Hadith #3401 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Abu Laila said he was told by Muhammadâs companions that during a journey with Godâs Messenger while one of them was asleep another went to a rope he had with him and seized him,* with the result that he was startled. Godâs Messenger then said, âIt is not lawful for a Muslim to frighten another.â Abu Dawud transmitted it. * The meaning is that he tied the rope round him while he was asleep, presumably as a joke.
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Hadith #3402 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abud Dardaâ reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who gets land on which tax is due 1 has sought to rescind his emigration,2 and he who takes an infidelâs lowliness from his neck and puts it on his own 3 has turned his back on Islam.â Abu Dawud transmitted it. 1. The word for âtaxâ here is jizya. Eventually a distinction was made between jizya and kharaj, the former being used for poll-tax and the latter for land-tax. 2. i.e. to make himself like a dhimmi. 3. i.e. undertakes the
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Hadith #3403 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jarir b. âAbdillah told that when Godâs Messenger sent an expedition to Khathâam some of them sought Godâs protection by having recourse to prostration* and were quickly killed. When the Prophet heard that, he ordered half the blood wit to be paid for them, saying, âI am not responsible for any Muslim who stays among polytheists.â On being asked why that was, he replied, âTheir fires should not be visible to one another.â Abu Dawud transmitted it. * Some members of Khathâam who
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Hadith #3404 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âFaith is an assurance of safety from being killed unawares. A believer does not kill another unawares.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3405 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jarir reported the Prophet as saying, âWhen a slave runs away and reverts to polytheism he may lawfully be killed.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3406 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli told that a Jewess who was reviling the Prophet and speaking evil of him was strangled to death by a man and the Prophet allowed no payment to be made for her death. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3407 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jundub reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe punishment given to a magician is a stroke with the sword.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3408 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Usama b. Sharik reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âCut off the head of any man who goes out and causes division among my people.â Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3409 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I wanted to meet one of the Prophetâs companions to ask him about the Kharijites. Meeting Abu Barza al-Aslami along with some of his companions on a festival day, I asked him whether he had heard Godâs Messenger mentioning the Kharijites, and he replied that he had both heard him with his ears and seen him with his eyes. He told that Godâs Messenger was brought some property and divided it, giving something to those on his right and those on his left, but giving nothing to those who were b
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Hadith #3410 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Ghalib told that when Abu Umama saw some heads set up on the road to Damascus he said, âThe dogs of hell, the worst people killed under the sky. The best who have been killed are those killed by them.â He then recited, âOn the day when some faces will be white and some faces will be black (Al-Qurâan, 3:106). Abu Umama was asked whether he had heard it from Godâs Messenger and replied, âIf I had heard it only once, twice, or thrice (counting up to seven times) I would not have tol
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Hadith #3411 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira and Zaid b. Khalid told that two men brought a dispute before Godâs Messenger, one of them saying, âPronounce judgment between us in accordance with Godâs Book,â and the other saying, âYes Messenger of God, pronounce judgment between us in accordance with Godâs Book, and allow me to speak.â He told him to speak and he said, âMy son who was a hired servant with this man committed fornication with his wife, and when I was told that my son must be stoned to death I ranso
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Hadith #3412 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b. Khalid told that he heard Godâs Messenger giving command that an unmarried man who committed fornication should receive a hundred lashes and be banished for a year. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3413 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
God sent Muhammad with the truth and sent down the Book to him, and the verse of stoning was included in what God most high sent down. Godâs Messenger had people stoned to death and we have done it also since his death. Stoning is a duty laid down in Godâs Book for married men and women who commit fornication when proof is established, or if there is pregnancy, or a confession. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3414 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada b. as-Samit reported the Prophet as saying, âReceive my teaching, receive my teaching God has appointed a way for those women (Cf. Al-Qurâan, 4:15). When the parties are unmarried they shall receive a hundred lashes and be banished for a year when they commit fornication and when they have been married they shall receive a hundred lashes and be stoned to death.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3415 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar told that the Jews came to Godâs Messenger and mentioned to him that a man and a woman of their number had committed fornication. He asked them what they found in the Torah about stoning and they replied that they should disgrace them and that they should be beaten. âAbdallah b. Salam then said, âYou lie; it contains instruction that they should be stoned to death, so bring the Torah.â They spread it out, and one of them put his hand over the verse of stoning and r
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Hadith #3416 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I was informed by one who heard Jabir b. âAbdallah say, âThen we stoned him in Medina, but when the stones hurt him he ran away, and we caught up on him in the harra and stoned him to death.â In aversion by Bukhari on Jabirâs authority, after âhe replied that he wasâ it says that he gave command regarding him and he was stoned in the place of prayer. Then when the stones hurt him he fled, but was overtaken and stoned to death. The Prophet then spoke well of him and prayed over him. (
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Hadith #3417 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that when Maâiz b. Malik came to the Prophet and he* said, âPerhaps you kissed, or squeezed, or looked,â he replied, âNo, Messenger of God.â He then said, âDid you have intercourse with her?â asking the question in plain words, and when he replied that he had, he gave orders that he should be stoned to death. Bukhari transmitted it. * i.e. the Prophet. The tradition leaves it to be inferred that Maâiz had confessed to committing fornication.
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Hadith #3418 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida told that Maâiz b. Malik came to the Prophet and said, âPurify me, Messenger of God.â He replied, âOut upon you! Go back, ask Godâs forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance.â He said that he went back not very far, then came and said, âPurify me, Messenger of God,â and the Prophet said the same as he had said before. When this went on till a fourth time he asked, âFor what am I to purify you?â and he replied that it was because of fornication. Godâs Messenger then
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Hadith #3419 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Aba Huraira told that he heard the Prophet say, âWhen the slave woman of any of you commits fornication and the matter is clear, he should give her the appropriate beating, but not hurl reproaches at her. If she does it again he should give her the appropriate beating, but not hurl reproaches at her. If she does it a third time and the matter is clear he should sell her, even if only for a rope of hair.â (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #3420 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
You people must carry out the punishment on your slaves, those of them who are married and those who are not, for a slave woman belonging to Godâs Messenger committed fornication and he ordered me to beat her. But she had recently given birth to a child and I was afraid that if I beat her I might kill her, so I mentioned that to the Prophet and he said, âYou have done well.â Muslim transmitted it. In a version by Abd Dawud he said, âLeave her till her blood stops flowing and then carry o
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Hadith #3421 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that when Maâiz al-Aslami came to Godâs Messenger and said he had committed fornication he turned away from him. He then came round to the other side and said he had committed fornication, but he turned away from him. He came round again saying he had committed fornication, and when he said it a fourth time Godâs Messenger gave command regarding him and he was taken out to the harra and stoned. When he felt the effect of the stones he ran away vigorously till he passed a m
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Hadith #3422 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that the Prophet asked Maâiz b. Malik, âIs what I have heard about you true?â He asked what he had heard about him, and he replied that he had heard he had had intercourse with a girl belonging to the family of so and so. When he admitted it, and had acknowledged it four times, he ordered him to be stoned to death. Muslim transmitted it. (Here a tradition by Muslim has been placed in Section II.)
