Hadith on Words: Single word earns Allah’s wrath or pleasure

Bilal ibn al-Harith reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, one of you may speak a word pleasing to Allah, thinking it does not amount to much, yet by it Allah decrees His pleasure with him until the day he meets Him. Verily, one of you may speak a word displeasing to Allah, thinking it does not amount to much, yet by it Allah decrees His displeasure with him until the day he meets Him.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2319

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

عَنِ بِلَالِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا رِضْوَانَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ مَا يَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بَلَغَتْ فَيَكْتُبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا سَخَطَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يَلْقَاهُ

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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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