37/55. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2507 — Mixing With People and Being Patient
Regarding the Virtue of Mixing with the People While Having Patience with Their Harms
Hadith About Patience With People
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2507
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2507
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ وَثَّابٍ، عَنْ شَيْخٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ "الْمُسْلِمَ إِذَا كَانَ يُخَالِطَ النَّاسَ وَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِ الَّذِي لاَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَلاَ يَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ كَانَ شُعْبَةُ يَرَى أَنَّهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ .
Yahya bin Wath-thab Narrated from:
Yahya bin Wath-thab narrated: "From A Shaikh Among The Companions Of The Prophet (S.A.W), I Think It Is From The Prophet(S.A.W), Who Said: 'The Muslim Who Mixes With The People And He Is Patient With Their Harm Is Better Than The Muslim Who Does Not Mix With The People And Is Not Patient With Their Harm.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2507In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 93English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2507
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2507
This hadith about patience with people speaks to daily life. The narration says that the Muslim who mixes with people and is patient with their harm is better than the Muslim who does not mix with people and is not patient with their harm. The focus is not on seeking harm or staying in every situation. The text compares two conditions: engaging with people while showing patience, and avoiding people without that patience. It teaches that social life needs restraint, mercy, and endurance. A believer may face annoyance, rough words, or difficult behavior, but patience keeps the heart steady and prevents harmful reactions.
What we learn from this hadith
- Being around people requires patience.
- A Muslim should try to bear ordinary harm without responding badly.
- Avoiding people is not automatically better than patient engagement.
- Good social conduct includes restraint when people are difficult.
