An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths
Hadith 34, 40 Hadith an-Nawawi
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ: "مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ، وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ" . [رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ].
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
On the authority of Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘Whoever among you sees something disapproved, let him change it with his hand; if he is unable, then with his tongue; and if he is unable, then with his heart. That is the weakest of faith.’ [Narrated by Muslim].
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ: "مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ،
The Arabic states a sequence of responses but this passage alone does not specify authority, limits, or circumstances for physical intervention.
What contextual limits govern the phrase ‘with his hand’? Qualified review is needed before any interpretive application.