What is the authenticity of the hadith: “May Allah have mercy on a man who cuts off backbiting about himself”? And who traced it to its sources?
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Eid Abbasi: Among the questions here: What is the grade of this hadith, and who traced it to its sources?
The Shaykh: This hadith has no basis in the Sunnah, even though its meaning is sound and it should be adopted; because it can be considered wisdom. As for it being a hadith from the Messenger (peace be upon him), it has no basis.
May Allah have mercy on a man who cuts off backbiting about himself
رحم الله امرأً جَبَّ المغيبة عن نفسهThe Shaykh: This hadith has no basis in the Sunnah, even though its meaning is sound and it should be adopted; because it can be considered wisdom. As for it being a hadith from the Messenger (peace be upon him), it has no basis.
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