حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ عَنْ ضَبَّةَ بْنِ مِحْصَنٍ الْعَنَزِيِّ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ فَمَنْ کَرِهَ فَقَدْ بَرِئَ وَمَنْ أَنْکَرَ فَقَدْ سَلِمَ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ يَعْنِي مَنْ أَنْکَرَ بِقَلْبِهِ وَمَنْ کَرِهَ بِقَلْبِهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4761
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Umm Salamah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has: He who disapproves is guiltless, and he who disapproves is safe. Qatadah said: it means one who feels its disapproval in his heart, and one who expresses disapproval in his heart.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020