Part of the perfection of a person’s Islam is his leaving that which is of no concern to him

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: β€œThe Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: β€œPart of the perfection of a person’s Islam is his leaving that which is of no concern to him”

A hasan hadith. Recorded by at-Tirmidhi and others in that fashion.

This hadith nurtures a person to have proper manners and etiquettes especially when it comes to other people's affairs. Personal and private matters of our muslim brothers and sisters is not our concern unless and until a person is found committing a sin upon which it becomes incumbent upon us as a muslim to correct that person in a gentle and polite way or if the opposite person asks us for advise then it becomes his right that we guide him according to the Quran and Sunnah. But otherwise we meddle in other people's affairs for no reason.

We ask a couple about when they are going to have a baby. We interfere into private lives when they never asked us to. We advise when not required. We ask people's age, religious habits and everything from top to bottom without thinking for a moment how those answers will benefit us in anyway.

While it is necessary for a muslim to be concerned for his ummah, it is unreasonable to be over intrusive. This also means not to include ourselves in going to places that does not concern us, in watching things that will not benefit us and listening to speech that does not have anything to do with us. 

This hadith also helps us protect the honour of a beleiver. The more we speak about things that dont matter the more we risk ourselves into backbiting, gossiping and lieing and sinful speech. There is direct correlation between excessive useless speech and sins.

Indulging in what does not concern us will be detrimental to us in the hereafter and we are in this life for a short time so we should not indulge in things in this short life that will negatively affect our situation in the eternal hereafter.

This hadith also teaches us that indulging in that which does not concern us is incompleteness in our faith.When we avoid excessive speech and instead focus our time on useful things as per the Shari 'ah we will be able to not only gain a fulfilling and satisfying life in the dunya but also in the hereafter.

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