25/373. Chapter:
PIETY & SIN DEFINED
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5073
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5073
وَعَن النَّواس بن سمْعَان قَالَ: سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْبِرِّ ⦗١٤٠٨⦘ وَالْإِثْمِ فَقَالَ: «الْبِرُّ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ وَالْإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ وَكَرِهْتَ أَن يطلع عَلَيْهِ النَّاس» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Sayyiduna Nawwas ibn Sam'an رضي الله عنه said, "I asked Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم about piety and sin. He said, 'piety is good character and sin is what pricks your heart and which you do not like that people should know.' [1]
[1] Muslim # 14. 2553.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5073In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 446
