The minimal definition: your community is safe from you.
Narrated by ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr (عبد الله بن عمرو)
الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ
"The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe."
The hadith is a floor, not a ceiling. Before any discussion of advanced piety, the question is: are the people around you — your family, neighbours, colleagues — safer because you are Muslim? The tongue and the hand are the two instruments through which most daily harm flows. Safety on both is the starting point of Islam in a community.
Passages that draw on this hadith
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"visiting a sick Muslim whether righteous or sinful, attending a Muslim's funeral, showing good neighborliness to whoever is your neighbor whether Muslim or non-Muslim, respecting an elder Muslim, responding to invitations to meals, praying for someone in their absence,"
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"The Hadith is narrated that the daughter of Hubayra came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with a gold ring in her hand. hand, and in another narration, a gold chain in Fatima's hand. The people said, Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad, has a chain of fire in her hand, and he left"
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"Another principle is not to harm any Muslim in action or speech. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. He also said in a lengthy hadith that enjoins virtues, If you are unable, then keep people"
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"The hadith states, Do you know who the Muslim is? They replied, Allah and his Messenger know best. He said, A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe. In another narration, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, Shall I not inform"
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"If it is suggested that a non-Muslim dhimmi should be allowed to enjoin good upon a Muslim, if they see them committing adultery, because saying, Do not commit adultery, is inherently right, we respond, If the non-Muslim acts to prevent the Muslim, it is an exercise of"
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"The hand holds more honor than the foot, so one should start with it. Furthermore, the right hand has precedence over the left hand, so it should be started with first. The right hand has five fingers, with the index finger being the most noble as it is"
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"When you say inclining towards true faith a Muslim, remember that a true Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe. If this is not true for you, then strive to change and regret past actions."
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"good until it becomes their nature wards off many sins. Whoever is accustomed to seeking forgiveness with his tongue, when he hears a lie from another, his tongue automatically recalls its habit and says, I seek forgiveness from God. And whoever is used to idle talk, his tongue jumps to say,"