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Sunan Abi Dawud 4888 (Book 43, Hadith 116) #25179
The Dangers of Fault-Finding

SUMMARY: Searching for the faults of people can lead to their corruption.

Narrated Mu'awiyah: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: If you search for the faults of the people, you will corrupt them, or will nearly corrupt them. AbudDarda' said: These are the words which Mu'awiyah himself from the Messenger of Allah , and Allah benefited him by them.
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، وَابْنُ، عَوْفٍ - وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِنَّكَ إِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ عَوْرَاتِ النَّاسِ أَفْسَدْتَهُمْ أَوْ كِدْتَ أَنْ تُفْسِدَهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ كَلِمَةٌ سَمِعَهَا مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ نَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِهَا

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corruption  *  benefit  *  istighraaq  *  fasaad  *  faultfinding

QUICK LESSONS:
Refrain from searching for other people's faults

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the dangers of fault-finding. It warns us that if we search for the faults in other people, it can lead to their corruption or nearly corrupt them. Mu'awiyah heard this from the Messenger of Allah and was benefited by it. AbudDarda' also confirmed this saying that these were words which Mu'awiyah himself heard from the Messenger of Allah. We should be careful not to search for other people's faults as it can have a negative effect on them and our relationship with them. Instead, we should focus on our own shortcomings and strive to improve ourselves so that we may benefit others through our good deeds and actions.

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