Riyad as-Salihin, 1595
Hadith text · Matn
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
لا يحل لمسلم أن يهجر أخاه فوق ثلاث، فمن هجر فوق ثلاث، فمات دخل النار
.((رواه أبو داود بإسناد على شرط البخاري)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to forsake his (Muslim) brother beyond three days; and whosoever does so for more than three days, and then dies, will certainly enter the Hell." <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 85
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) It is impermissible for a Muslim to forsake his brother for more than three days.<br>
2) Spreading the greeting of peace among Muslims is one of the reasons for fostering love and entering Paradise. A Muslim should be keen on applying this prophetic guidance of spreading the greeting of peace among Muslims, and initiate it to those whom he knows and does not know.<br>
3) The occurrence of desertion and enmity among Muslims is an aspect of obeying the devil, and a reason for alienation between the believers.<br>
4) Insistence on desertion and abandonment without a valid Shariah reason is one of the major sins that makes the doer deserving of punishment.