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Sahih Bukhari 6183 — The Believer’s Heart
"Al-Karm is only the heart of a believer
وَقَدْ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا الْمُفْلِسُ الَّذِي يُفْلِسُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ». كَقَوْلِهِ: «إِنَّمَا الصُّرَعَةُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ». كَقَوْلِهِ: «لاَ مُلْكَ إِلاَّ لِلَّهِ». فَوَصَفَهُ بِانْتِهَاءِ الْمُلْكِ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْمُلُوكَ أَيْضًا، فَقَالَ: «{إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا}».
Al-Karm Is the Heart of a Believer Hadith
Sahih Bukhari : 6183
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6183
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَيَقُولُونَ الْكَرْمُ، إِنَّمَا الْكَرْمُ قَلْبُ الْمُؤْمِنِ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "They say Al-Karm (the generous), and in fact Al-Karm is the heart of a believer."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6183In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 207USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 202
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6183
This hadith is often searched as Al-Karm heart of believer hadith, meaning of Al-Karm in Islam, and believer’s heart hadith. Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that people say “Al-Karm,” but in fact Al-Karm is the heart of a believer. The text corrects how a word is used and redirects honor toward the believer’s heart. The hadith does not give a long list of qualities. It simply places the word Al-Karm in a better place than common usage. This makes the lesson easy to understand: true worth is connected to the believing heart, not just a name people give to something. It also fits the wider theme of careful speech, because words carry meaning and should be used with care.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) corrected the common use of the word Al-Karm.
- The believer’s heart is given honor in this hadith.
- Words should be used with care and good meaning.
- True value is linked to faith in the heart.
