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Sunan an-Nasai 4769 (Book 45, Hadith 64) #19302
Retaliation is Not Permitted

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that it is wrong to bite someone else's finger in retaliation for them biting yours.

It was narrated that Ya'la bin Umayyah said: "I went on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah in the Army of Hardship, and this was the deed of which I was most sure. I had a hired man who fought with another person. One of them bit the finger of the other, who pulled his finger away and a front tooth fell out. He went to the Prophet who considered the tooth to be in vain, and said: "Would he put his hand in your mouth for you to bite it?"
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ - وَكَانَ أَوْثَقَ عَمَلٍ لِي فِي نَفْسِي - وَكَانَ لِي أَجِيرٌ فَقَاتَلَ إِنْسَانًا فَعَضَّ أَحَدُهُمَا أُصْبَعَ صَاحِبِهِ فَانْتَزَعَ إِصْبَعَهُ فَأَنْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ فَسَقَطَتْ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَأَهْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَفَيَدَعُ يَدَهُ فِي فِيكَ تَقْضَمُهَا

TOPICS
retaliation  *  bite  *  finger  *  tooth  *  vain  *  qital  *  istihza  *  nafsah

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek justice through proper channels, Trust Allah with grievances, Forgive those who wrong you.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Ya'la bin Umayyah, teaches us that retaliation is not permitted. It tells the story of a man who went on a campaign with the Prophet Muhammad and witnessed an altercation between two people. One of them bit the finger of the other, who pulled his finger away and a front tooth fell out. He went to the Prophet for judgement and was told that it was wrong to bite someone else's finger in retaliation for them biting yours. The Prophet said "Would he put his hand in your mouth for you to bite it?" This teaches us that we should not retaliate when we are wronged but instead seek justice through proper channels such as going to court or seeking advice from religious scholars or elders. We should also remember that Allah will judge all actions fairly and justly so we should trust Him with our grievances rather than taking matters into our own hands.

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