English
Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “The talebearer 1 will not enter Paradise.” [Agreed Upon] In a narration by Muslim: “The slanderer.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 6056 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 105a (unverified) 98% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “The talebearer will not enter Paradise”: meaning, he will not enter with the successful ones. The talebearer (qattat) is a slanderer (nammam), and talebearing is conveying speech with the intent of causing corruption. [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
Note 1
(۱) قوله : لا يدخل الجنة: أي مع الفائزين قتات أي نمام، والنميمة نقل الكلام على وجه الفساد. كذا في «المرقاة».