85/2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6724 — Beware of Suspicion
Learning about the Laws of Inheritance
وَقَالَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ تَعَلَّمُوا قَبْلَ الظَّانِّينَ، يَعْنِي الَّذِينَ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِالظَّنِّ.
Beware of Suspicion Hadith: Be Brothers as Allah’s Slaves
Sahih Bukhari : 6724
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6724
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلاَ تَحَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'Beware of suspicion, for it is the worst of false tales and don't look for the other's faults and don't spy and don't hate each other, and don't desert (cut your relations with) one another O Allah's slaves, be brothers!" (See Hadith No. 90)
[1] (Book 85) Al-Farā'id means the shares which are fixed for the closest relatives of the deceased. Such shares are prescribed in the Qur'ān and it is: half, one-fourth, one-eighth, two-third, one-third, and one-sixth. (See the Qur'ān, Sūrah 4, Verses 11, 12 & 176).Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6724In-book reference : Book 85, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 80, Hadith 717
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6724
This hadith gives direct guidance for Muslim brotherhood and social manners. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم warned against suspicion, calling suspicion the worst of false tales. He then forbade looking for others’ faults, spying, hating one another, and turning away from one another. The hadith ends with a clear call: “O Allah’s slaves, be brothers.” For people searching for a hadith about suspicion, spying, or brotherhood in Islam, this narration speaks in plain language. It shows that private assumptions, fault-finding, spying, hatred, and broken relations can harm the bond between people. The text does not mention special cases or extra details. Its message is to protect relationships and treat others as brothers.
What we learn from this hadith
- Avoid suspicion because the hadith calls it the worst of false tales.
- Do not search for people’s faults or spy on them.
- Hatred and cutting relations are directly warned against.
- Muslims are reminded to live as brothers.
