36/23. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4032 — Mixing With People and Bearing Harm
Patience at the time of calamity
Hadith About Patience With People and Their Harm
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4032
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4032
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ وَثَّابٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لاَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَلاَ يَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The believer who mixes with people and bears their annoyance with patience will have a greater reward than the believer who does not mix with people and does not put up with their annoyance.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4032In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 107English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4032
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4032
This hadith about patience with people speaks to daily life. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم compared two believers. One mixes with people and bears their annoyance with patience. The other does not mix with people and does not put up with their annoyance. The first is described as having a greater reward. The narration does not praise every kind of social mixing without limits, nor does it discuss every situation. It simply highlights the value of patient conduct when dealing with people and their harm. For anyone searching for a hadith about patience with others, this text gives a balanced reminder: being around people may bring annoyance, but bearing it with patience is a path to greater reward mentioned by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mixing with people can bring annoyance and harm.
- Patience is the key quality praised in the narration.
- The believer who bears people’s annoyance is promised a greater reward.
- Avoiding people is not presented here as better than patient engagement.
