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(Book 2, Hadith 14) #35099
Equality in Watering Places

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab taught that people should not be concerned with who drinks from a watering place first, as long as everyone is able to drink from it.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn alHarith at-Taymi from Yahya ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hatib that Umar ibn al-Khattab set out on one occasion with a party of riders, one of whom was Amr ibn al-As. They came to a watering place and Amr ibn al-As asked the man who owned it whether wild beasts drank from it. Umar ibn al-Khattab told the owner of the watering place not to answer, since the people drank after the wild beasts and the wild beasts drank after them.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، خَرَجَ فِي رَكْبٍ فِيهِمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ حَتَّى وَرَدُوا حَوْضًا فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ لِصَاحِبِ الْحَوْضِ يَا صَاحِبَ الْحَوْضِ هَلْ تَرِدُ حَوْضَكَ السِّبَاعُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا صَاحِبَ الْحَوْضِ لاَ تُخْبِرْنَا فَإِنَّا نَرِدُ عَلَى السِّبَاعِ وَتَرِدُ عَلَيْنَا

TOPICS
equality  *  water  *  drinking

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for fairness and equality when sharing resources so that everyone can benefit from them equally; Treat all creatures with respect and kindness; Share resources fairly among all living beings.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about the importance of equality and fairness when it comes to sharing resources. In this case, Umar ibn al-Khattab was travelling with a group of riders and they came across a watering place. Amr ibn al-As asked the owner of the watering place who drank from it first - people or wild beasts? Umar told him not to answer since both people and wild beasts should have access to water regardless of who drinks first. This teaches us that we should always strive for fairness and equality when sharing resources so that everyone can benefit from them equally. We must also remember that all creatures are equal in God's eyes, so we must treat them with respect and kindness too.

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