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Hadith #3423 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Yazid b. Nuâaim, on his fatherâs authority, told that Maâiz came to the Prophet and confirmed the matter four times in his presence, so he ordered him to be stoned to death, but said to Hazzal, âIf you had covered him with your garment it would have been better for you.â Ibn al-Munkadir said Hazzal had ordered Maâiz to go to the Prophet and tell him. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3424 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, told that his grandfather, âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs, reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âForgive the infliction of prescribed penalties among yourselves, for any prescribed penalty of which I hear must be carried out.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3425 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported the Prophet as saying, âForgive the people of good qualities their slips, but not faults to which prescribed penalties apply.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3426 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAvert the infliction of prescribed penalties on Muslims as much as you can, and if there is any way out let a man go, for it is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying it has been transmitted from her without tracing it to the Prophet, and that is sounder.
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Hadith #3427 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Waâil b. Hujr said that when a woman was forced against her will in the time of Godâs Messenger he averted the punishment from her but inflicted it on the one who had molested her. The transmitter did not mention that he appointed a dower to be paid her. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3428 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that a woman went out in the time of the Prophet to go to prayer, and a man who met her attacked her and got his desire of her. She shouted and he went off, and when a company of the Emigrants came by she said, âThat man did such and such to me.â They seized the man and brought him to Godâs Messenger who said to the woman, âGo away, for God has forgiven you,â but of the man who had had intercourse with her he said, âStone him to death.â He also said, âHe has repented to s
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Hadith #3429 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that a man committed fornication with a woman and the Prophet gave command that he be given the appropriate beating, but on being told afterwards that the man was married he gave command that he should be stoned to death. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3430 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâid b. Saâd b. âUbada told that Saâd b. âUbada brought the Prophet a man deficient in build and sick, a member of the clan, who had been found in the act of having illicit intercourse with a slave woman of theirs. The Prophet said, âGet for him a stalk of the raceme of a palm-tree with a hundred twigs and strike him once.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna; and there is something similar in Ibn Majahâs version.
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Hadith #3431 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIkrima reported on the authority of Ibn âAbbas that Godâs Messenger said, âIf you find anyone doing as Lotâs people did, kill the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3432 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone has sexual intercourse with an animal, kill him and kill it along with him.â Ibn âAbbas was asked what offence could be attributed to the animal and replied, âI did not hear anything about that from Godâs Messenger, but I think he disapproved of its flesh being eaten or of any use being made of it when such a thing had been done to it.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3433 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe thing I fear most for my people is what Lotâs people did.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3434 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that a man of B. Bakr b. Laith came to the Prophet and made a statement four times that he had committed fornication with a woman, so he had a hundred lashes administered to him. The man had not been married. He then asked him to produce proof again the woman, and she said, âI swear by God, Messenger of God, that he has lied.â Then he was given the prescribed number of lashes for falsehood. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3435 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When my vindication came down (Al-Qurâan, 24:11 ff) the Prophet mounted the pulpit and mentioned that. Then when he came down from the pulpit he ordered that the two men and the woman* should be given the prescribed beating. Abu Dawud transmitted it. *The men are said to have been Mistah b. Uthatha and Hassan b. Thabit, and the woman Hamna daughter of Jahsh. Ibn âAbd al-Barr, Istiab. p. 285, says Mistah was beaten, but he does not commit himself on p. 127 about Hassan, or on p. 714 about Ham
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Hadith #3436 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Nafiâ said he was informed by Safiya daughter of Abu âUbaid that one of the Caliphâs slaves had intercourse with a girl who was among the fifth of the booty, forcing her to it against her will, and deflowered her. âUmar had him beaten but did not have her beaten because he had forced her against her will. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3437 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Yazid b. Nuâaim b. Hazzal told on his fatherâs authority that Maâiz b. Malik who was an orphan under his fatherâs protection had intercourse with a slave girl belonging to the clan, so his father told him to go and inform Godâs Messenger what he had done, for he might perhaps ask forgiveness for him. His purpose in that was simply a hope that it might be a way of escape for him. He went to him and said, âMessenger of God, I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment
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Hadith #3438 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. al-âAs told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âFornication will not appear among any people without their being punished by famine, and bribery will not appear among any people without their being punished by terror.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #3439 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas and Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAccursed is he who does what Lotâs people did.â In a version by him on the authority of Ibn âAbbas it says that âAli had the two people concerned burned and that Abu Bakr had a wall thrown down on them. Razin transmitted it.
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Hadith #3440 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âGod who is great and glorious will not look at a man who has intercourse with a man or a woman through the anus.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying; this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #3441 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported him as saying, âThere is no prescribed punishment for one who has intercourse with an animal.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it. Tirmidhi quoted Sufyan ath-Thauri as saying that this is sounder than the first tradition, âKill him who has intercourse with an animal,â (Cf. p. 763) and that the learned act according to this one.
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Hadith #3442 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada b. as-Samit reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âEnforce Godâs prescribed punishments on those who are near and those who are distant, and let no oneâs blame come upon you regarding .â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3443 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âEnforcing one of Godâs prescribed punishments is better than forty nightsâ rain in Godâs land.â Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Nasaâi transmitted it on the authority of Abu Huraira.
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Hadith #3444 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported the Prophet as saying, âA thiefâs hand should be cut off only for a quarter of a dinar and upwards.â (Bukhari and Muslim).
