What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (There is no harm and no reciprocating of harm)?
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The questioner : He also asks about the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 2340Da'if (Darussalam)?
The Shaykh : The meaning ofSunan Ibn Majah 2340Da'if (Darussalam) is that it is not permissible to leave harm in place, and that harm is removed by the Shari'ah. Therefore, anything that contains harm must be removed, because harm is repelled by the Shari'ah and by reason. A person of sound mind cannot approve of it, nor can the Islamic Shari'ah approve of it.
As for *darrar* (reciprocating harm), it comes from *mudararah* (the act of causing harm). It is not permissible for anyone to cause harm to his brother, even in matters that do not inherently cause harm, as long as he intends to harm his brother. Whoever causes harm, Allah will cause harm to him. This hadith indicates that harm is negated by the Shari'ah, whether it occurs with intent or without intent. If it occurs with intent, it is *mudararah* (reciprocating harm); if it occurs without intent, it is *darr* (harm). A person sometimes does something without intending harm, but harm results from it. In this case, it is obligatory to remove the harm.
Sometimes a person does something that causes harm with the intention of doing so, and in that case, he is one who reciprocates harm. There are many examples of this. If a man opens a window in his wall for the purpose of lighting his shop and bringing in air, and it is then found that this window harms his neighbor by allowing him to look into his home and see what is inside, then it is obligatory to remove this harm by removing the window or raising it so that the neighbor is not exposed by it. This is *darr* (harm) and not *mudararah* (reciprocating harm), because the one who opened the window did not intend to harm his neighbor, but the harm occurred without intent. Nevertheless, it is obligatory to remove this harm.
As for *mudararah* (reciprocating harm), it is when a man uses disturbing things in his home with the intention of harming his neighbors, having no benefit in doing so, but only wanting to harm his neighbors. It is obligatory for this person to leave off what causes harm to his neighbors, and he is sinful for intending to cause harm. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
It was narrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
لا ضرر ولا ضرارThe Shaykh : The meaning of
It was narrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
لا ضرر ولا ضرارAs for *darrar* (reciprocating harm), it comes from *mudararah* (the act of causing harm). It is not permissible for anyone to cause harm to his brother, even in matters that do not inherently cause harm, as long as he intends to harm his brother. Whoever causes harm, Allah will cause harm to him. This hadith indicates that harm is negated by the Shari'ah, whether it occurs with intent or without intent. If it occurs with intent, it is *mudararah* (reciprocating harm); if it occurs without intent, it is *darr* (harm). A person sometimes does something without intending harm, but harm results from it. In this case, it is obligatory to remove the harm.
Sometimes a person does something that causes harm with the intention of doing so, and in that case, he is one who reciprocates harm. There are many examples of this. If a man opens a window in his wall for the purpose of lighting his shop and bringing in air, and it is then found that this window harms his neighbor by allowing him to look into his home and see what is inside, then it is obligatory to remove this harm by removing the window or raising it so that the neighbor is not exposed by it. This is *darr* (harm) and not *mudararah* (reciprocating harm), because the one who opened the window did not intend to harm his neighbor, but the harm occurred without intent. Nevertheless, it is obligatory to remove this harm.
As for *mudararah* (reciprocating harm), it is when a man uses disturbing things in his home with the intention of harming his neighbors, having no benefit in doing so, but only wanting to harm his neighbors. It is obligatory for this person to leave off what causes harm to his neighbors, and he is sinful for intending to cause harm. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.