Let not the fear of people prevent any man among you from speaking the truth when he sees it or knows it
Narrator in the source: Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah
Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let not the fear of people prevent any man among you from speaking the truth when he sees it or knows it."- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah, and Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 66273 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ مَخَافَةُ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذَا رَآهُ أَوْ عَلِمَهُ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) addressed his Companions, and among the advice he gave was that a Muslim should not be deterred by the fear or power of people from speaking the truth or commanding it when he sees or knows it.
Lessons from the hadith
- Encouraging to reveal the truth and not conceal it out of fear of people.
- Saying the truth does not mean disregarding politeness, wisdom, and good advice in the way it is said.
- It is obligatory to denounce evil and give precedence to the rights of Allah Almighty over the interests of people who oppose Him.
References (original Arabic)
سنن الترمذي (4/ 53) (2191). سنن ابن ماجه (5/ 141) (4007). مسند أحمد (17/ 490) (11403).