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Hadith #3445 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said the Prophet had a thiefâs hand cut off for a shield worth three dirhams. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3446 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âGod curse a thief who steals an egg and has his hand cut off, and steals a rope and has his hand cut off!â* (Bukhari and Muslim.) *It has been suggested that baida (egg or steel helmet) should have the latter meaning and that a shipâs rope should be understood, but the translation above is usually accepted as the meaning.
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Hadith #3447 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Rafiâ b. Khadij reported the Prophet as saying, âThe hand is not to be cut off for taking fruit or the pith of the palm-tree.â Malik, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi, Darimi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3448 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather, âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs, told that Godâs Messenger was asked about fruit which was hung up and said, âIf anyone steals any of it after it is put in the place where it is dried and it amounts to the price of a shield, he must have his hand cut off.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3449 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAbd ar-Rahman b. Abu Husain al-Makki reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA hand is not to be cut off for fruit which is hung up, or for a sheep stolen by night from the mountain;* but when the sheep is in its fold or the fruit in the place where it is dried a hand is to be cut off for whatever reaches the price of a shield.â Malik transmitted it. * Harisa jabal. It is used either of a sheep or goat stolen before it gets back from the mountain to the fold, or of one guard
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Hadith #3450 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âCutting off the hand is not to be inflicted on one who plunders, but he who does so conspicuously does not belong to us.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3451 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âCutting off the hand is not to be inflicted on one who is treacherous, one who plunders, or one who snatches something.â Tirmidhi, Nasaâi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3452 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna that Safwan b. Umayya came to Medina and slept in the mosque, using his cloak as a pillow. A thief came and took his cloak and Safwan seized him and brought him to Godâs Messenger who ordered that his hand should be cut off. Safwan then said, âThis was not my intention. I give it to him as sadaqa.â Godâs Messenger replied, âWhy did you not do so before bringing him to me?â Ibn Majah transmitted something similar on the authority of âAbdallah b. S
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Hadith #3453 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Busr b. Artat told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âHands are not to be cut off during a warlike expedition.â Tirmidhi, Darimi, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it, but the last two have âjourneyâ in place of âwarlike expedition.â
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Hadith #3454 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Salama quoted Abu Hurairaâs authority to the effect that Godâs Messenger said regarding a thief, âIf he steals cut off his hand, if he steals again cut off his foot, if he steals again cut off his hand, and if he steals again cut off his foot.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #3455 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told that a thief was brought to the Prophet and he said, âMaim him,* so this was done. He was brought a second time and he said, âMaim him,â so this was done. He was brought a third time and he said, âMaim him,â so this was done. He was brought a fourth time and he said, âMaim him,â so this was done. He was brought a fifth time and he said, âKill him,â so they took him away and killed him. They then dragged him and cast him into a well and threw stones over him. Abu Dawu
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Hadith #3456 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Fadala b. âUbaid said a thief was brought to Godâs Messenger, and when his hand was cut off he gave command that it should be hung on his neck. Tirmidhi, Aba Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3457 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen, a slave steals sell him, even though it be for half an uqiyah.â* Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. * Nashsh, This is half an uqiya, or twenty dirhams.
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Hadith #3458 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told that when a thief was brought to Godâs Messenger and he had his hand cut off, those who brought him said, âWe did not think you would go so far as this with him.â He replied, âIf Fatima had been the one, I would have had her hand cut off.â Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3459 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that a man brought a slave of his to âUmar and said, âCut off his hand, for he has stolen a mirror belonging to my wife.â âUmar replied, âCutting off the hand may not be inflicted on him. It is your servant who has taken your belongings.â Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #3460 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr told that Godâs Messenger addressed him by name and he replied, âAt your service and at your pleasure, Messenger of God.â He said, âHow will you do when death 1 smites people and a house, meaning a grave, will cost as much as a slave?â On his replying that God and His apostle knew best, he said, âShow endurance.â Hammad b. Sulaiman said that the hand of one who rifles a grave 2 should be cut off because he had entered the deceasedâs house. Abu Dawud transmitted it. 1. H
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Hadith #3461 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said Quraish were anxious about the Makhzumi woman who had committed theft and asked, âWho will speak to Godâs Messenger about her?â Then they said, âWho will be bold enough for it but Usama b. Zaid, Godâs Messengerâs friend?â So Usama spoke to him and Godâs Messenger said, âAre you interceding regarding one of the punishments prescribed by God?â He then got up and gave an address, saying, âWhat destroyed your predecessors was just that when a person of rank amo
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Hadith #3462 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyoneâs intercession intervenes as an obstacle to one of the punishments prescribed by God he has opposed God; if anyone disputes knowingly about something which is false he remains in the displeasure of God most high till he desists; and if anyone makes an untruthful accusation against a Muslim he will be made by God to dwell in the corrupt fluid flowing from the inhabitants of hell* till he retracts his statement.â Ahm
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Hadith #3463 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umayya al-Makhzumi told that a robber who had made acknowledgment was brought to the Prophet, but no goods were found with him. Godâs Messenger said to him, âI do not think you have stolen.â He replied that he had and repeated it to him twice or thrice, making acknowledgment all the time, so he gave orders and his hand was cut off. He was then brought to him and Godâs Messenger said to him, âAsk Godâs pardon and turn to Him in repentance.â He said, âI ask Godâs pardon and t
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Hadith #3464 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that the Prophet gave a beating with palm branches and sandals for drinking wine and that Abu Bakr gave forty lashes. (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version on his authority it says that the Prophet used to give forty stripes with palm branches and sandals for drinking wine.
