Hadith 9450

Chapter 23

باب 23

(23) باب الْمَعَاذِيرِ

(23) Chapter: Excuses
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مِينَاءَ، عَنْ جَوْدَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَنِ اعْتَذَرَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ بِمَعْذِرَةٍ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ خَطِيئَةِ صَاحِبِ مَكْسٍ " .

It was narrated from Jawdan that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"If a man makes an excuse to his bother and he does not accept it, he will bear a burden of sin like that of the tax-collector."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3718

In-book reference: Book 33, Hadith 62

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3718