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Sahih Bukhari 6047 — Cursing and Accusing a Believer
Calling bad names and cursing
Hadith About Cursing a Believer and Accusing Him of Kufr
Sahih Bukhari : 6047
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6047
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، أَنَّ ثَابِتَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ، وَكَانَ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّجَرَةِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى مِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الإِسْلاَمِ فَهْوَ كَمَا قَالَ، وَلَيْسَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ نَذْرٌ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَىْءٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا عُذِّبَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَمَنْ لَعَنَ مُؤْمِنًا فَهْوَ كَقَتْلِهِ، وَمَنْ قَذَفَ مُؤْمِنًا بِكُفْرٍ فَهْوَ كَقَتْلِهِ ".
Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam (i.e. if somebody swears by saying that he is a non-Muslim e.g., a Jew or a Christian, etc.) in case he is telling a lie, he is really so if his oath is false, and a person is not bound to fulfill a vow about a thing which he does not possess. And if somebody commits suicide with anything in this world, he will be tortured with that very thing on the Day of Resurrection; And if somebody curses a believer, then his sin will be as if he murdered him; And whoever accuses a believer of Kufr (disbelief), then it is as if he killed him."
[1] e.g., if somebody vows that he will manumit the slave of so-and-so if such and such thing happens, he is not bound to fulfil such a vow because he does not have the right to oblige the master of the slave to sell his slave.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6047In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 77USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 73
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6047
This Hadith contains several severe warnings. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم spoke about swearing by a religion other than Islam in a false oath, making a vow over something one does not own, suicide with an object, cursing a believer, and accusing a believer of Kufr. The part most linked to speech is very serious: cursing a believer is compared to killing him, and accusing a believer of Kufr is also compared to killing him. The Hadith shows that words can carry heavy sin when they attack faith or curse a believer. It is important for searches about cursing a believer hadith and accusing Muslim of kufr hadith. The text teaches careful speech and fear of serious claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- Cursing a believer is treated as a very serious sin.
- Accusing a believer of Kufr is compared to killing him.
- A vow does not bind a person regarding what he does not own.
- The Hadith warns strongly against suicide and false oaths.
