Sahih al-Bukhari To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6484

Chapter: To give up sinful deeds

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6484

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ، وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ‏"

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue or his hands. And a Muhajir (an emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6484, 10), Muslim (No. 40), Abu Dawud (No. 2481), An-Nasa’i (No. 4996), Ahmad (No. 6228, 6464, 6515, 6522, 6541, 6595, 6618, 6631) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2600).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 10

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( زَكَرِيَّا ) هُوَ اِبْن أَبِي زَائِدَة وَعَامِر هُوَ الشَّعْبِيّ. قَوْله ( الْمُسْلِم ) تَقَدَّمَ شَرْحه فِي أَوَائِل كِتَاب الْإِيمَان. قَوْله ( وَالْمُهَاجِر مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّه عَنْهُ ) قِيلَ خُصَّ الْمُهَاجِر بِالذِّكْرِ تَطْيِيبًا لِقَلْبِ مَنْ لَمْ يُهَاجِر مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِفَوَاتِ ذَلِكَ بِفَتْحِ مَكَّة , فَأَعْلَمَهُمْ أَنَّ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّه عَنْهُ كَانَ هُوَ الْمُهَاجِرَ الْكَامِلَ , وَيَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ تَنْبِيهًا لِلْمُهَاجِرِينَ أَنْ لَا يَتَّكِلُوا عَلَى الْهِجْرَة فَيُقَصِّرُوا فِي الْعَمَل. وَهَذَا الْحَدِيث مِنْ جَوَامِع الْكَلِم الَّتِي أُوتِيَهَا صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 10

A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe, and a Muhājir (emigrant) is the one who abandons what Allah has forbidden

"A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe, and a Muhājir (emigrant) is the one who abandons what Allah has forbidden."

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 40

Verily a person asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) who amongst the Muslims was better. Upon this (the Holy Prophet) remarked: From whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe.

مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 2481

‘Amir said “A man came to ‘Abd Allaah bin ‘Amr while the people were with him. He sat with him and said “Tell me anything that you heard from the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ)”. He said “I hears the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) say “A Muslim is he from whose tongue and hand the Muslims remain safe and an emigrant…

الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4996

"I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: "The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe, and the Muhajir is the one who forsakes (Hajara) that which Allah has forbidden to him."

"‏ الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 6228