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Sahih Muslim 2180 (Book 39, Hadith 44) #12782
Avoiding People with Bad Character

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of avoiding people who are immoral and have bad character.

Umm Salama reported that she had a eunuch (as a slave) in her house. Allah's Messenger imay peace be upon him) was once in the house that he (the eunuch) said to the brother of Umm Salama: Abdullahb. Aba Umayya. if Allah grants you victory in Ta'if on the next day, I will show you the daughter of Ghailan for she has four folds (upon her body) on the front side of her stomach and eight folds on the back. Allah's Messenger heard this and he said: Such (people) should not visit you.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ هِشَامٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، أَيْضًا - وَاللَّفْظُ هَذَا - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ، بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ مُخَنَّثًا، كَانَ عِنْدَهَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لأَخِي أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا فَإِنِّي أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى بِنْتِ غَيْلاَنَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَسَمِعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَدْخُلْ هَؤُلاَءِ عَلَيْكُمْ

TOPICS
morality  *  avoidance  *  character  *  akhlaq  *  istiaadhah  *  taif

QUICK LESSONS:
Stay away from immoral people and those with bad character; strive to be around good company so we can learn more about our faith and become better Muslims ourselves; remain faithful to Islam's teachings.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of avoiding people who have bad character. It was narrated by Umm Salama, a wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, that she had a eunuch as a slave in her house. The eunuch said to Abdullah ibn Aba Umayya that if Allah grants him victory in Ta'if on the next day, he would show him the daughter of Ghailan for she has four folds on the front side of her stomach and eight folds on the back. Upon hearing this, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that such people should not visit them. This hadith teaches us to stay away from immoral people and those with bad character as they can lead us astray from our faith and morals. We should strive to be around good company so we can learn more about our faith and become better Muslims ourselves.

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