حَدَّثَنَا قَطَنُ بْنُ نُسَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الْأَعْرَجُ الْمَکِّيُّ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَذَکَرَ الْإِفْکَ قَالَتْ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَکَشَفَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ أَعُوذُ بِالسَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَائُوا بِالْإِفْکِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْکُمْ الْآيَةَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْکَرٌ قَدْ رَوَی هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ لَمْ يَذْکُرُوا هَذَا الْکَلَامَ عَلَی هَذَا الشَّرْحِ وَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَکُونَ أَمْرُ الِاسْتِعَاذَةِ مِنْ کَلَامِ حُمَيْدٍ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 785
Urwah reported on the authority of Aishah mentioning the incident of slander. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat and unveiled his face and said: “I take refuge in Allah, All-Hearing, All-Knowing from the accursed devil. Lo! They who spread the slander are a gang among you. ” Abu Dawud said: This is a rejected (munkar) tradition. A group of narrators have reported this tradition from al-Zuhri; but did not mention this detail. I am afraid the phrase concerning “seeking refuge in Allah” is the statement of Humaid.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020