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Sahih Muslim 1659c (Book 27, Hadith 55) #11419
The Power of Kindness to Servants

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of treating servants with kindness and mercy, as Allah has more power over us than we have over them.

Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported: When I was beating my servant, I heard a voice behind me (saying): Abu Mas'ud, bear in mind Allah has more dominance over you than you have upon him. I turned and (found him) to be Allah's Messenger . I said: Allah's Messenger, I set him free for the sake of Allah. Thereupon he said: Had you not done that, (the gates of) Hell would have opened for you, or the fire would have burnt you.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَضْرِبُ غُلاَمًا لِي فَسَمِعْتُ مِنْ خَلْفِي صَوْتًا ‏"‏ اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَا لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ لَلَفَحَتْكَ النَّارُ أَوْ لَمَسَّتْكَ النَّارُ

TOPICS
mercy  *  kindness  *  servants  *  respect

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat your servants kindly and mercifully; Show respect towards them; Remember that Allah has more power over you than you have on them; Free your servant for the sake of God.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari and it speaks about the importance of treating servants with kindness and mercy. It tells us that Allah has more power over us than we have over our servants. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that if Abu Mas'ud did not free his servant for the sake of Allah then he would have been punished in Hell or by fire. This hadith teaches us to be kind to those who are weaker than us and to show respect towards them as this is what Allah expects from us. We should always remember that no matter how powerful we may be in this world, Allah will always be more powerful than us so it's important for us to treat others with kindness and mercy.

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