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Hadith #3465 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When a drinker was brought in the time of Godâs Messenger, during Abu Bakrâs Caliphate and in the beginning of âUmarâs Caliphate, we beat him with our hands, sandals and cloaks, but at the end of âUmarâs Caliphate he inflicted forty stripes, and when people were immoderate and excessively wicked he inflicted eighty stripes. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3466 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, âBeat anyone who drinks wine, and if he does it a fourth time kill him.â He said that after that a man who had drunk wine four times was brought to the Prophet and he beat him, but did not kill him. Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Abu Dawud transmitted it on the authority of Qablsa b. Dhuâaib. Another version by both of them and by Nasaâi, Ibn Majah and Darimi on the authority of some of the companions of Godâs Messenger, including Ibn âUmar, Muâa
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Hadith #3467 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I can still picture myself looking at Godâs Messenger when a man who had drunk wine was brought before him and he told the people to beat him. Some struck him with sandals, some with sticks and some with mitakhas. Ibn Wahb said this means green palm fronds. Then Godâs Messenger took some dust from the ground and threw it in his face. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3468 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When a man who had drunk wine was brought to Godâs Messenger he told us to beat him, and some struck him with their hands, some with their garments and some with their sandals. He then told them to reproach him, and they faced him and said, âYou have not respected God, you have not feared God, and you have not shown shame before Godâs Messenger.â But when some of the people said, âGod put you to shame!â he told them not to say that and help the devil to get power over him, but to say
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Hadith #3469 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that a man who had drunk and become intoxicated was found staggering in the road, so he was taken to Godâs Messenger, but when he was opposite al-âAbbasâs house he escaped, and going in to al-âAbbas he grasped hold of him. When the Prophet was told that he laughed and said, âDid he do that?â and he gave no command regarding him. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3470 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmair b. Saâid an-Nakhaâi told that he heard âAli b. Abu Talib say, âI am not one to have any feelings about a man who dies when I inflict a prescribed punishment on him, with the exception of one who has drunk wine, for if he were to die I would pay blood wit for him. Thai is because Godâs Messenger did not lay down any specific custom regarding him.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3471 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Thaur b. Zaid ad-Dailami told that âUmar sought counsel about the prescribed punishment for drinking wine and âAli said to him, âI think you should give one who drinks it eighty lashes, for when he drinks he becomes intoxicated, when he is intoxicated he raves, and when he raves he makes up lies.â So âUmar inflicted eighty lashes as the punishment prescribed for drinking wine. Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #3472 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. al-Khattab told that a man called âAbdallah whose laqab was Ass used to make the Prophet laugh. The Prophet had beaten him because of wine-drinking, but when he was brought to him one day and he gave orders and had him beaten, and then one of those present said, âO God, curse him. How often he is brought!â he said, âDo not curse to him. I swear by God that for all I know he loves God and His messenger.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3473 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When a man who had been drinking was brought to the Prophet he told those present to beat him, so some of us beat him with their hands, some with their sandals and some with their garments. Then when the man went away and one of those present said, âGod shame you!ââ the Prophet said, âDo not say such a thing. Do not help the devil to get power over him.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3474 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that al-Aslami (i.e. Maâiz. See p. 759) came to the Prophet and testified four times that he had had illicit intercourse with a woman, while he all the time was turning away from him. Then when he confessed a fifth time he turned round and asked if he had had intercourse with her, and when he replied that he had he asked if he had done it so that his member penetrated hers. He replied that he had, and he asked whether he had done it like a collyrium stick when enclosed in its
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Hadith #3475 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Khuzaima b. Thabit reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone commits a sin and has inflicted on him the prescribed punishment for that sin, it is an atonement for him.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #3476 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone transgresses and receives his punishment in this world, God is too just to repeat the punishment to His servant in the next; and if anyone transgresses and God conceals it and forgives him, He is too generous to go back upon a thing He has forgiven.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #3477 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Burda b. Niyar reported the Prophet as saying, âNo more than ten lashes are to be given, except in the case of one of the punishments prescribed by God.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3478 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âWhen one of you inflicts a beating he should avoid striking the face.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3479 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported the Prophet as saying, âWhen a man calls another a Jew give him twenty lashes, when he calls someone a mukhannath* give him twenty lashes, and kill anyone who has intercourse with a woman who is within the prohibited degress.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition. * Mukhannaths were sexually abnormal men who imitated women. Some of them were signets.
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Hadith #3480 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen you find a man has been unfaithful about spoil in Godâs path, burn his goods and beat him.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #3481 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWine comes from these two trees, the date-palm and the grapevine.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3482 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
grapes, dates, wheat, barley and honey. Wine (khamr) is what infects (khamara) the mind.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3483 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Wine was forbidden when it was forbidden (i.e. by the Qurâan), but we get only a little of the wine from grapes, most of our wine being from unripe dates and dry dates. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3484 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when Godâs Messenger was asked about bitâ, which is the nabidh* from honey, he replied, âEvery liquor which intoxicates is forbidden.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) * Nabidh is a drink made from dates, raisins, honey, wheat, barley, etc. The ingredients were steeped in water in a vessel, and provided the drink was used before fermentation took place it was lawful.
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Hadith #3485 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âEvery intoxicant is khamr and every intoxicant is forbidden. He who drinks wine in this world and dies when he is addicted to it, not having repented, will not drink it in the next.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3486 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told of a man who came from the Yemen and asked the Prophet about a liquor made from millet called mizr which they drank in their country. The Prophet asked whether it was intoxicating and when he replied that it was, he said, âEvery intoxicant is prohibited. God has made a covenant regarding those who drink intoxicants to give them some tinat al-khabal to drink.â He was asked what that was and replied that it was the sweat of the inhabitants of hell, or the discharge of the inhabitant
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Hadith #3487 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Qatada told that the Prophet forbade mixing dried dates and unripe dates, mixing raisins and dried dates, and mixing dates beginning to take on colour and fresh dates, and told them to make nabidh from each separately. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3488 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that the Prophet was asked about wine which was turned into vinegar* and forbade it. Muslim transmitted it. * This is said to have been done by putting onions or salt in it, or by placing it in the sun.
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Hadith #3489 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Waâil al-Hadrami said that Tariq b. Suwaid asked the Prophet about wine and he forbade him. When he told him that he made it only as a medicine he replied, âIt is not a medicine, but is a disease.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3490 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone drinks wine God will not accept prayer from him for forty days,* but if he repents God will forgive him. If he repeats the offence God will not accept prayer from him for forty days, but if he repents God will forgive him. If he again repeats the offence God will not accept prayer from him for forty days, but if he repents God will forgive him. If he repeats it a fourth time God will not accept prayer from him for forty da
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Hadith #3491 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf a large amount of anything causes intoxication, a small amount of it is prohibited.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3492 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf a faraq of anything causes intoxication, a handful of it is forbidden.â* Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it. * To drink as much as a faraq (see p. 577) would be almost impossible, so the point of the tradition is to forbid anything which might in any conceivable circumstances cause intoxication.
