Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1974

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1974
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَا كَانَ الْفُحْشُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ شَانَهُ وَمَا كَانَ الْحَيَاءُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ زَانَهُ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la al-San‘ani and several others narrated to us. They said: ‘Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, from Ma‘mar, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Indecency does not enter anything without marring it, and modesty does not enter anything without adorning it.”

There is also a report on this topic from ‘A’ishah. Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan gharib; we know it only through the narration of ‘Abd al-Razzaq.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • Al-fuhsh is rendered as indecency and al-haya’ as modesty; the parallel verbs of marring and adorning are preserved.

  • قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَا كَانَ الْفُحْشُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ شَانَهُ وَمَا كَانَ الْحَيَاءُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ زَانَهُ ‏" ‏ ‏.

    Al-fuhsh means indecency or obscenity, while al-haya’ means modesty; the witness leaves both untranslated in transliteration.

    Should the terms be translated directly as ‘indecency’ and ‘modesty’ rather than retained in Arabic?

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ،

    The witness omits the isnad, the report from ‘A’ishah, and Abu ‘Isa’s grade and route limitation.

    Should the full chain and compiler notes be included?

  • ‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ ‏.

    Abu ‘Isa says the hadith is hasan gharib and is known only through ‘Abd al-Razzaq’s narration.

    Should this source limitation remain attached to the saying?