Hadith 32677

Chapter 110

باب 110

(110) بَابُ مَنْ صُنِعَ إِلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفٌ فَلْيُكَافِئْهُ

(110) Chapter: Someone for whom a favour is done and he repays
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حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ غَزِيَّةَ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ مَوْلَى الأَنْصَارِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ صُنِعَ إِلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفٌ فَلْيُجْزِئْهُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ مَا يُجْزِئُهُ فَلْيُثْنِ عَلَيْهِ، فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا أَثْنَى فَقَدْ شَكَرَهُ، وَإِنْ كَتَمَهُ فَقَدْ كَفَرَهُ، وَمَنْ تَحَلَّى بِمَا لَمْ يُعْطَ، فَكَأَنَّمَا لَبِسَ ثَوْبَيْ زُورٍ.


Jabir ibn 'Abdullah al-Ansari reported that the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever has a favour done for himshould repay it. If he cannot find anything he can use to repay it, heshould praise the one who did it. When he praises him, he thanks him. Ifhe is silent, he is ungrateful to him. If someone adorns himself with somethinghe has not been given, it is as if he was wearing a false garment."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 215

In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 4

English translation: Book 10, Hadith 215