What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Seek seventy excuses for your brother”?
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Question:
A questioner says: What is the authenticity of this hadith:?
Answer:
I do not know of any basis for it. It is prescribed for the believer to respect his brother if he apologizes to him, and to accept his excuse if that is possible, and to have a good opinion of him where that is possible, striving to keep hearts safe from hatred, and desiring to unite words and cooperate in good. It was narrated from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: “Do not assume that a word coming from your brother is evil while you find for it a good interpretation.”
A questioner says: What is the authenticity of this hadith:
Seek seventy excuses for your brother
التمس لأخيك سبعين عذرًاAnswer:
I do not know of any basis for it. It is prescribed for the believer to respect his brother if he apologizes to him, and to accept his excuse if that is possible, and to have a good opinion of him where that is possible, striving to keep hearts safe from hatred, and desiring to unite words and cooperate in good. It was narrated from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: “Do not assume that a word coming from your brother is evil while you find for it a good interpretation.”
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