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Hadith #3493 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
An-Nuâman b. Bashir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âFrom wheat wine is made, from barley wine is made, from dried dates wine is made, from raisins wine is made, and from honey wine is made.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #3494 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said he had wine belonging to an orphan, and when al-Maâidah (Al-Qurâan, 5) came down he asked Godâs Messenger about it, telling him it belonged to an orphan, but he said, âPour it out.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3495 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas quoted Abu Talha as saying he told Godâs Prophet he had bought wine for orphans who were in his charge, and he replied, âPour out the wine and break the wine-jars.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, but declared it weak. In Abu Dawudâs version it says he asked the Prophet about orphans who had inherited wine and he said, âPour it out.â He asked if he might not make vinegar of it and he told him he must not. Abu Dawud
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Hadith #3496 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama told that Godâs Messenger forbade every intoxicant and everything which produces languidness. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3497 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Dailam al-Himyari told that he said, âMessenger of God, we live in a cold land in which we do heavy work and we make a liquor from wheat to get strength from it for our work and, to stand the cold of our country.â He asked whether it was intoxicating, and when he replied that it was, he said they must avoid it. When he replied that the people would not abandon it, he said, âIf they do not abandon it fight with them.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3498 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr told that the Prophet forbade wine, maisir, the kuba and ghubaira,* saying, âEvery intoxicant is prohibited.â Abd Dawud transmitted it. *This is a comprehensive tradition not exclusively dealing with intoxicants, although the Prophetâs words might suggest that it does. Maisir was a game of chance and the kuba was a kind of drum wide at the ends and narrow in the middle which was looked on with disapproval. The parts which refer to intoxicants are the wine (khamr) and
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Hadith #3499 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âAn undutiful son, a gambler, one who casts up what lie has given, and one who is addicted to wine will not enter paradise.â Darimi transmitted it. A version of his has a bastard instead of a gambler.
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Hadith #3500 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported the Prophet as saying, âGod has sent me as a mercy to the universe and as a guidance to the universe, and my Lord who is great and glorious has commanded me to annihilate stringed instruments, wind instruments, idols, crosses and pre-Islamic customs, and my Lord who is great and glorious has sworn, âBy my might, none of my servants will drink a mouthful of wine without my giving him a similar amount of pus to drink, but he will not abandon it through fear of me without my
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Hadith #3501 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
one who is addicted to wine, an undutiful son, and a cuckold who agrees to his women-folkâs adultery.â Ahmad and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3502 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
one who is addicted to wine, one who breaks ties of relationship, and one who believes in magic.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #3503 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf one who is addicted to wine dies he will meet God most high in the same condition as an idolater.â Ahmad transmitted it, Ibn Majah transmitted on Abu Hurairaâs authority, and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, gave it on the authority of Muhammad b. âUbaidallah who quoted his fatherâs authority. He said that Bukhari in his Taârikh mentioned it on the authority of Muhammad b. âAbdallah who quoted his fatherâs authority.
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Hadith #3504 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
It is all the same to me whether I drink wine or worship this pillar instead of God.* Nasaâi transmitted it. *He says that the one sin is as serious as the other.
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Hadith #3505 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who obeys me has obeyed God and he who disobeys me has disobeyed God; he who obeys the commander has obeyed me and he who disobeys the commander has disobeyed me. The imam is only a shield behind whom fighting is engaged in and by whom protection is sought; so if he commands piety and acts justly he will have a reward for that, but if he holds another view he will on that account be held guilty.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3506 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm al-Husain reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf a slave who has been mutilated is made your commander and leads you in accordance with Godâs Book, listen to him and obey.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3507 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âListen and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave with a head like a raisin* is made governor over you.â Bukhari transmitted it. * This is said to refer to the head being small, or to the hair being crisp and curly, or short.
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Hadith #3508 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHearing and obeying are the duty of a Muslim man both regarding what he likes and what he dislikes, as long as he is not commanded to perform an act of disobedience to God, in which case he must neither hear nor obey.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3509 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNo obedience is to be given in the case of an act of disobedience to God, obedience is to be given only regarding what is reputable.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3510 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We swore allegiance to Godâs Messenger agreeing to hear and obey in time of difficulty and time of ease, in what we liked and what we disliked, to give way to othersâ interests, not to dispute about government with those in power, and to say what was right wherever we were, not fearing for Godâs sake what anyone who blamed us might say. A version has, âNot to dispute about government with those in power unless you see evident infidelity regarding which you have a proof from God.â (Bukh
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Hadith #3511 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that when they swore allegiance to Godâs Messenger to hear and obey he was saying to them, âIn what you are able.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3512 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone sees in his commander what he dislikes he should show patience, for no one separates a spanâs distance from the community and dies without dying like those of pre-Islamic times.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3513 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âHe who abandons obedience and separates from the community and then dies, will die like those of pre-Islamic times; he who fights under a banner of ignorance* showing anger in support of party spirit, or summoning people to party spirit, or helping party spirit, and then is killed will be killed like those of pre-Islamic times; and he who goes out against my people with his sword smiting the virtuous and the reprobate, not keeping away fro
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Hadith #3514 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAuf b. Malik al-Ashjaâi reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âYour best imams are those whom you like and who like you, on whom you invoke blessings and who invoke blessings on you; and your worst imams are those whom you hate and who hate you, whom you curse and who curse you.â They asked Godâs Messenger whether in that event they should not depose them, but he replied, âNo, as long as they observe the prayer among you; no, as long as they observe the prayer among you. If anyone h
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Hadith #3515 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âYou will have commanders some of whom you will approve and some of whom you will disapprove. He who expresses disapproval is guiltless and he who feels disapproval is safe, but he who is pleased and follows them â¦â His hearers interrupted, âShall we not fight with them?â but he replied, âNo, as long as they pray; no, as long as they pray.â It means one who feels disapproval in his heart and expresses disapproval in his heart. Muslim
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Hadith #3516 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud told that Godâs Messenger said to them, âAfter my death you will see appropriating the best things for themselves and other matters which you will disapprove.â He was asked what he commanded them to do and replied, âGive them what is due to them and ask God for what is due to you.â (Bukhari and Muslim).
