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Sahih Muslim 1659d (Book 27, Hadith 56) #11420
Seeking Refuge with Allah and His Messenger

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of seeking refuge with Allah and His Messenger, and how Allah has more dominance over us than we have over others.

Abu Mas'ud reported that he had been beating his slave and he had been saying: I seek refuge with Allah, but he continued beating him, whereupon he said: I seek refuge with Allah's Messenger, and he spared him. Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: By Allah, God has more dominance over you than you have over him (the slave). He said that he set him free.
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ، أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَضْرِبُ غُلاَمَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ - قَالَ - فَجَعَلَ يَضْرِبُهُ فَقَالَ أَعُوذُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَتَرَكَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ وَاللَّهِ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَعْتَقَهُ

TOPICS
refuge  *  dominance  *  freedom  *  istiaadhah  *  qudrah  *  hurriyyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek refuge with Allah and His Messenger when in difficulty; show mercy towards those who are weaker than yourself; remember your place in relation to God's power and authority.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that when we are in a difficult situation, it is important to seek refuge with Allah and His Messenger. It also teaches us that even though we may have power or authority over someone else, such as a slave, ultimately Allah has more dominance over us than we do over them. The Prophet Muhammad then set the slave free as an example of this lesson. We can learn from this hadith that it is important to remember our place in relation to God's power and authority, even when dealing with those who are weaker than ourselves.

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