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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1430 (Book 17, Hadith 10) #27013
Equality in Law Enforcement

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warned against treating people differently based on their social status when it comes to the enforcement of laws.

Narrated 'Aishah: "The Quraish were troubled by the affair of a woman from the tribe of Makhzum who stole. So they said: 'Who will speak about her to the Messenger of Allah ?' They said: 'Who can do it other than Usamah bin Zaid, the one dear to the Messenger of Allah?' So Usamah spoke with him, the Messenger of Allah said: 'Do you intercede about a penalty from Allah's penalties?' Then he stood up and addressed the people saying: 'Those before you were only destroyed because they used to leave a noble person if he stole. And if a weak person stole they would establish the penalty upon him. And by Allah! If Fatimah bint Muhammad stole, then I would cut off her hand".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا، أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيَّةِ الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَكَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاخْتَطَبَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مَسْعُودِ ابْنِ الْعَجْمَاءِ وَيُقَالُ مَسْعُودُ بْنُ الأَعْجَمِ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَجَابِرٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَائِشَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
equality  *  law  *  justice  *  penalty  *  adl  *  quraish  *  makhzum  *  zaid  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat everyone equally and fairly under all circumstances when it comes to enforcing laws regardless of their social status or relationship with someone else.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of equality in law enforcement. It was narrated by 'Aishah that the Quraish were troubled by a woman from the tribe of Makhzum who had stolen something. They asked Usamah bin Zaid to intercede on her behalf as he was dear to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). However, he refused and instead stood up and addressed the people saying that if even his daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad stole something then he would still enforce Allah's penalty upon her. This shows us that no one should be treated differently when it comes to enforcing laws regardless of their social status or relationship with someone else. Everyone should be treated equally and fairly under all circumstances.

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