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Hadith #3517 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Waâil b. Hujr told that Salama b. Yazid al-Juâfi questioned Godâs Messenger saying, âProphet of God, tell us what you command us to do if commanders arise over us who demand of us what is due to them and refuse us what is due to us.â He replied, âListen and obey, for they are responsible only for what has been laid on them (cf. Al-Qurâan, 24:54) and you for what has been laid on you.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3518 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âHe who throws off obedience will meet God on the day of resurrection without possessing any plea, and he who dies without having taken an oath of allegiance will die like a pagan.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3519 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âThe B. Israâil were governed by the prophets, as often as one died another taking his place. There will be no prophet after me, but there will be numerous caliphs.â He was asked what command he had to give and replied, âFulfil the oath of allegiance to each and give them their due for God will question them about what He asked them to guard.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3520 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen allegiance is sworn to two caliphs kill the second of them.* Muslim transmitted it. * Some interpret âkillâ here as meaning to fight with. The tradition is directed against the possibility of two Caliphs holding power at the same time, even though the areas might be quite distinct.
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Hadith #3521 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âArfaja told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âVarious corruptions will arise, so strike with the sword him who tries to cause separation in this people when they are united, whoever he be.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3522 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyone comes to you when you are united under one man desiring to split you or cause parties in your community, kill him.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3523 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone swears allegiance to an imam, giving him his hand in ratification and sincere agreement in his heart, he must obey him if he can. Then if another comes and contends with him, cut off that other oneâs head.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3524 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b. Samura told that Godâs Messenger said to him, âDo not ask for the position of commander, for if you are given it after asking you will be left to discharge it yourself; but if you are given it without asking you will be helped to discharge it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3525 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âYou will be eager for the office of commander, but it will become a cause of regret on the day of resurrection. It is a good suckler but an evil weaner.â* Bukhari transmitted it. *In the beginning it causes pleasure, but later such pleasures are cut off. The idea is that one gladly undertakes high office, but later finds it to be a cause of grief.
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Hadith #3526 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr told that he asked Godâs Messenger to make him a governor, but he struck him on his shoulder with his hand and said, âYou are weak, Abu Dharr, and it is a trust which will be a cause of shame and regret on the day of resurrection except for him who undertakes it as it ought to be undertaken and fulfils his duty in it.â In a version he said to him, âI see that you are weak, Abu Dharr, and I wish for you what I wish for myself. Do not accept rule over two people and do not become
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Hadith #3527 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Two of my cousins on my fatherâs side and I went in to see the Prophet and one of them said, âMessenger of God, put us in command of part of what God has put in your charge,â the other also saying the same. He replied, âI swear by God that I will not put in charge, of this work anyone who asks for it, or anyone who is eager for it.â In a version he said, âWe will not employ in our work one who wants it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3528 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âYou will find among the best people those who have the strongest dislike of this command till they fall into it.â* (Bukhari and Muslim.) *This is explained as meaning either they cease to dislike having authority and so cease to be among the best people, or they find that God helps them. Preference is given to the first explanation, but the remark is made that whichever explanation is correct, in the end these people do not object to having
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Hadith #3529 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âEach of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The imam who is over the people is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock; a man is a shepherd in charge of the inhabitants of his household and he is responsible for his flock; a woman is a shepherdess in charge of her husbandâs house and children and she is responsible for them; and a manâs slave is a shepherd in charge of his masterâs property and
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Hadith #3530 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maâqil b. Yasar told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âAny governor in charge of Muslim subjects who dies while acting dishonestly towards them will be excluded by God from paradise.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3531 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âAnyone who is asked by God to take charge of subjects and does not protect them with good counsel will not smell the fragrance of paradise.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3532 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâidh b. âAmr told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âThe worst shepherds are those who are ungentle.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3533 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âO God, cause distress to him who has any charge over my people and causes them distress, and be gentle to him who has any charge over my people and is gentle to them.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3534 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThose who act justly will be with God on pulpits of light* at the right hand of the Compassionate One, and both His hands are right. They are those who are just in their jurisdiction, towards their people and what is under their charge.â Muslim transmitted it. *This phrase is explained either in a literal sense, or as indicating their high station.
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Hadith #3535 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNo prophet is sent by God and no caliph succeeds another without having two close associates, one who commands and urges him to do what is reputable and one who commands and urges him to do what is evil. The one who is protected is he whom God protects.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3536 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that Qais b. Saâd had a position in relation to the Prophet like that of a prefect of a district in relation to a governor. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3537 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakra told that when Godâs Messenger heard the people of Persia had made Kisraâs daughter their queen he said, âPeople who make a woman their ruler will never prosper.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3538 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
to maintain the community, to listen, to obey, to emigrate, and to fight in Godâs path. He who secedes from the community as much as a span has cast off the tie of Islam from his neck unless he returns, and he who summons to what the pre-Islamic people believed belongs to the assemblies of jahannam even if he fasts, prays, and asserts that he is a Muslim.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3539 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I was with Abu Bakra under Ibn âAmirâs pulpit when he was preaching and wearing thin garments. Abu Bilal said, âLook at our governor wearing the garments of profligates,â whereupon Abu Bakra told him to be quiet, for he had heard Godâs Messenger say, âHe who despises Godâs ruler in the earth will be despised by God.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #3540 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
An-Nawwas b. Samâan reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the âCreator.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #3541 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who has been ruler over ten people will be brought on the day of resurrection shackled till justice loosens his chains or tyranny brings him to destruction.â* Darimi transmitted it. *The reference is to the justice or tyranny he has displayed in the administration of his office.
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Hadith #3542 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWoe to the governors, woe to the chiefs, woe to the superintendents! On the day of resurrection people will wish that their forelocks were tied to the Pleiades, that they were swinging between heaven and earth, and that they had never exercised any rule.â* It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna. Ahmad transmitted it, his version saying, âthat their flowing hair were tied to the Pleiades, that they were dangling between heaven and earth, and that they
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Hadith #3543 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ghalib al-Qattan quoted a man who stated on the authority of his father that his grandfather reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe office of a chief is necessary, for people must have chiefs, but the chiefs will go to hell.â* Abu Dawud transmitted it. * Mirqat. iv, 133 says this means those who are unjust, or is a warning against the temptations to injustice arising from their office.
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Hadith #3544 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Kaâb b. âUjra told that Godâs Messenger said to him, âI commend you to God to protect you from the ruler ship of the foolish.â He asked what that was, and Godâs Messenger replied, âAfter my time governors will arise whose falsehood will be believed and who will be assisted in their oppression by those who enter their presence. They have nothing to do with me and I have nothing to do with them, and they will never come down to me at the Pond. But they who do not enter their presence
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Hadith #3545 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported the Prophet as saying, âHe who lives in the desert will become rough, he who follows the chase will become negligent, and he who goes to a ruler will be led astray.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it. Abu Dawudâs version has, âHe who attaches himself to a ruler will be led astray, and the nearer a man comes to a ruler the farther he goes from God.â
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Hadith #3546 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Miqdam b. Maâdikarib told that Godâs Messenger struck him on his shoulders and then said, âYou will attain success, Qudaim,* if you die without having been a ruler, a secretary, or a chief.â Abu Dawud transmitted it. * This form is used as a diminutive of Miqdam, the diminutive being used as an affectionate form of address.
