Question

Please share the source of this narration:

Fudayl (rahimahullah) said: “Whoever sees something wrong from his brother, yet smiles in his face, has betrayed him.”

Answer

This statement of Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (rahimahullah) is recorded in Al Mujalasah wa Jawahirul ‘ilm.

Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (rahimahullah) said: “Whoever sees a wrong committed by his brother and still smiles at him [without attempting to rectify him] has indeed betrayed him.”

(Al Mujalasah wa Jawahirul ‘Ilm: 1927. Also see: Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 48, pg. 422)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
This is derived from the famous Hadith: Din is well-wishing.

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

المجالسة وجواهر العلم:
(١٩٢٧) – حدثنا أحمد بن محمد الواسطي، نا ابن خبيق، نا عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن؛ قال: قال الفضيل بن عياض: من رأى من أخ له منكرا، فضحك في وجهه؛ فقد خانه.

تاريخ مدينة دمشق: (٤٨/ ٤٢٢)
قال الفضيل بن عياض: من رأى من أخ له منكرا فضحك في وجهه فقد خانه.