Hasan on Harm: If you want to be safe in religion, do not harm people

Al-Khara’iti reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you would be pleased to be safe and for your religion to be safe for you, restrain your hands from harming the lives of people, restrain your tongues from harming their honor, and restrain your stomachs from consuming their wealth.”

Source: Makārim al-Akhlāq lil-Kharā’iṭī 379

عَنْ الخرائطي قال الحسن البصري رحمه الله إِنْ سَرَّكُمْ أَنْ تَسْلَمُوا وَيَسْلَمَ لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ فَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْ دِمَاءِ النَّاسِ وَكُفُّوا أَلْسِنَتَكُمْ عَنْ أَعْرَاضِهِمْ وَكُفُّوا بُطُونَكُمْ عَنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ

379 مكارم الأخلاق للخرائطي

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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