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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 326

15. Cursing and Defamation

الأدب المفرد

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Someone who hears about an indecency and then spreads it about

بَابُ مَنْ سَمِعَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ فَأَفْشَاهَا

326
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى النَّكَالَ عَلَى مَنْ أَشَاعَ الزِّنَا، يَقُولُ‏:‏ أَشَاعَ الْفَاحِشَةَ‏.‏
Ata thought that an exemplary punishment should be carried out on anyone who makes adultery known. He said, "He has made indecency known."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 326
In-book : Book 15, Hadith 18
English translation : Book 15, Hadith 326