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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

I have not been sent as an invoker of curses; rather, I have been sent as a mercy

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Cursing Animals Etc.

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2599

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، - يَعْنِيَانِ الْفَزَارِيَّ - عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ كَيْسَانَ - عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ عَلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي

لَمْ أُبْعَثْ لَعَّانًا وَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ رَحْمَةً ‏"

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: It was said: O Messenger of Allah, supplicate against the polytheists. He said:

"I have not been sent as an invoker of curses; rather, I have been sent as a mercy."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2599).

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Explanation

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked to supplicate against those who associated partners with Allah, but he said: I was not sent by Allah as one who curses—invoking exclusion and expulsion from His mercy and cutting people off from good. I was not sent for that; rather, I was sent to be a source of goodness and mercy for all people, especially for the believers.

Lessons

  • The perfection of the Prophet's (ﷺ) character.
  • The importance of keeping one's tongue pure from swearing and cursing, following the example of the Prophet (ﷺ).
  • It indicates the prohibition of cursing.
  • Encouragement to show mercy to people.

Explanation in Arabic

طُلب من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يدعوَ على المشركين بالله، فقال: إني لم أبعث من الله وأُرسل لعانًا أدعو على الناس بالإبعاد والطرد من رحمة الله فأقطعهم عن الخير، إني لم أبعث لهذا، وإنما بُعثتُ لأكون سبب خير ورحمة للناس عامة، وللمؤمنين خاصة.

  • كمال خلقه صلى الله عليه وسلم.
  • أهمية تنزيه اللسان من السباب واللعن اقتداءً بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم.
  • فيه النهي عن اللعن.
  • الحث على الرحمة بالناس.

Scholars’ grades

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 2599

Other versions

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 321

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.'"

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ‏:‏ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ محمد قال حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ قِيلَ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ عَلَى…

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5812

Abu Huraira told that when God's messenger was asked to invoke a curse on the polytheists, he replied, "I was not sent as one given to cursing; I was sent only as a mercy." Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ عَلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ. قَالَ: «إِنِّي لَمْ أُبْعَثْ لَعَّانًا وَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ رَحْمَةً» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (3)
  • الأدب المفرد للبخاري (319)لَمْ أُبْعَثْ لَعَّانًا ، وَلَكِنْ بُعِثْتُ رَحْمَةً
  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (258)لَمْ أُبْعَثْ لَعَّانًا ، وَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ رَحْمَةً
  • الوسيط في تفسير القرآن المجيد (623)لَمْ أُبْعَثْ لَعَّانًا ، وَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ رَحْمَةً

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