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Sunan Ibn Majah 2548 (Book 20, Hadith 16) #31902
Forgiveness and Purification Over Punishment

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that it is better to forgive and purify than to punish someone for their wrongdoings.

It was narrated from 'Aishah bin Mas'ud bin Aswad, that her father said: "When the woman stole the Qatifah from the house of the Messenger of Allah , we regarded that as a serious matter. She was a woman from Quraish. So we came to the Prophet and spoke to him, and said: 'We will ransom her for forty Uqiyah'. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Purification is better for her". When we heard the Messenger of Allah speak so kindly, we went to Usamah and said: 'Speak to the Messenger of Allah '. When the Messenger of Allah saw that, he stood up to speak and said: 'How much do you intercede with me concerning one of the legal punishments of Allah (SWT) that has befallen one of the female slaves of Allah (SWT)! By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, if Fatimah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah were to do what she has done, Muhammad would cut off her hand".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ رُكَانَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهَا، قَالَ لَمَّا سَرَقَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تِلْكَ الْقَطِيفَةَ مِنْ بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمْنَا ذَلِكَ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَجِئْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ نُكَلِّمُهُ وَقُلْنَا نَحْنُ نَفْدِيهَا بِأَرْبَعِينَ أُوقِيَّةً ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ تُطَهَّرَ خَيْرٌ لَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْنَا لِينَ قَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَتَيْنَا أُسَامَةَ فَقُلْنَا كَلِّمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ قَامَ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا إِكْثَارُكُمْ عَلَىَّ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَقَعَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَاءِ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ كَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ابْنَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ نَزَلَتْ بِالَّذِي نَزَلَتْ بِهِ لَقَطَعَ مُحَمَّدٌ يَدَهَا

TOPICS
forgiveness  *  purification  *  punishment  *  mercy  *  maghfirah  *  taharah  *  uqiyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for mercy and forgiveness when possible.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of forgiveness and purification over punishment. It was narrated by Aishah bin Mas'ud bin Aswad, who said her father spoke about a woman from Quraish who stole something from the house of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). People wanted to ransom her for forty Uqiyah, but the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that it would be better to forgive her instead. He then went on to explain that even if his daughter Fatimah were to do something similar, he would still cut off her hand as a punishment according to Allah's laws. This hadith teaches us that although we should not condone wrongdoings, we should also strive for mercy and forgiveness when possible. We should remember that Allah is Most Merciful and Most Compassionate, so we too must strive for these qualities in our own lives.

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