Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1319
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الأَعْمَشَ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنَا عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ صُرَدٍ قَالَ: اسْتَبَّ رَجُلاَنِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَجَعَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَغْضَبُ، وَيَحْمَرُّ وَجْهُهُ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَوْ قَالَهَا لَذَهَبَ هَذَا عَنْهُ: أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ذَاكَ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ: تَدْرِي مَا قَالَ؟ قَالَ: قُلْ: أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أَمَجْنُونًا تَرَانِي؟.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah related to us: Abu Usamah related to us: I heard al-A‘mash say: ‘Adiy ibn Thabit related to us, from Sulayman ibn Surad, who said: Two men exchanged insults in the presence of the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace. One of them became angry and his face reddened. The Prophet looked at him and said: “I know a phrase that, if he said it, would make this leave him: ‘I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.’” A man went to that man and said: “Do you know what he said? He said: ‘Seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.’” The man replied: “Do you think I am mad?”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The final retort rejects the suggestion; it is translated directly without adding an explanation of the man’s response.