Sahih Muslim 4971 is a hadith from The Book Of Government compiled by Imam Muslim. This hadith is in chapter 34 of this book and it shares the teachings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ on Government in Islam. Below hadith is available in Arabic with Urdu and English translations.
وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَا جَمِيعًا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَارِبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَرَاهَةِ الطُّرُوقِ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ: يَتَخَوَّنُهُمْ، أَوْ يَلْتَمِسُ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ
ہمیں شعبہ نے محارب سے حدیث بیان کی ، انہوں نے حضرت جابر رضی اللہ عنہ سے ، انہوں نے نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے ( اچانک ) رات کو گھر آنے کی کراہت بیان کی اور یہ جملہ بیان نہیں کیا : ان کو خائن سمجھے اور ان کی کمزوریاں تلاش کرے ۔
A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Jabir (but through a different chain of transmitters) mentions the undesirability of coining to one's house like a night visitor, but does not contain the words: Doubting their fidelity or spying into their lapses.
Sahih Muslim 4971 is part of The Book Of Government, compiled by Imam Muslim. This chapter brings together several hadiths on this general theme, though each individual narration can cover a different incident or ruling within it. Hadiths cover various topics like good deeds, warnings, historical events, and legal rulings. You can read the full narration above in Arabic, Urdu, and English.
It was compiled by Imam Muslim.
It is part of The Book Of Government.
The original hadith is in Arabic with translations in Urdu and English.