15/85. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1370b — Respecting Muslim Covenants
The virtue of Al-Madinah and the Prophet's Prayer for it to be blessed. Its sanctity and the sanctity of its game and trees. The Boundaries of its sanctuary
Hadith About Respecting a Muslim Covenant
Sahih Muslim : 1370b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1370b
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، الأَشَجُّ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي، مُعَاوِيَةَ إِلَى آخِرِهِ وَزَادَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ " فَمَنْ أَخْفَرَ مُسْلِمًا فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ صَرْفٌ وَلاَ عَدْلٌ " . وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا " مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ " . وَلَيْسَ فِي رِوَايَةِ وَكِيعٍ ذِكْرُ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ .
A'mash Narrated from:
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters (but at the end) these words are added: " He who violated the covenant with a Muslim, there is upon him the curse of Allah, of angels and of all people. Neither an obligatory act nor a supererogatory act would be accepted from him as recompense on the Day of Resurrection; and in the hadith transmitted by two other narrators these words are not found:" He who claimed false paternity." And in the hadith transmitted by Waki' there is no mention of the Day of Resurrection.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1370bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 532USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3164
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1370b
This hadith about Muslim covenant continues the same theme found in the earlier narration. It adds a direct warning about the one who violates the protection or covenant connected to a Muslim. The Hadith says such a person is under a curse from Allah, the angels, and all people, and that obligatory and voluntary acts would not be accepted from him as recompense on the Day of Resurrection. The wording also notes differences between narrators, such as whether the false paternity wording appears and whether the Day of Resurrection is mentioned. The key message is clear: Muslim protection is not a small matter. Breaking trust, violating safety, or dishonoring a covenant is treated with severe warning in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- A Muslim covenant or protection should not be violated.
- Breaking such protection is described with a severe warning.
- Narrators sometimes preserve small wording differences while keeping the main meaning.
- Trust and public safety are treated as serious matters in this Hadith.
