Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 395
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: شُعْبَتَانِ لاَ تَتْرُكُهُمَا أُمَّتِي: النِّيَاحَةُ وَالطَّعْنُ فِي الأَنْسَابِ.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: There are two practices my community will not abandon: wailing and attacking people’s lineage.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says طعن في الأنساب, literally attacking or impugning lineages; ‘attacking people’s lineage’ retains that sense.