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Sahih al-Bukhari 6031 (Book 78, Hadith 61) #5790
Kindness and Gentleness of the Prophet

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ was a kind and gentle person who would not abuse, swear or curse others. He would admonish people in a polite manner.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet was not one who would abuse (others) or say obscene words, or curse (others), and if he wanted to admonish anyone of us, he used to say: "What is wrong with him, his forehead be dusted!"
حَدَّثَنَا أَصْبَغُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى، هُوَ فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ سَبَّابًا وَلاَ فَحَّاشًا وَلاَ لَعَّانًا، كَانَ يَقُولُ لأَحَدِنَا عِنْدَ الْمَعْتَبَةِ ‏ "‏ مَا لَهُ، تَرِبَ جَبِينُهُ

TOPICS
kindness  *  gentleness  *  admonish  *  forehead  *  marhamah  *  haddathana  *  yalzamu

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind and gentle towards others even while correcting them; Use polite language; Respect other people's feelings; Avoid swearing and cursing at all costs; Speak kindly even while reprimanding someone else; Try your best to make sure your words have an impact on those around you without causing offense or hurt feelings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the kindness and gentleness of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It is narrated by Anas bin Malik that the Prophet ﷺ was not one to abuse, swear or curse others. Instead, if he wanted to admonish someone he would say “What is wrong with him, his forehead be dusted!” This phrase was used as an expression of disappointment rather than anger or aggression. It teaches us that we should always be kind and gentle when dealing with people even when we are trying to correct them. We should never resort to swearing or cursing as it does not help in any way but only makes matters worse. We should also try our best to use polite language when speaking with others so that our words have more impact on them instead of causing offense or hurt feelings.

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