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Sunan Ibn Majah 4172 (Book 37, Hadith 73) #33528
The Likeness of Speaking Badly After Listening to Wisdom

SUMMARY: Listening to wisdom and then speaking of bad things is like taking the ear of a sheepdog instead of the best sheep.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "The likeness of the one who sits and listen to wisdom then only speaks of the bad things that he had heard, is that of a man who comes to a shepherd and says: "O shepherd, give me one of your sheep to slaughter," and (the shepherd) says: "Go and grab the ear of the best of them". Then he goes and grabs the ear of the sheepdog.’" Another chain reports a similar hadith.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَجْلِسُ يَسْمَعُ الْحِكْمَةَ ثُمَّ لاَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِ إِلاَّ بِشَرِّ مَا يَسْمَعُ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَتَى رَاعِيًا فَقَالَ يَا رَاعِي أَجْزِرْنِي شَاةً مِنْ غَنَمِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَخُذْ بِأُذُنِ خَيْرِهَا ‏.‏ فَذَهَبَ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِ كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَاهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ فِيهِ ‏"‏ بِأُذُنِ خَيْرِهَا شَاةً

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listen  *  speak  *  wisdom  *  sheepdog

QUICK LESSONS:
Think before you speak, be mindful when talking about others and their actions/words/thoughts etc., be aware of consequences when speaking badly.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how one should act after listening to wisdom. It teaches us that we should not speak badly after listening to wise words, as it is similar to someone asking for a sheep from a shepherd and instead taking the ear of the sheepdog. This hadith encourages us to think before we speak, and reminds us that our words have consequences. We should be careful with what we say, especially after hearing something wise or meaningful. We must remember that our words can hurt others, so it's important for us to think before we speak in order not to cause any harm or damage with our words.

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