Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 339

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Mishkat al-Masabih 339
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: اتَّقُوا اللَّاعِنَيْنِ. قَالُوا: وَمَا اللَّاعِنَانِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ . قَالَ: «الَّذِي يَتَخَلَّى فِي طَرِيقِ النَّاس أَو فِي ظلهم» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Translation

Abū Hurayra reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Beware of the two causes of cursing.’ They asked: ‘What are the two causes of cursing, Messenger of God?’ He replied: ‘A person who relieves himself on people’s path or in their shade.’ Muslim transmitted it.

Translation notes

  • The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). The Arabic expression al-lāʿinayn refers to two acts that bring people’s curses upon their perpetrator.