Gardens of the Righteous — Page 267
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 270. . On Prohibition of Suspicion. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 370. O ye who believe, eschew too much suspicion; for some suspicion might do much harm (49. 13). 1578. This hadith is part of No. 1575. 271. . On Prohibition of Looking Down on People. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 371. O ye who believe, let no people deride another people, haply they may be better than themselves, nor let one group of women deride another, haply the last may be better than the first. Defame not your people nor call them names. Ill indeed it is to earn an evil reputation after having believed. Those who do not repent are the wrongdoers (49. 12). 372. . Woe to every backbiter, slanderer (104. 2). 1579. This hadith is part of No. 1575. 1580. This hadith is the same as No. 615. 267 1581. Jundub ibn Abdullah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A man said: By Allah, He will not forgive So and So; whereupon Allah, the Lord of honour and glory, said: Who is he who takes an oath in My name that I will not forgive So and So. I have forgiven him and have deprived your good deeds of all merit (Muslim). 272. . On Prohibition of Exultation over Another's Misfortune. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 373. All believers are brothers (49. 11). 374. Those who desire the spread of indecency among the believers will have a painful chastisement in this world and in the hereafter (24. 20). 1582. Wathila ibn Asqa'a relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not exult over the misfortune of a brother for Allah might have mercy on him and involve you in misfortune (Tirmidhi).