Hadith on Forbearance: Keep your reward from the insulter

Jabir ibn Sulaym reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If a man insults you and reviles you for something he knows about you, do not disparage him for something you know about him. You will have his reward and he will have his sin, so do not insult anyone.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 20632

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنْ امْرُؤٌ شَتَمَكَ وَعَيَّرَكَ بِأَمْرٍ يَعْلَمُهُ فِيكَ فَلَا تُعَيِّرْهُ بِأَمْرٍ تَعْلَمُهُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونَ لَكَ أَجْرُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ إِثْمُهُ وَلَا تَشْتُمَنَّ أَحَدًا

20632 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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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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