The Meaning of the Hadith: Four Things in My Ummah from the Matters of the Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was mentioned in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1001Hasan (Darussalam), and among them was genealogical slander. What is the meaning of this term?
Answer:
You say, "So-and-so, I don't want his lineage," or "So-and-so is not of my tribe," or "So-and-so's lineage is bad." You are slandering people's lineages. This is not permissible. It is not permissible for you to slander people's lineages or belittle them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was mentioned in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
There are four matters in my nation that are from the matters of Jahiliyyah
أَرْبَعٌ فِي أُمَّتِي مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِAnswer:
You say, "So-and-so, I don't want his lineage," or "So-and-so is not of my tribe," or "So-and-so's lineage is bad." You are slandering people's lineages. This is not permissible. It is not permissible for you to slander people's lineages or belittle them. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 096-قتال البغاة وقتال المرتد - 19-2-26 هـ — archive.org (1:07:33)
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