We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ as still as if vultures were perched on our heads. Not one of us uttered a word.Then some bedouins came to him and said, "Messenger of Allah, give us a ruling on such-and-such, give us a ruling on such-and-such."He said, "People, Allah has lifted hardship from you, except for a man who slanders his brother's honor. That is the one who falls into sin and ruin."They asked, "Should we seek treatment when ill, Messenger of Allah?"He replied, "Yes, for Allah has not sent down any disease without also sending down a cure for it, except for one disease."They asked, "What is that, Messenger of Allah?"He said, "Old age."They asked, "And which people are most beloved to Allah, Messenger of Allah?"He said, "The most beloved of people to Allah are those with the best character."
كنا عند النبي ﷺ كأن على رؤوسنا الرخم، ما يتكلم منا متكلم، إذ جاءه ناس من الأعراب، فقالوا: يا رسول الله أفتنا في كذا، أفتنا في كذا، فقال: أيها الناس إن الله قدوضع عنكم الحرج، إلا امرأ اقترض من عرض أخيه، فذاك الذي حرج وهلك. قالوا: أفنتداوى يا رسول الله؟ قال: نعم، فإن الله لم ينزل داء إلا أنزل له دواء غير داء واحد قالوا: وما هو يا رسول الله؟ قال: الهرم. قالوا: فأي الناس أحب إلى الله يا رسول الله؟ قال: أحب الناس إلى الله أحسنهم خلقا.
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Ibn Majah (3436) and Ahmad (18454) narrated it, and Ibn Hibban (486) and Hakim (4/399) graded it sahih, all of them through various routes from Ziyad bin Alaqa, from Usama bin Sharik, who said, and then he mentioned it. Its chain of transmission is sahih.His saying, "he encroached upon his brother's honor," means he attacked him, disparaged him, and cut into him through backbiting. And his saying, "then that is the one who has sinned," means he has committed a sin.