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Sahih al-Bukhari 3825 (Book 63, Hadith 50) #3653
Taking What is Just and Reasonable

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Hind bint 'Utba coming to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asking if it was permissible for her to take from Abu Sufyan's property for her children's needs. The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed it as long as she took only what was just and reasonable.

Narrated 'Aishah (ra): Hind bint 'Utba came and said, "O Allah's Messenger! (Before I embraced Islam) there was no family on the surface of the earth I wished to see in degradation more than I did your family, but today there is no family on the surface of the earth I wish to see honored more than I did yours". The Prophet said, "I thought similarly, by Him in whose Hand my soul is!" She further said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Abu Sufyan is a miser, so, is it sinful of me to feed my children from his property ?" He said, "I do not allow it unless you take for your needs what is just and reasonable".
وَقَالَ عَبْدَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ هِنْدٌ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا كَانَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ أَهْلِ خِبَاءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ يَذِلُّوا مِنْ أَهْلِ خِبَائِكَ، ثُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ أَهْلُ خِبَاءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ يَعِزُّوا مِنْ أَهْلِ خِبَائِكَ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَيْضًا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ مِسِّيكٌ، فَهَلْ عَلَىَّ حَرَجٌ أَنْ أُطْعِمَ مِنَ الَّذِي لَهُ عِيَالَنَا قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ أُرَاهُ إِلاَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ

TOPICS
charity  *  property  *  needs  *  justice

QUICK LESSONS:
Be fair in your dealings with others; Strive to be kind and generous towards them; Take only what is just and reasonable when taking something from someone else; Respect other people's possessions; Follow Allah's commands regarding justice .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of justice in taking from other people’s property. Hind bint 'Utba came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asking if it was permissible for her to take from Abu Sufyan’s property for her children’s needs, since he was a miserly person. The Prophet ﷺ allowed this, but only on condition that she takes only what is just and reasonable. This teaches us that we should not take more than our due when taking something from someone else, even if they are wealthy or stingy with their money. We should always be fair in our dealings with others, no matter who they are or how much money they have. We must also remember that Allah will judge us on how we treat others, so we must always strive to be kind and generous towards them while still being fair in our dealings with them.

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