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Sunan Ibn Majah 4010 (Book 36, Hadith 85) #33365
Protecting and Helping the Weak

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of protecting and helping the weak, as demonstrated by an elderly nun in Abyssinia.

It was narrated that Jabir said: "When the emigrants who had crossed the sea came back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: 'Why don’t you tell me of the strange things that you saw in the land of Abyssinia?’ Some young men among them said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah. While we were sitting, one of their elderly nuns came past, carrying a vessel of water on her head. She passed by some of their youth, one of whom placed his hand between her shoulders and pushed her. She fell on her knees and her vessel broke. When she stood up, she turned to him and said: "You will come to know, O traitor, that when Allah sets up the Footstool and gathers the first and the last, and hands and feet speak of what they used to earn, you will come to know your case and my case in His presence soon.’" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth. How can Allah purify any people (of sin) when they do not support their weak from their strong?’"
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا رَجَعَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ مُهَاجِرَةُ الْبَحْرِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلاَ تُحَدِّثُونِي بِأَعَاجِيبِ مَا رَأَيْتُمْ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فِتْيَةٌ مِنْهُمْ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ مَرَّتْ بِنَا عَجُوزٌ مِنْ عَجَائِزِ رَهَابِينِهِمْ تَحْمِلُ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا قُلَّةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَمَرَّتْ بِفَتًى مِنْهُمْ فَجَعَلَ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهَا ثُمَّ دَفَعَهَا فَخَرَّتْ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهَا فَانْكَسَرَتْ قُلَّتُهَا فَلَمَّا ارْتَفَعَتِ الْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُ يَا غُدَرُ إِذَا وَضَعَ اللَّهُ الْكُرْسِيَّ وَجَمَعَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ وَتَكَلَّمَتِ الأَيْدِي وَالأَرْجُلُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ أَمْرِي وَأَمْرُكَ عِنْدَهُ غَدًا ‏.‏ قَالَ يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ صَدَقَتْ صَدَقَتْ كَيْفَ يُقَدِّسُ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً لاَ يُؤْخَذُ لِضَعِيفِهِمْ مِنْ شَدِيدِهِمْ
TOPICS
protection  *  help  *  weak  *  strong

QUICK LESSONS:
Stand up for those who are weaker than us; protect them from harm or injustice; support your weak from your strong; show mercy towards others; be just with everyone regardless of their status or power.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of protecting and helping those who are weaker than us. It tells a story of an elderly nun in Abyssinia who was pushed by a young man while carrying a vessel of water on her head. Despite being wronged, she did not retaliate but instead warned him that he would be held accountable for his actions when Allah sets up His Footstool on Judgment Day. The Prophet Muhammad then praised her words, emphasizing that Allah will not purify any people if they do not support their weak from their strong. This hadith teaches us to always stand up for those who are weaker than us and protect them from harm or injustice, as this is what Allah expects from us.

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