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Sahih al-Bukhari 3426, 3427 (Book 60, Hadith 98) #3276
Mercy Prevails Over Justice

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the example of a person who lit a fire and let the moths, butterflies and insects fall in it. It also talks about two women who had children with them, one of which was taken away by a wolf. They went to David and Solomon for judgement, where Solomon suggested cutting the child into two pieces. The younger lady asked for mercy and so he gave the child to her instead.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "My example and the example o the people is like that of a person who lit a fire and let the moths, butterflies and these insects fall in it". He also said, "There were two women, each of whom had a child with her. A wolf came and took away the child of one of them, whereupon the other said, 'It has taken your child'. The first said, 'But it has taken your child'. So they both carried the case before David who judged that the living child be given to the elder lady. So both of them went to Solomon bin David and informed him (of the case). He said, 'Bring me a knife so as to cut the child into two pieces and distribute it between them'. The younger lady said, 'May Allah be merciful to you! Don't do that, for it is her (ie the other lady's) child'. So he gave the child to the younger lady".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ النَّاسِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا، فَجَعَلَ الْفَرَاشُ وَهَذِهِ الدَّوَابُّ تَقَعُ فِي النَّارِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَانَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا ابْنَاهُمَا جَاءَ الذِّئْبُ فَذَهَبَ بِابْنِ إِحْدَاهُمَا، فَقَالَتْ صَاحِبَتُهَا إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِكِ‏.‏ وَقَالَتِ الأُخْرَى إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِكِ‏.‏ فَتَحَاكَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى فَخَرَجَتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ائْتُونِي بِالسِّكِّينِ أَشُقُّهُ بَيْنَهُمَا‏.‏ فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى لاَ تَفْعَلْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ، هُوَ ابْنُهَا‏.‏ فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلصُّغْرَى ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ سَمِعْتُ بِالسِّكِّينِ إِلاَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ، وَمَا كُنَّا نَقُولُ إِلاَّ الْمُدْيَةُ‏.‏
TOPICS
fire  *  moths  *  butterflies  *  insects  *  women  *  child  *  wolf  *  david  *  knife  *  nr  *  habas  *  solomon

QUICK LESSONS:
Ask for mercy from Allah or those in authority positions such as judges or rulers etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about an example of someone lighting a fire that attracted moths, butterflies and other insects to it. It then goes on to talk about two women who each had a child with them when one was taken away by a wolf. They took their case before David who judged that the living child should be given to the elder lady but they both went to Solomon bin David instead where he suggested cutting the child into two pieces as justice would dictate. However, when faced with this suggestion, the younger woman asked for mercy from him which led him to give her back her own child instead of splitting it between them both as justice would have dictated. This teaches us that sometimes mercy can prevail over justice in certain situations if we are willing to ask for it from Allah or those around us in authority positions such as judges or rulers etc..

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