سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4900

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كِتَاب الْأَدَبِ

Chapter 50

Chapter: Regarding the prohibition of speaking ill about the dead.

باب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنْ سَبِّ الْمَوْتَى

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمر العدوي

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said: Make a mention of the virtues of your dead, and refrain from (mentioning) their evils.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَنَسٍ الْمَكِّيِّ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

اذْكُرُوا مَحَاسِنَ مَوْتَاكُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْ مَسَاوِيهِمْ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4900In-book: Book 43, Hadith 4900

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