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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Each of you 1 is a mirror to his brother; if he sees harm on him, let him remove it from him.” [Narrated by At-Tirmidhi]
In a narration by him and Abu Dawud: “A believer is the mirror of a believer, and a believer is the brother of a believer: he protects his loss and guards him from behind.”
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- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 4918 (unverified) 99% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “Each of you is a mirror to his brother…”: Meaning, a mirror shows a person what is hidden of his appearance to correct what needs correction; likewise, a believer to another removes faults by informing and alerting him. Ibn Al-Arabi said: Meaning, make yourself pure towards your brother as a mirror is made. [As stated in Badhl Al-Majhud]
Note 1
(۱) قوله: إن أحدكم مرآة أخيه إلخ : معناه أن المرأة ترى الإنسان ما يخفى عليه من صورته؛ ليصلح ما يحتاج إلى إصلاحه، فكذا المؤمن للمؤمن كالمرآة فيزيل ما فيه من العيوب إعلامه وينبهه عليها، قال ابن العربي: أي ليجعل نفسه صافية في حق أخيه، كما تجعل المرآة كذلك. أخذته من بذل المجهود».