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Sahih al-Bukhari 4139 (Book 64, Hadith 183) #3958
Mercy Prevails Over Punishment

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was saved from a Bedouin who had taken his sword while he was asleep, and instead of punishing him, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) showed mercy.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: We took part in the Ghazwa of Najd along with Allah's Messenger ﷺ and when the time for the afternoon rest approached while he was in a valley with plenty of thorny trees, he dismounted under a tree and rested in its shade and hung his sword (on it). The people dispersed amongst the trees in order to have shade. While we were in this state, Allah's Messenger ﷺ called us and we came and found a bedouin sitting in front of him. The Prophet ﷺ said, "This (Bedouin) came to me while I was asleep, and he took my sword stealthily. I woke up while he was standing by my head, holding my sword without its sheath. He said, 'Who will save you from me?' I replied, 'Allah'. So he sheathed it (ie the sword) and sat down, and here he is". But Allah's Messenger ﷺ did not punish him.
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ نَجْدٍ، فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَتْهُ الْقَائِلَةُ وَهْوَ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْعِضَاهِ، فَنَزَلَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ وَاسْتَظَلَّ بِهَا وَعَلَّقَ سَيْفَهُ، فَتَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ فِي الشَّجَرِ يَسْتَظِلُّونَ، وَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ دَعَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجِئْنَا، فَإِذَا أَعْرَابِيٌّ قَاعِدٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ هَذَا أَتَانِي وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ، فَاخْتَرَطَ سَيْفِي فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ، وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِي، مُخْتَرِطٌ صَلْتًا، قَالَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي قُلْتُ اللَّهُ‏.‏ فَشَامَهُ، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ، فَهْوَ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَلَمْ يُعَاقِبْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏
TOPICS
mercy  *  punishment  *  sleep  *  sword

QUICK LESSONS:
Show kindness towards those who have wronged you; Trust in God/Allah; Forgive rather than punish or take revenge on someone for their wrongdoing; Have faith that God will protect you no matter what situation you are faced with.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the mercy and kindness of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It tells us that even when someone wrongs us or takes something from us without permission we should still show them mercy and kindness. In this hadith we learn that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was sleeping in a valley with plenty of trees when a Bedouin came to him and took his sword without permission. When the Prophet ﷺ woke up he saw the Bedouin standing by his head with the sword in hand. The Bedouin asked who would save him from himself but instead of getting angry or punishing him for taking his sword without permission, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ replied “Allah” which showed that he trusted in Allah to protect him even if it meant not punishing the man who wronged him. This teaches us to always trust in Allah no matter what situation we are faced with and also to show mercy towards those who have wronged us as it is better than punishment or revenge.

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