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“I (Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with her,
Mother of Believers) said to the Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him, „It is enough for you concerning Safia that she
is such and such.‟ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him, said, „You have uttered a phrase which would suffice to
pollute an ocean.‟

Lady Ayesha, related, „I mentioned something unpleasant about
someone to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.
He said, „I do not like to be told anything unpleasant about anyone
even in return for so much and so much.‟"

Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may
Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers who related that the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.

THE CONDITION OF THE BACKBITER

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