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Sunan an-Nasai 4882 (Book 46, Hadith 13) #19415
The Consequences of Not Speaking Up

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of speaking up before taking action and the consequences of not doing so.

It narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "Safwan was sleeping in the Masjid with his Rida' beneath him, and it was stolen. He got up, and the man had gone, but he caught up with him, and took him to the prophet, who ordered that his hand be cut off. Safwan said; 'O Messenger of Allah, my Rida 'is not worth cutting off a man's hand for'.He said 'Why did you not say that before you brought him to me
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي خِيَرَةَ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْعَلاَءِ الْكُوفِيَّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ صَفْوَانُ نَائِمًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرِدَاؤُهُ تَحْتَهُ فَسُرِقَ فَقَامَ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَدْرَكَهُ فَأَخَذَهُ فَجَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَأَمَرَ بِقَطْعِهِ قَالَ صَفْوَانُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا بَلَغَ رِدَائِي أَنْ يُقْطَعَ فِيهِ رَجُلٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ هَلاَّ كَانَ هَذَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنَا بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَشْعَثُ ضَعِيفٌ

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alnas  *  rida  *  masjid

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak up before taking action, Ask questions before taking action.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of speaking up before taking action. Safwan was sleeping in a Masjid with his Rida' beneath him when it was stolen. He got up and chased after the thief, but instead of asking questions or trying to find out more information, he took him straight to Prophet Muhammad who then ordered that his hand be cut off as punishment for stealing. When Safwan protested that his Rida' wasn't worth cutting off a man's hand for, Prophet Muhammad asked why he hadn't said anything before bringing him there. This hadith teaches us that we should always speak up and ask questions before taking any kind of action because we may not have all the facts or information needed to make an informed decision. It also teaches us about justice and how important it is to ensure that justice is served fairly and without bias or prejudice.

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