Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:6385 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ الْمُؤَدِّبُ ثنا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدَةَ الْهُجَيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ الْهُجَيْمِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُحْتَبٍ بِشَمْلَةٍ قَدْ وَقَعَ هُدْبُهَا عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ أَيُّكُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ وَفِيَّ جَفَاؤُهُمْ فَأَوْصِنِي؟ قَالَ «لَا تَحْقِرَنَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ أَنْ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ وَوَجْهُكَ مُبْسَطٌ وَلَوْ أَنْ تُفْرِغَ مِنْ دَلْوِكَ فِي إِنَاءِ الْمُسْتَسْقِي وَإِنِ امْرُؤٌ شَتَمَكَ بِمَا فِيكَ فَلَا تَشْتُمْهُ بِمَا تَعْلَمُ فِيهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكُونُ لَكَ أَجْرُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ وِزْرُهُ» وَإِيَّاكَ وَإِسْبَالَ الْإِزَارِ فَإِنَّ إِسْبَالَ الْإِزَارِ مِنَ الْمَخِيلَةِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمَخِيلَةَ وَلَا تَسُبَّنَّ أَحَدًا فَمَا سَبَبْتُ بَعْدَهُ أَحَدًا وَلَا شَاةً وَلَا بَعِيرًا
English Translation
Jabir ibn Sulaym (Abu Jurayy) said: "I came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) while he was sitting wrapped in a cloak whose edges had fallen upon his feet. I said: 'Which of you is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah?' He pointed to himself with his hand. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I am from the desert people and have their roughness. Please advise me.' He said: 'Do not belittle any act of kindness, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face or pouring from your bucket into the vessel of one asking for water. If a man insults you for something he knows about you, do not insult him for what you know about him — the reward will be for you and the sin upon him. Beware of letting your garment hang, for it is a form of arrogance, and Allah does not love arrogance. And do not curse anyone.' He said: 'After that I never cursed anyone — not a person, not a sheep, not a camel.'"