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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1412 (Book 16, Hadith 28) #26992
The Wisdom of 'Ali

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of understanding the Quran and using wisdom, justice, and mercy when dealing with others.

Abu Juhaifah said: "I said to 'Ali: O Commander of the Believers! Do you have anything written that is not in Allah's Book?' He said: 'By the One Who splits the seed and creates the soul, I have not learned from it except what understanding of the Qur'an Allah gives to a man, and what is in this sheet of paper'. I said: 'What is in the paper?' He said: 'It is the 'Aql, the (ransom for) release of captives, and the judgement that no believer is killed for a disbeliever'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَنْبَأَنَا مُطَرِّفٌ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جُحَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ سَوْدَاءُ فِي بَيْضَاءَ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لاَ وَالَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَبَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ مَا عَلِمْتُهُ إِلاَّ فَهْمًا يُعْطِيهِ اللَّهُ رَجُلاً فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَمَا فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَمَا فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ قَالَ فِيهَا الْعَقْلُ وَفِكَاكُ الأَسِيرِ وَأَنْ لاَ يُقْتَلَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِكَافِرٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَلِيٍّ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَمَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ قَالُوا لاَ يُقْتَلُ مُؤْمِنٌ بِكَافِرٍ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يُقْتَلُ الْمُسْلِمُ بِالْمُعَاهِدِ ‏.‏ وَالْقَوْلُ الأَوَّلُ أَصَحُّ

TOPICS
understanding  *  wisdom  *  justice  *  mercy  *  aql  *  qist  *  rahmah  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Use your understanding to understand the Qur'an; practice justice; show mercy towards others.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Abu Juhaifah asked Ali if he had anything written that was not in Allah's book. Ali replied that he only knew what Allah gave him understanding of from the Qur'an and what was written on a sheet of paper. When asked what was on the paper, Ali said it contained wisdom, justice for captives, and judgement that no believer should be killed for a disbeliever. This hadith teaches us to use our wisdom to understand the Qur'an as well as to practice justice and mercy when dealing with others. We should always remember that no one should be punished for something they did not do or because they are different from us in any way.

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