There should be no harm or reciprocal harm. Whoever causes harm, Allah harms him, and whoe…

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Ad-Daaraqutni

Authenticity grade : Sahih/Authentic by virtue of other supportive narrations

Hadith text: There should be no harm or reciprocal harm. Whoever cau…

عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ، مَنْ ضَارَّ ضَرَّهُ اللَّهُ، وَمَنْ شَاقَّ شَقَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ».

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There should be no harm or reciprocal harm. Whoever causes harm, Allah harms him, and whoever makes things difficult, Allah makes things difficult for him."

Explanation of the hadith: There should be no harm or reciprocal harm. Whoever cau…

Lessons: There should be no harm or reciprocal harm. Whoever cau…

• It is prohibited to respond to harm with more than its equivalent.
• Allah did not enjoin upon His servants anything harmful to them.
• It is prohibited to cause or reciprocate harm with words, deeds, or lack of action.
• Recompense is of the same type as the deed. So, whoever causes harm, Allah harms him, and whoever makes things difficult, Allah makes things difficult for him.
• One of the Sha‘i rules is that "harm should be removed", for the Shariah disapproves of harming and condemns harming.

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