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Sunan Abi Dawud 3534 (Book 24, Hadith 119) #23824
Honesty and Trustworthiness

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of being honest and not betraying those who have trusted you.

Narrated Yusuf ibn Malik al-Makki: I used to write (the account of) the expenditure incurred on orphans who were under the guardianship of so-and-so. They cheated him by one thousand Dirhams and he paid these (this amount) to them. I then got double the property which they deserved. I said (to the man: Take one thousand (Dirhams) which they have taken from you (by cheating). He said: No, my father has told me that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Pay the deposit to him who deposited it with you, and do not betray him who betrays you.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، - يَعْنِي الطَّوِيلَ - عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ الْمَكِّيِّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَكْتُبُ لِفُلاَنٍ نَفَقَةَ أَيْتَامٍ كَانَ وَلِيَّهُمْ فَغَالَطُوهُ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَأَدَّاهَا إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَدْرَكْتُ لَهُمْ مِنْ مَالِهِمْ مِثْلَيْهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَقْبِضُ الأَلْفَ الَّذِي ذَهَبُوا بِهِ مِنْكَ قَالَ لاَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ أَدِّ الأَمَانَةَ إِلَى مَنِ ائْتَمَنَكَ وَلاَ تَخُنْ مَنْ خَانَكَ
TOPICS
honesty  *  trustworthiness  *  betrayal  *  deposit

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest with others; Pay deposits to those who deposited them; Do not take advantage of someone else's misfortune or dishonesty; Follow teachings from Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of honesty and trustworthiness in our lives. It tells us that we should always be honest with others, even if they are dishonest with us. We should never betray someone who has trusted us, even if they have betrayed us first. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that we should pay back deposits to those who deposited them with us, no matter what happens between them and us. He also taught that we should not take advantage of someone else's misfortune or dishonesty by taking more than what is rightfully ours. By following these teachings, we can ensure that our relationships are based on honesty and trustworthiness which will lead to a better society for all of us to live in.

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