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Sahih Muslim 1063a (Book 12, Hadith 186) #9585
The Importance of Justice

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of justice and how people should not be hypocritical in their actions.

Jabir b. Abdullah reported that a person came to the Messenger of Allah at Jirana on his way back from Hunain, and there was in the clothes of Bilal some silver. The Messenger of Allah took a handful out of that and bestowed it upon the people. He (the person who had met the Prophet at Ji'rana) said to him: Muhammad, do justice. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Woe be upon thee, who would do justice if I do not do justice, and you would be very unfortunate and a loser if I do not do justice. Upon this Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Permit me to kill this hypocrite. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: May there be protection of Allah! People would say that I kill my companions. This man and his companions would recite the Qur'an but it would not go beyond their throat, and they swerve from it just as the arrow goes through the prey.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ مُنْصَرَفَهُ مِنْ حُنَيْنٍ وَفِي ثَوْبِ بِلاَلٍ فِضَّةٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَقْبِضُ مِنْهَا يُعْطِي النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اعْدِلْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيْلَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ لَقَدْ خِبْتَ وَخَسِرْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضى الله عنه دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَقْتُلَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنْهُ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ

TOPICS
justice  *  hypocrisy  *  prey  *  qisas  *  jirana  *  hunain  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for justice and fairness in our dealings with others; practice what you preach instead of just talking about it without taking any action yourself; sacrifice something for yourself if needed; go against popular opinion or beliefs if necessary .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of justice and fairness in our lives. It was narrated by Jabir b. Abdullah, who reported that a person came to the Messenger of Allah at Jirana on his way back from Hunain, and there was some silver in Bilal's clothes. The Prophet took a handful out of that and gave it away to people around him, but the man said "Muhammad do justice". Umar b Khattab then suggested killing this hypocrite, but the Prophet refused saying that people would think he kills his companions if he did so. He then went on to explain how some people recite Quran but it does not go beyond their throat as an arrow goes through its prey. This hadith teaches us that we must always strive for justice and fairness in our dealings with others, even if it means sacrificing something for ourselves or going against popular opinion or beliefs. We must also be careful not to be hypocritical when dealing with others; we should practice what we preach instead of just talking about it without taking any action ourselves.

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