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Sunan an-Nasai 3497 (Book 27, Hadith 109) #18109
The Prophet's Compassionate Justice

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ordered a man to take back what his wife owed him and let her go after he had hit her and broken her arm.

Ar-Rubayy' bint Mu'awwidh bin 'Afra' narrated that Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas hit his wife and broke her arm --her name was Jamilah bint 'Abdullah bin Ubayy. Her brother came to the Messenger of Allah to complain about him, and the Messenger of Allah sent for Thabit and said: "Take what she owes you and let her go". He said: "Yes". And the Messenger of Allah ordered her to wait for one menstrual cycle and then go to her family.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْمَرْوَزِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي شَاذَانُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، أَخُو عَبْدَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ الرُّبَيِّعَ بِنْتَ مُعَوِّذِ ابْنِ عَفْرَاءَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ ثَابِتَ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ شَمَّاسٍ ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَكَسَرَ يَدَهَا وَهِيَ جَمِيلَةُ بِنْتُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَىٍّ فَأَتَى أَخُوهَا يَشْتَكِيهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَى ثَابِتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏ "‏ خُذِ الَّذِي لَهَا عَلَيْكَ وَخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَتَرَبَّصَ حَيْضَةً وَاحِدَةً فَتَلْحَقَ بِأَهْلِهَا

TOPICS
compassion  *  justice  *  mercy  *  rights  *  rubayy  *  muawwidh  *  afra  *  thabit  *  qais  *  shammas

QUICK LESSONS:
Show compassion towards others even in difficult situations; Seek help from those who are more knowledgeable than you when faced with difficult decisions or problems; Make sure your actions are just and fair; Follow orders given by those who have knowledge or authority over you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the compassionate justice that the Prophet Muhammad showed when a man, Thabit bin Qais, hit his wife, Jamilah bint 'Abdullah bin Ubayy, and broke her arm. Her brother came to the Messenger of Allah to complain about him. In response, the Messenger of Allah sent for Thabit and asked him to take what she owed him and let her go. He agreed and then the Prophet Muhammad ordered Jamilah to wait for one menstrual cycle before going back to her family. This hadith teaches us that even in difficult situations like this one, we should show compassion towards others as well as justice in order for everyone involved to be satisfied with the outcome. It also shows us that we should always seek help from those who are more knowledgeable than us when faced with difficult decisions or problems so that we can make sure our actions are just and fair.

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