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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1550 (Book 21, Hadith 3) #27151
The Mercy of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was merciful and did not attack people at night, even if they were enemies. He waited until morning to fight them.

Narrated Anas: "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out for Khaibar, he approached it at night and when he came to a people during the night, he would not attack them until morning. So when the morning came, the Jews came out with their shovels and baskets, then when they saw him, they said: 'Muhammad! By Allah Muhammad has come with the Khamis (an army)'. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allahu Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach the land of people - then what an evil morning for those who have been warned'."
حَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ أَتَاهَا لَيْلاً وَكَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ قَوْمًا بِلَيْلٍ لَمْ يُغِرْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ خَرَجَتْ يَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَافَقَ وَاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ الْخَمِيسَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ
TOPICS
mercy  *  attack  *  night  *  morning

QUICK LESSONS:
Be merciful towards others no matter what their beliefs are or who they are .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the mercy of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). When he set out for Khaibar, he approached it at night and when he came to a people during the night, he would not attack them until morning. This shows that even though they were enemies, the Prophet showed mercy by waiting until morning to fight them. He wanted to give them a chance to surrender before attacking them. This teaches us that we should always be merciful and kind towards others no matter what their beliefs are or who they are. We should also try our best not to hurt anyone unnecessarily and wait for an appropriate time before taking any action against someone else.

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