Hadith on Backbiting: Man punished in grave for eating flesh, backbiting

Ya’la ibn Siyabah reported: He lived in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and they came upon a grave whose occupant was being punished. The Prophet said, “Verily, this person used to eat the flesh of people.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 2434

Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Ibn Hajar

عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ سِيَابَةَ أَنَّهُ عَهِدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَتَى عَلَى قَبْرٍ يُعَذَّبُ صَاحِبُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا كَانَ يَأْكُلُ لُحُومَ النَّاسِ

2434 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

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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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