Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1977

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1977
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الأَزْدِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِالطَّعَّانِ وَلاَ اللَّعَّانِ وَلاَ الْفَاحِشِ وَلاَ الْبَذِيءِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏

Translation

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

Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Azdi al-Basri narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Sabiq narrated to us, from Isra’il, from al-A‘mash, from Ibrahim, from ‘Alqamah, from ‘Abd Allah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A believer is not one who slanders, curses, speaks obscenely, or uses foul language.”

Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan gharib. It has also been narrated from ‘Abd Allah by another route.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The Arabic lists four traits: attacking or slandering others, cursing, obscenity, and foul speech. The related route from ‘Abd Allah is noted without adding details not given here.

  • قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِالطَّعَّانِ وَلاَ اللَّعَّانِ وَلاَ الْفَاحِشِ وَلاَ الْبَذِيءِ ‏" ‏ ‏.

    The Arabic gives four separate traits: ta‘an (slandering/attacking), la‘an (cursing), fahish (obscene), and badhi (foul-mouthed).

    Should these be rendered as four distinct terms in English?

  • حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الأَزْدِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ،

    The English witness omits the isnad and the note that another route from ‘Abd Allah exists.

    Should the full chain and route note be included?

  • ‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.

    The report is graded hasan gharib and is said to be narrated by another route from ‘Abd Allah; these notes are absent from the witness.

    Should the grade and route note be retained?