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Hadith #3547 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âAmir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âSahib maks, meaning one who tithes people, will not enter paradise.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3548 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe one who will be dearest to God and nearest to Him in station of the day of resurrection will be a just imam, and the one who will be most hateful to God on the day of resurrection and will receive the severest punishment (or as a version has, will be farthest from Him in station) will be a tyrannical imam.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #3549 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe most excellent jihad is when one speaks a true word in the presence of a tyrannical ruler.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Ahmad and Nasaâi transmitted it on the authority of Tariq b. Shihab.
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Hadith #3550 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen God has a good purpose for a ruler He appoints for him a sincere minister who reminds him if he forgets and helps him if he remembers; but when God has a different purpose from that for him He appoints for him an evil minister who does not remind him if he forgets and does not help him if he remembers.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3551 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported the Prophet as saying, ââWhen a ruler seeks to make imputations against the people he corrupts them.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3552 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâawiya told that he heard Godâs Messenger say,â When you look into peopleâs secrets you corrupt them.â* Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman. * This is a prohibition of delving into other peopleâs affairs and disclosing things which should not be disclosed, as this makes life difficult for them. It is the same idea as in the previous tradition.
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Hadith #3553 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHow will you deal with imams after my death who appropriate to themselves this booty?â He replied, âI swear by Him who sent you with the truth that I shall put my sword on my shoulder and smite with it till I meet you.â He said, âShall I not guide you to something better than that? You must show endurance till you meet me.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3554 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âDo you know who will go first on the day of resurrection to the shade of God who is great and glorious?â Then on receiving the reply that God and His Messenger knew best, he said, âThose who when given what is right accept it, when asked for something give freely, and who judge in favour of others as they do for themselves.â Ahmad.
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Hadith #3555 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
seeking rain by the stars,*the injustice of the ruler, and denial of Godâs decree.â Ahmad. *This is a reference to the pre-Islamic habit of attributing rain to certain seasons and saying the rain came to them because of a certain star, whereas Muslims ought to recognize that rain comes by Godâs favour.
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Hadith #3556 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr told that Godâs Messenger said to him for six days, âComprehend, Abu Dharr, what will be said to you afterwards.â Then when the seventh day came he said, âI counsel you to observe fear of God both secretly and openly; when you do wrong do a good deed; do not ask anyone for anything, even if your whip falls;* do not accept a trust; and do not give a decision between two people.â Ahmad. * This means that help is to be asked only from God and that one should not ask another huma
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Hadith #3557 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported the Prophet as saying, âNo one will rule ten people or more without coming to God who is great and glorious on the day of resurrection with his hand chained to his neck and being set free by his goodness, or brought to destruction by his sin. The beginning of it merits blame, its middle produces regret, and its end is disgrace on the day of resurrection.â Ahmad.
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Hadith #3558 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâawiya reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf you are put in a position of authority, Muâawiya, fear God and act justly.â He said that he kept thinking he would be afflicted by a governorship in accordance with what the Prophet had said till it actually came true. Ahmad. Baihaqi transmitted Muâawiyaâs tradition in Dalail an-nubuwa.
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Hadith #3559 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âSeek refuge in God from the beginning of the year seventy and the governorship exercised by boys.â* Ahmad. *This tradition is direction against some of the Umayyads.
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Hadith #3560 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Yahya b. Hashim quoted Yunus b. Abu Ishaq who, on his fatherâs authority, reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAs you are so will you have rulers put over you.â Baihaqi transmitted in Shuab al iman. This tradition has a broken isnad and that its transmission is weak.
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Hadith #3561 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âThe sultan is Godâs shade on the earth to which each one of His servants who is wronged repairs. When he is just he will have a reward, and it is the duty of the common people to be grateful; but when he acts tyrannically the burden rests on him, and it is the duty of the common people to show endurance.â Baihaqi transmitted in Shuab al iman.
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Hadith #3562 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. al-Khattab reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe one among Godâs servants who will have the best position with God on the day of resurrection will be a just and kindly iman, but the man who will have the worst position with God on the day of resurrection will be a tyrannical and harsh imam.â Baihaqi transmitted in Shuab al iman.
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Hadith #3563 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone gives his brother a look which frightens him, God will frighten him on the day of resurrection.â Baihaqi transmitted in Shuab al iman.
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Hadith #3564 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abud Dardaâ reported Godâs Messenger as saying that God most high says, âI am God than whom there is no god, Master of kings, King of kings, in whose hands are the hearts of kings. When men obey me I turn the hearts of kings to them with mercy and gentleness, but when they disobey me I turn their hearts against them with displeasure and vengeance, and they inflict grievous punishment upon them. So do not occupy yourselves with invoking curses on kings, but occupy yourselves with remembranc
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Hadith #3565 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa told that when Godâs Messenger sent one of his companionâs to attend to some of his affairs he said, âGladden people and do not scare them; make things easy and do not make them difficult. â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3566 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âMake things easy and do not make them difficult; make people calm and do not scare them.ââ (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3567 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Burda* told that when the Prophet sent his grandfather Abu Musa and Muâadh to the Yemen he said, âMake things easy and do not make them difficult; gladden and do not scare; comply with one another and do not disagree.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) * This should be Saâid b. Abu Burda on his fatherâs authority. C f. Bukhari, Maghazi, 60.
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Hadith #3568 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe perfidious one will have a standard set up for him on the day of resurrection, and announcement will be made that this is the perfidy* of so and so, the son of so and so.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) * This is explained as meaning the sign, result, or punishment of his perfidy.
