عَنْ عَائِشَة رَضِيَ اللّه عَنْهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قال: «لا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ خَبُثَتْ نَفْسي، وَلكِنْ لِيَقُلْ: لَقِسَتْ نَفْسِي» متفقٌ عليه.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let none of you say, 'My soul has become wicked (khabuthat nafsi),' but rather let him say, 'My soul has become listless (laqisat nafsi).'" Agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim).
الشرح · explanation
خبُثَتْ نفسي: أي لَقِسَتْ إنَّما كَرِه خَبُثَت هربًا من لفظِ الخُبث والخَبِيث الذي يُوصَف به الشياطينُ والكَفَرةُ والفَجَرةُ. لَقِسَت نفسي: فَتَرت وكسِلت.
"My soul has become wicked (khabuthat nafsi)": meaning it has become listless; he only disliked "khabuthat" so as to avoid the word khubth (wickedness) and khabith (the wicked), by which devils, disbelievers, and the depraved are described. "My soul has become laqisat": it has become listless and sluggish.
الدروس · lessons
يُكره للمسلم أن يصف نفسه بالخبث، لأنّ اللّه تعالى كرّمه. الحثّ على الأدب في النطق واستعمال اللفظ الحسن وهجران الكلام القبيح.
It is disliked for a Muslim to describe himself as wicked, since Allah, Exalted is He, has honored him. A call to observe good manners in speech, to use good expressions, and to shun foul words.