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Sunan Abi Dawud 2679 (Book 15, Hadith 203) #22969
Mercy and Kindness of the Prophet Muhammad

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad showed mercy and kindness to Thumamah, a man of the Banu Hanifah, by setting him free after he professed his faith in Allah and Muhammad.

Abu Hurairah said " The Apostle of Allaah sent some horsemen to Najd and they brought a man of the Banu Hanifah called Thumamah bint Uthal who was the chief of the people of Al Yamamah and bound him to one of the pillars of the mosque. The Apostle of Allaah came out to him and said "What are you expecting, Thumamah?". He replied "I expect good, Muhammad. If you kill (me), you will kill one whose blood will be avenged, if you show favor, you will show it to one who is grateful and if you want property and ask you will be given as much of it as you wish. The Apostle of Allaah left him till the following day and asked him "What are you expecting, Thumamah?" He repeated the same words (in reply). The Apostle of Allaahleft him till the day after the following one and he mentioned the same words. The Apostle of Allaah then said "Set Thumamah free". He went off to some palm trees near the mosque. He took a bath there and entered the mosque and said "I testify that there is no god but Allaah and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and His apostle. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. The narrator 'Isa said "Al Laith narrated to us". He said "a man of respect and reverence".
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَيْلاً قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ فَجَاءَتْ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ أُثَالٍ سَيِّدُ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَرَبَطُوهُ بِسَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَاذَا عِنْدَكَ يَا ثُمَامَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عِنْدِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ خَيْرٌ إِنْ تَقْتُلْ تَقْتُلْ ذَا دَمٍ وَإِنْ تُنْعِمْ تُنْعِمْ عَلَى شَاكِرٍ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ الْمَالَ فَسَلْ تُعْطَ مِنْهُ مَا شِئْتَ ‏.‏ فَتَرَكَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الْغَدُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ مَا عِنْدَكَ يَا ثُمَامَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَعَادَ مِثْلَ هَذَا الْكَلاَمِ فَتَرَكَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَتَّى كَانَ بَعْدَ الْغَدِ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَطْلِقُوا ثُمَامَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى نَخْلٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَاغْتَسَلَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ ‏.‏ قَالَ عِيسَى أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ وَقَالَ ذَا ذِمٍّ

TOPICS
mercy  *  kindness  *  faith  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy towards others regardless of their background or beliefs

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the mercy and kindness that was shown by the Prophet Muhammad towards Thumamah. Thumamah was a man from Banu Hanifah who was captured by some horsemen sent out by the prophet. When asked what he expected from the prophet, Thumamah replied that if he were killed, his blood would be avenged; if shown favor, he would be grateful; and if asked for property, it would be given as much as desired. The prophet then set him free after three days of questioning him on what he expected from him. After being set free, Thumamah took a bath near a mosque before entering it to profess his faith in Allah and His messenger - Prophet Muhammad - thus showing gratitude for being set free due to his mercy and kindness. This hadith teaches us that we should always show mercy towards others no matter their background or beliefs because this is how we can truly show our love for Allah's creation. It also teaches us that when someone shows us kindness or mercy we should always express our gratitude through words or actions such as professing our faith in Allah like Thumamh did when he entered the mosque after taking a bath near it.

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