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Sahih al-Bukhari 3150 (Book 57, Hadith 58) #3012
Justice and Patience in Distribution of Booty

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) favored some people in the distribution of the booty, but a person complained that justice was not observed. The Prophet (ﷺ) responded by saying that if Allah and His Apostle did not act justly, who else would act justly.

Narrated 'Abdullah: On the day (of the battle) of Hunain, Allah's Messenger ﷺ favored some people in the distribution of the booty (to the exclusion of others); he gave Al-Aqra' bin H'Abis one-hundred camels and he gave 'Uyaina the same amount, and also gave to some of the eminent Arabs, giving them preference in this regard. Then a person came and said, "By Allah, in this distribution justice has not been observed, nor has Allah's Pleasure been aimed at". I said (to him), "By Allah, I will inform the Prophet (of what you have said), "I went and informed him, and he said, "If Allah and His Apostle did not act justly, who else would act justly. May Allah be merciful to Moses, for he was harmed with more than this, yet he kept patient".
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ آثَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أُنَاسًا فِي الْقِسْمَةِ، فَأَعْطَى الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ مِائَةً مِنَ الإِبِلِ، وَأَعْطَى عُيَيْنَةَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَأَعْطَى أُنَاسًا مِنْ أَشْرَافِ الْعَرَبِ، فَآثَرَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْقِسْمَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْقِسْمَةَ مَا عُدِلَ فِيهَا، وَمَا أُرِيدَ بِهَا وَجْهُ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لأُخْبِرَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ‏.‏ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ فَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ يَعْدِلِ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ مُوسَى قَدْ أُوذِيَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا فَصَبَرَ
TOPICS
justice  *  distribution  *  booty  *  patience  *  qist  *  inam

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for justice no matter what situation you are in .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about justice and patience when it comes to distributing booty or rewards. It is narrated by Abdullah that on the day of Hunain, Allah's Messenger favored some people in the distribution of rewards to the exclusion of others. A person then came forward and said that justice was not observed nor was Allah's pleasure aimed at. The Prophet responded by saying if Allah and His Apostle did not act justly, who else would? He also mentioned Moses as an example for his patience even though he faced more than this situation yet he kept patient. This hadith teaches us to be patient when we are faced with injustice or unfairness while also reminding us to always strive for justice no matter what situation we are in.

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