib ; AbuUmamah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a ruler seeks to make imputations against the people, he corrupts them.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْضَمُ بْنُ زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، وَكَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، وَعَمْرِو بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، وَالْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ، وَأَبِي، أُمَامَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4890sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromMuhammad bin Khazim al-DarirfromSulaiman al-A'mashfromZayd bin Wahb al-Jhny

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أُتِيَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَقِيلَ هَذَا فُلاَنٌ تَقْطُرُ لِحْيَتُهُ خَمْرًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِنَّا قَدْ نُهِينَا عَنِ التَّجَسُّسِ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ يَظْهَرْ لَنَا شَىْءٌ نَأْخُذْ بِهِ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:

Zayd ibn Wahb said: A man was brought to Ibn Mas'ud. He was told: This is so and so, and wine was dropping from his beard. Abdullah thereupon said: We have been prohibited to seek out (faults). If anything becomes manifest to us, we shall seize it.