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Sunan Abi Dawud 5157 (Book 43, Hadith 385) #25448
Equality of All People

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Abu Dharr who was criticized for his clothing and reviled a man whose mother was a non-Arab. The Prophet (PBUH) then reminded him that all people are equal and should not be punished for their differences.

Ma’rur b. Suwaid said : I saw Abu Dharr at Rabadhah. He was wearing a thick cloak, and his slave also wore a similar one. He said : the people said: Abu Dharr! (it would be better) if you could take the cloak which your slave wore, and you combined that with, and it would be a pair of garments (hullah) and you would clothe him with another garment. He said: Abu Dharr said : I abused a man whose mother was a non-Arab and I reviled him for his mother. He complained against me to the apostle of allah (May peace be upon him). He said: Abu Dharr! You are a man who has a characteristic of pre-Islamic days. He said: they are your brethren; Allah has given you superiority over them; sell those who do not please you and do not punish Allah’s creatures.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنِ الْمَعْرُورِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ بِالرَّبَذَةِ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدٌ غَلِيظٌ وَعَلَى غُلاَمِهِ مِثْلُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لَوْ كُنْتَ أَخَذْتَ الَّذِي عَلَى غُلاَمِكَ فَجَعَلْتَهُ مَعَ هَذَا فَكَانَتْ حُلَّةً وَكَسَوْتَ غُلاَمَكَ ثَوْبًا غَيْرَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ إِنِّي كُنْتُ سَابَبْتُ رَجُلاً وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ أَعْجَمِيَّةً فَعَيَّرْتُهُ بِأُمِّهِ فَشَكَانِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ فَضَّلَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُلاَئِمْكُمْ فَبِيعُوهُ وَلاَ تُعَذِّبُوا خَلْقَ اللَّهِ
TOPICS
equality  *  superiority  *  punishment  *  adl  *  qawm  *  days

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat everyone with respect and kindness regardless of any differences we may have with them .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of treating all people equally regardless of their background or differences. Abu Dharr was criticized by the people for wearing a thick cloak while his slave wore one similar to it. The Prophet (PBUH) then reminded him that he should not punish Allah's creatures and that everyone is equal in the eyes of Allah regardless of their background or differences. He also advised Abu Dharr to sell those who do not please him instead of punishing them as this would be more just according to Islamic teachings. This hadith teaches us the importance of treating everyone with respect and kindness regardless of any differences we may have with them as this is what Allah expects from us as Muslims.

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