Q
What is the significance of maintaining politeness even towards those who are considered harmful?
A
A man asked permission to enter upon Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Admit him. What an evil
brother of his people or a son of his people.” But when the man entered, the Prophet (ﷺ) spoke to him in a
very polite manner. (And when that person left) I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! You had said what you had
said, yet you spoke to him in a very polite manner?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O `Aisha! The worst people
are those whom the people desert or leave in order to save themselves from their dirty language or
from their transgression.”
brother of his people or a son of his people.” But when the man entered, the Prophet (ﷺ) spoke to him in a
very polite manner. (And when that person left) I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! You had said what you had
said, yet you spoke to him in a very polite manner?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O `Aisha! The worst people
are those whom the people desert or leave in order to save themselves from their dirty language or
from their transgression.”
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 6054, Book 78, Hadith 84
Sahih al-Bukhari 6054, Book 78, Hadith 84
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