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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 760

“Some people came to Uqbah ibn Amir and said, ‘We have some neighbours who drink (wine) and behave incorrectly. Shall we bring them before the ruler?’ ‘No,’ he replied, ‘I heard the Messenger of…

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حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ نَشِيطٍ، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ

قَالَ: جَاءَ قَوْمٌ إِلَى عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ فَقَالُوا: إِنَّ لَنَا جِيرَانًا يَشْرَبُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ، أَفَنَرْفَعُهُمْ إِلَى الإِمَامِ؟ قَالَ: لَا، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ رَأَى مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ عَوْرَةً فَسَتَرَهَا، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَحْيَا مَوْءُودَةً مِنْ قَبْرِهَا»

“Some people came to Uqbah ibn Amir and said, ‘We have some neighbours who drink (wine) and behave incorrectly. Shall we bring them before the ruler?’ ‘No,’ he replied, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, ‘Whoever sees the fault of a Muslim and then veils it, it is as if he brought girl buried alive back to life from her grave.’’”

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 760, Book 33, Sayings, Hadith 5. 1 min read

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Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Bishr ibn MuhammadTold us, Fourth generation, died 224 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn al-MubarakInformed us, Third generation, died 181 AH
  4. 4Ibrahim ibn NashitTold us, Successor, died 161 AH
  5. 5Kab ibn AlqamahFrom, Successor, died 127 AH
  6. 6KathirFrom, Successor

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