27/26. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1938 — Making Peace Between People
What Has Been Related About Rectifying Manners
Hadith About Making Peace Between People
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1938
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1938
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتِ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لَيْسَ بِالْكَاذِبِ مَنْ أَصْلَحَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ خَيْرًا أَوْ نَمَى خَيْرًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Umm Kulthum bint 'Uqbah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "One Who Brings Peace Between People Is Not A Liar, He Says Something Good, Or Reports Something Good."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1938In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 44English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1938
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1938
This hadith about reconciliation teaches the value of bringing peace between people. Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah reports that the Messenger of Allah said the one who brings peace between people is not a liar when he says something good or reports something good. The wording is careful. It does not praise lying for selfish gain. It speaks about a person trying to repair relations by carrying good words and helping peace grow. The hadith gives importance to speech that heals instead of speech that breaks. In conflicts, people often repeat the worst words they hear. This hadith points to a better path: say good, report good, and aim for peace.
What we learn from this hadith
- Bringing peace between people is praised in the hadith.
- The text mentions saying good or reporting good for reconciliation.
- The hadith does not encourage harmful or selfish lying.
- Speech can be used to repair relationships instead of worsening them.
