Abandoning things that do not concern one

Question

Please provide the reference for the following narration:

“It is from the beauty of a person’s Islam that he abandons things that do not concern him.”

Answer

Imam Tirmidhi, Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahumallah) and others have recorded this narration.

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2317, Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3967)

Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith as authentic (sahih).

(Sahih Ibn Hibban;Al Ihsan, Hadith: 229)

And Allah Ta’ala knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar