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Sunan Abi Dawud 4508 (Book 41, Hadith 15) #24799
Mercy and Forgiveness in the Face of Treachery

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed mercy and forgiveness towards a Jewess who tried to poison him, instead of seeking revenge.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned sheep to the Messenger of Allah , and he ate of it. She was then brought to the Messenger of Allah who asked her about it. She said: I intended to kill you. He said: Allah will not give you control over it ; or he said : over me. They (the Companions) said: Should we not kill her ? He said: #He (Anas) said: I always found it in the uvula of the Messenger of Allah
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، يَهُودِيَّةً أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِشَاةٍ مَسْمُومَةٍ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا فَجِيءَ بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ أَرَدْتُ لأَقْتُلَكَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُسَلِّطَكِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَلَىَّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالُوا أَلاَ نَقْتُلُهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَعْرِفُهَا فِي لَهَوَاتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
mercy  *  forgiveness  *  treachery  *  afuw  *  khiyanah

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy & forgiveness even in the face of treachery
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the mercy and forgiveness that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed towards a Jewess who tried to poison him. Instead of seeking revenge, he chose to forgive her and show her mercy. This teaches us that even in the face of treachery, we should still strive for justice without resorting to violence or revenge. We should always seek peace first before anything else as it is what Allah has commanded us to do in the Quran. Furthermore, this hadith also shows us how important it is for us as Muslims to be forgiving and merciful towards others no matter what they have done or said against us as this was an example set by our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

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