Is there an authentic hadith in al-Bukhari regarding backbiting?
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Question:
It seems that (al-Bukhari) did not have a hadith in his collection that explicitly mentions backbiting?
Answer:
If he did not include anything, he was content with this; because he did not have anything meeting his conditions, but Muslim narrated it in his Sahih from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani) Muslim narrated it in his Sahih.
And in a hadith narrated by Ahmad and others with a sound chain, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was taken up in the night journey, when he was ascended to the sky, passed by a people whose nails were of brass, and they were scratching their faces and chests with them. So he said to Jibril:Sunan Abi Dawud 4878Sahih (Al-Albani) We seek refuge in Allah from that.
It seems that (al-Bukhari) did not have a hadith in his collection that explicitly mentions backbiting?
Answer:
If he did not include anything, he was content with this; because he did not have anything meeting his conditions, but Muslim narrated it in his Sahih from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is saying something about your brother which he would dislike. He was asked again: Tell me how the matter stands if what I say about my brother is true? He replied: If what you say of him is true, you have slandered him, and if what you say of him is not true, you have reviled him.
الغِيبة ذكرك أخاك بما يكره، قيل: يا رسول الله إن كان في أخي ما أقول؟ قال: إن كان فيه ما تقول فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه ما تقول فقد بَهَتّهAnd in a hadith narrated by Ahmad and others with a sound chain, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was taken up in the night journey, when he was ascended to the sky, passed by a people whose nails were of brass, and they were scratching their faces and chests with them. So he said to Jibril:
Who are these people, Gabriel? He replied: They are those who were given to back biting and who aspersed people's honour.
من هؤلاء؟ قال: هؤلاء الذين يأكلون لحوم الناس ويقعون في أعراضهم
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