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Sahih Muslim 1617a (Book 23, Hadith 11) #11261
The Problem of Kalalah

SUMMARY: Umar al-Khattab was reminded by the Prophet Muhammad of a difficult problem, Kalalah, and was told to make a decision that would be easy for everyone to understand.

Abu Talha reported: 'Umar b. al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon on Friday and made a mention of Allah's Apostle and he also made a mention of Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) and then said: I do not leave behind me any problem more difficult than that of Kalalah. I did not refer to Allah's Messenger more repeatedly than in case of the problem of Kalalah, and he (the Holy Prophet) never showed more annoyance to me than in regard to this problem, so much so that he struck my chest with his fingers and said: 'Umar, does the verse revealed in summer season, at the end of Sura al-Nisa' not suffice you? Hadrat 'Umar (then) said: If I live I would give such verdict about (Kalalah) that everyone would be able to decide whether he reads the Qur'an or he does not.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ، أَبِي طَلْحَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، خَطَبَ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ فَذَكَرَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي لاَ أَدَعُ بَعْدِي شَيْئًا أَهَمَّ عِنْدِي مِنَ الْكَلاَلَةِ مَا رَاجَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي شَىْءٍ مَا رَاجَعْتُهُ فِي الْكَلاَلَةِ وَمَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِي شَىْءٍ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِيهِ حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا عُمَرُ أَلاَ تَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَإِنِّي إِنْ أَعِشْ أَقْضِ فِيهَا بِقَضِيَّةٍ يَقْضِي بِهَا مَنْ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ لاَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ

TOPICS
decision  *  season  *  kalalah  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek guidance from Allah's Messenger when facing difficult problems in life; Make decisions that are fair and just for all people regardless of their knowledge or background; Strive towards justice & fairness in our decisions; Have wisdom & insight when making decisions .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the problem of Kalalah which Umar al-Khattab faced. The Prophet Muhammad reminded him of this difficult problem and asked him to make a decision that would be easy for everyone to understand whether they read the Qur'an or not. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to make decisions that are fair and just for all people regardless of their knowledge or background. It also reminds us that we should always seek guidance from Allah's Messenger when facing difficult problems in life as he will provide us with wisdom and insight on how best to handle them.

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