There are two things in people that are signs of disbelief: defaming lineages and wailing …

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Hadith text: There are two things in people that are signs of disbel…

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اثْنَتَانِ فِي النَّاسِ هُمَا بِهِمْ كُفْرٌ: الطَّعْنُ فِي النَّسَبِ، وَالنِّيَاحَةُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two things in people that are signs of disbelief: defaming lineages and wailing over the dead."

Explanation of the hadith: There are two things in people that are signs of disbel…

Lessons: There are two things in people that are signs of disbel…

• Encouraging Muslims to be modest and to refrain from treating people with arrogance.
• It is obligatory to deal patiently with calamities and to avoid discontentment.
• These deeds are from the minor Kufr (disbelief), and one who possesses any of the traits of Kufr is not a disbeliever, the commission of which leads to apostasy unless he commits major Kufr.
• Islam forbids whatever leads to dissension among Muslims like defaming lineages and others.

Categories : Disbelief