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Sahih Muslim 60b (Book 1, Hadith 122) #7387
The Consequences of Labeling Someone Unbeliever

SUMMARY: Labeling someone as an unbeliever is wrong and can have consequences for the one who labels.

It is reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) said: Any person who called his brother: "O unbeliever" (has in fact done an act by which this unbelief) would return to one of them. If it were so, as he asserted (then the unbelief of man was confirmed but if it was not true), then it returned to him (to the man who labeled it on his brother Muslim).
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ أَيُّمَا امْرِئٍ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ يَا كَافِرُ ‏.‏ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِهَا أَحَدُهُمَا إِنْ كَانَ كَمَا قَالَ وَإِلاَّ رَجَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ

TOPICS
unbelief  *  consequences  *  kufr  *  ishtiraaq  *  natijaat  *  labeling

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect other people's beliefs even if they differ from yours; Be careful with your words; Create a peaceful environment where everyone can express their opinions without fear or judgement from others; Do not label people with something they are not;

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the consequences of labeling someone as an unbeliever. It was reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah said that if a person calls his brother an unbeliever then this act would return to either one of them. If it were true then it would confirm the man's unbelief but if it were not true then it would return to him who labeled his brother as such. This hadith teaches us that we should be careful with our words and not label people with something they are not because there could be consequences for us in doing so. We should also remember that everyone has their own beliefs and we should respect those beliefs even if they differ from ours. We should also strive to create a peaceful environment where everyone can express their opinions without fear or judgement from others.

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