Salim ibn 'Abdullah said, "I never heard 'Abdullah ever curse anything."
Salim mentioned that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "It is not fitting for a
believer to be a curser."
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah does not love the loud and
coarse nor the one who shouts in the markets."
'A'isha reported that some Jews came to the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, and said, "Poison ('sam' instead
of 'salam') be upon you." 'A'isha said, "And upon you and may the
curse of Allah and the anger of Allah be upon you!" The Prophet said, "Easy,
'A'isha, you must be gentle. Beware of harshness and coarseness." She asked,
"Didn't you hear what they said?" He said, "Didn't you hear what I said?
I repeated it to them and what I said about them will be accepted and what
they said about me will not be accepted."
Abu'd-Darda' reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Those who curse will be neither witnesses nor intercessors
on the Day of Rising."
Hudhayfa said, "People do not curse one another without that curse
coming true."
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 320
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَعَنَ بَعْضَ رَقِيقِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، اللَّعَّانِينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ؟ كَلاَّ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا، فَأَعْتَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضَ رَقِيقِهِ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: لا أَعُودُ.
'A'isha reported that Abu Bakr cursed one of his slaves and the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Abu Bakr! The
cursers and the true! No, by the Lord of the Ka'ba," and he repeated that
two or three times. That very same day Abu Bakr freed one of his slaves.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and said, "Do
not do that again (i.e. curse someone)."
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 321
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لاَ تَتَلاَعَنُوا بِلَعْنَةِ اللهِ، وَلاَ بِغَضَبِ اللهِ، وَلاَ بِالنَّارِ.
Samura reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Do not curse one another with the curse of Allah, not
the anger of Allah nor with the Fire."
Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, was asked, "Messenger of Allah, invoke a curse for
us against the idolaters.' He replied, 'I was not sent as a curser. I was
sent as a mercy.'"
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 323
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ: كُنَّا مَعَ حُذَيْفَةَ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّ رَجُلا يَرْفَعُ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ، فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: لا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَتَّاتٌ.
Himam said, "We were with Hudhayfa when he was told, 'A man has
a hadith going back to 'Uthman.' Hudhayfa said, 'I heard the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "A mischief-maker will not enter
the Garden."'"
Asma' bint Yazid reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Shall I tell you who is the best of you?" "Yes,,"
they replied. He said, "Those who remind you of Allah when you see them."
He went on to say, "Shall I tell you who is the worst of you?" "Yes," they
replied. He said, "Those who go about slandering, causing mischief between
friends in order to separate them, and desiring to lead the innocent into
wrong action."
Hukaym ibn Sa'd heard 'Ali say, "Do not be hasty, spreading and
divulging secrets. Ahead of you lies a severe, distressing affliction and
events which would take a long time explain - namely oppressive conflicts."
Ibn 'Abbas spoke about the words of Allah Almighty, "Do not
find fault with one another" (49:11) and he said that these words mean,
"Do not attack one another."
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 331
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جَبِيرَةَ بْنُ الضَّحَّاكِ قَالَ: فِينَا نَزَلَتْ، فِي بَنِي سَلِمَةَ: {وَلاَ تَنَابَزُوا بِالأَلْقَابِ}، قَالَ: قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَيْسَ مِنَّا رَجُلٌ إِلاَّ لَهُ اسْمَانِ، فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: يَا فُلاَنُ، فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّهُ يَغْضَبُ مِنْهُ.
Ad-Dahhak said, "It was about us (the Banu Salima) that these words
were revealed, 'Do not find fault with one another' (49:11)" He
went on to say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, came to us and there was not a man among us who did not have
two names. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, began
to say, 'O so-and-so!' and they said, 'Messenger of Allah! That will make
him angry!'"
'Ikrima was heard to say, "I do not know which o f them, either
Ibn 'Abbas or Ibn 'Umar, was giving his companions food, and a slavegirl
was working in their presence. One of them said to her, 'Harlot!' He said,
'Easy! If she does not exact the hadd punishment (i.e. for slander) from
you in this world, she will take it from you in the Next World.' The man
said, 'And what do you think if it (what I said) is the truth?' He replied,
'Allah does not love anyone who greatly exceeds the sounds in speaking
of indecencies."
'Abdullah reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said. "The believer is neither a defamer nor a curser nor outrageous
nor obscene."
