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Sahih al-Bukhari 6059 (Book 78, Hadith 89) #5818
Patience in the Face of Criticism

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's reaction to someone who accused him of not intending to please Allah when he distributed war booty. He showed his anger and compared himself to Moses, who was hurt more than this but remained patient.

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: Once Allah's Messenger divided and distributed (the war booty). An Ansar man said, "By Allah ! Muhammad, by this distribution, did not intend to please Allah". So I came to Allah's Messenger and informed him about it whereupon his face became changed with anger and he said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses for he was hurt with more than this, yet he remained patient".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قِسْمَةً، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَادَ مُحَمَّدٌ بِهَذَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، فَتَمَعَّرَ وَجْهُهُ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ مُوسَى، لَقَدْ أُوذِيَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا فَصَبَرَ

TOPICS
patience  *  distribution  *  booty  *  anger  *  sabr  *  ihtimam

QUICK LESSONS:
Remain patient even when faced with criticism or accusations; Show humility; Remember it could be worse than what you're going through now; Have grace under pressure.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how we should respond when we are criticized or accused of something wrong. In this case, the Prophet Muhammad was accused of not intending to please Allah when he distributed war booty among his people. Instead of getting angry and retaliating, he showed patience and reminded himself that even Moses was hurt more than this but still remained patient. This teaches us that no matter what criticism or accusations come our way, we should remain patient and remember that it could be worse than what we are going through now. We should also remember that patience is a virtue which will help us get through difficult times with grace and dignity.

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