Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 465
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ وَاسْمُهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَوْلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ قَالَتْ عَمْرَةُ: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَقِيلُوا ذَوِيِ الْهَيْئَاتِ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab said: Abu Bakr ibn Nafi‘ related to me—his name was Abu Bakr, a client of Zayd ibn al-Khattab—who said: I heard Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn ‘Amr ibn Hazm. ‘Amra said: ‘A’isha said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Overlook the lapses of people of good standing.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
أَقِيلُوا ذَوِيِ الْهَيْئَاتِ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ
The term dhawi al-hay’at can refer to people of recognized standing or good character.
Is ‘people of good standing’ the preferred rendering here?