27/16. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1923 — Mercy Is Lost by the Wicked
What Has Been Related About Being Merciful With People
Hadith About Mercy Being Removed from the Wicked
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1923
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1923
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ كَتَبَ بِهِ إِلَىَّ مَنْصُورٌ وَقَرَأْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ سَمِعَ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ مَوْلَى الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ تُنْزَعُ الرَّحْمَةُ إِلاَّ مِنْ شَقِيٍّ " . قَالَ وَأَبُو عُثْمَانَ الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لاَ يُعْرَفُ اسْمُهُ وَيُقَالُ هُوَ وَالِدُ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْهُ أَبُو الزِّنَادِ وَقَدْ رَوَى أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرَ حَدِيثٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abul- Qasim said: "Mercy Is Not Removed (From Anyone) Except From A Wicked One."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1923In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1923
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1923
This hadith about mercy focuses on the heart of a person. Abu Hurairah reports that Abul-Qasim, meaning the Prophet, said that mercy is not removed except from a wicked one. The words are brief, but the meaning is heavy. Mercy is presented as something valuable that should remain in a believer’s character. When mercy disappears, the hadith connects that loss with deep moral failure. It does not list many actions or long rules. It simply makes us check ourselves: do we still feel care for others, or have we become hard and careless? The hadith teaches that mercy is a sign of goodness, while losing it is a warning sign.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mercy is a valuable part of good character.
- Being without mercy is linked in the hadith with wickedness.
- The hadith invites a person to check the state of the heart.
- A Muslim should avoid becoming hard, careless, or cold toward others.
