Ḥalāl
Hadith 32 of 42
Title
No harm
Arabic
لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ.
Translation
There shall be no harm, nor the causing of harm in return.
Narrator
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās & ʿUbādah ibn aṣ-Ṣāmit
Source
Ibn Mājah 2340 · Dāraquṭnī
Commentary
Five words that ground entire chapters of Islamic law — environment, property, nuisance, contracts. You may not harm another; you may not retaliate with equal harm when a lesser remedy exists.