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Sunan Ibn Majah 2689 (Book 21, Hadith 75) #32043
Respect for Trust

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of trust and how it should be respected.

It was narrated that Rifa'ah said: "I entered upon Mukhtar in his palace and he said: 'Jibril has just left me'. Nothing stopped me from striking his neck (i.e, killing him) but a Hadith that I heard from Sulaiman bin Surad, according to which the Prophet said: 'If a man trusts you with his life, then do not kill him'. That is what stopped me".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو لَيْلَى، عَنْ أَبِي عُكَّاشَةَ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الْمُخْتَارِ فِي قَصْرِهِ فَقَالَ قَامَ جِبْرَائِيلُ مِنْ عِنْدِي السَّاعَةَ ‏.‏ فَمَا مَنَعَنِي مِنْ ضَرْبِ عُنُقِهِ إِلاَّ حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ صُرَدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَمِنَكَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دَمِهِ فَلاَ تَقْتُلْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَذَاكَ الَّذِي مَنَعَنِي مِنْهُ

TOPICS
trust  *  respect  *  life  *  killing  *  amanah  *  qatil

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect trust given by others
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of respecting trust. It was narrated by Rifa'ah that he entered Mukhtar's palace and heard him say that Jibril had just left him. He was tempted to kill Mukhtar but remembered a Hadith he heard from Sulaiman bin Surad in which the Prophet said if someone trusts you with their life then do not kill them. This Hadith teaches us that we must respect trust even when it is difficult to do so. We must remember that our actions have consequences and we should always strive to act in a way that respects others and their trust in us.

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