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Hadith #3569 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported the Prophet as saying, âEvery perfidious one will have a standard on the day of resurrection by which he will be recognized.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3570 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported the Prophet as saying, âEvery perfidious one will have a standard at his anus on the day of resurrection.â A version has, âOn the day of resurrection every perfidious one will have a standard which will be raised for him according to the amount of his perfidy, and no one is more perfidious than the ruler of a community.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #3571 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Murra told that he said to Muâawiya he had heard Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyone is put by God in authority over any matter concerning the Muslims and turns away from dealing with their need, destitution and poverty, God will turn away from dealing with his need, destitution and poverty.â Muâawiya then appointed a man to deal with the needs of the people. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it. A version by Ahmad and Tirmidhi has, âGod will lock the gates of heaven upon his
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Hadith #3572 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abush Shammakh al-Azdi was told by a cousin of his on his fatherâs side who was a companion of the Prophet that he had gone to Muâawiya, entered his presence and told him he had heard Godâs Messenger say, âIf one who has been given any authority over the people locks his gate against Muslims, or one who has been wronged, or one who has a need, God will lock the gates of His mercy against him when he has a need or is in poverty, however much he is in need of Him.â Baihaqi transmitted in
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Hadith #3573 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When âUmar b. al-Khattab sent out his governors he laid on them the condition that they should not ride a horse not of Arabian breed,* or eat white bread, or wear fine clothing, or shut their gates against the needs of the people, telling them that if they did any of these things punishment would befall them. Then he would accompany them some distance. Baihaqi transmitted in Shuab al iman. * Birdhaun. This word is used of a horse of poor breed, a horse not of Arab breed, or more specifically a
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Hadith #3574 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakra told that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âNo judge must give judgment between two people when he is angry.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3575 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr and Abu Huraira reportad Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen a judge gives a decision having tried his best to decide correctly and is right, he will have a double reward; and when he gives a decision having tried his best to decide correctly and is wrong, he will have a single reward.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #3576 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who has been appointed a qadi among the people has been killed without a knife.â* Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. *This phrase has troubled commentators. Perhaps the best explanation is that he will have reason to repent of his manner of life, for there are many traditions which express disapproval of undertaking such an office. A somewhat ingenious explanation is that his evil characteristics must be cut away, th
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Hadith #3577 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone desires and asks for the office of qadi he will be left to his own devices, but if anyone is forced to accept it God will send down an angle who will direct him aright.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3578 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âQadis are of three types, one of whom will go to paradise and two to hell. The one who will go to paradise is a man who knows what is right and gives judgment accordingly; but a man who knows what is right and acts tyrannically in his judgment will go to hell, and a man who gives judgment for people when he is ignorant will go to hell.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3579 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone seeks the office of qadi among Muslims till he gets it and his justice prevails over his tyranny, he will go to paradise; but the man whose tyranny prevails over his justice will go to hell.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3580 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b. Jabal told that when Godâs Messenger sent him to the Yemen he asked him how he would judge when the occasion arose, and he replied that he would judge in accordance with Godâs Book. He asked what he would do if he could not find guidance in Godâs Book, and he replied that he would act in accordance with Godâs Messengerâs sunnah. He asked what he would do if he could find no guidance in Godâs Messengerâs sunnah, and he replied that he would do his best to form an opinion
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Hadith #3581 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger sent me to the Yemen as qadi and I said, âMessenger of God, are you sending me when I am young and have no knowledge of the duties of qadi He replied, âGod will guide your heart and keep your tongue true. When two men bring a case before you do not decide in favour of the first till you hear what the other has to say, for it is best that you should have a clear idea of the best decision.â He said he had no doubts about a decision afterwards. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Ma
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Hadith #3582 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNo judge who pronounces judgment among men will fail to come on the day of resurrection with an angel holding the back of his neck. He* will then raise his head to heaven, and if God gives orders to cast him down, he will cast him into an abyss forty years deep.â Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Baihaqi in Shuâab al-lman transmitted it. *i.e. the angel.
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Hadith #3583 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe day of resurrection will come to the just qadi and he will wish he had never given judgment between two men about a single date.â* Ahmad transmitted it. * He will wish he had never given judgment even about the most insignificant matters.
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Hadith #3584 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Abu Aufa reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âGod is with the qadi as long as he is not tyrannical, but when he is He departs from him and the devil attaches himself to him.â A version has, âWhen he is tyrannical He leaves him to his own devices.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #3585 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Said b. al-Musayyib told that a Muslim and a Jew brought a dispute before âUmar, and as he considered the Jew was in the right he pronounced judgment in his favour; but when the Jew said, âI swear by God that you have pronounced just judgment,â he struck him with the whip and asked him what caused him to know that. The Jew replied, âI swear by God that we find in the Torah that no qadi judges rightly without having an angel at his right hand and an angel at his left who direct him and di
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Hadith #3586 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Mauhib told that when âUthman b. âAffan asked Ibn âUmar to act as qadi among the people he asked the commander of the faithful to excuse him. He asked him what objection he had to that when his father had been holding such an office, and he replied that it was because he had heard Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyone is a qadi and fulfils the office with justice he should rather turn away from it with neither credit nor blame.â* After that he did not ask him again. Tirmidhi transmitte
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Hadith #3587 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhat I give you and do not withhold from you I am just distributing, putting it where I have been commanded.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3588 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Khaula al-Ansariya reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âMen will unjustly acquire for themselves property which belongs to God, and on the day of resurrection they will go to hell.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3589 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told that when Abu Bakr became caliph he said, âMy people know that my trade was not incapable of supporting my family, but I have become occupied with the affairs of the Muslims, so Abu Bakrâs family will be supported from this property while he works for it on behalf of the Muslims.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #3590 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported the Prophet as saying, âWhen we appoint someone to an administrative post and provide him with an allowance, anything he takes beyond that is unfaithful dealing.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3591 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar said, âI held an administrative post in the time of Godâs Messenger, and he gave me payment for it.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3592 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger sent me to the Yemen, but when I set off he sent after me and I was brought back. He then said, âDo you know why I sent for you? Do not take anything without my permission, for it is unfaithful dealing, and he who acts unfaithfully will come on the day of resurrection with the unfaithful deeds he has done. This is why I called you. Now go off to your task.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #3593 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Mustadrid b. Shaddad told that he heard the Prophet say, âHe who acts as a governor for us must get a wife; if he has not a servant he must get one, and if he has not a dwelling he must get one.â A version says, âHe who takes anything else than that is acting unfaithfully.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3594 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAdi b. âAmira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf any of you people is put in an administrative post on our behalf and conceals from us a needle or more, he is acting unfaithfully and will bring it on the day of resurrection.â One of the Ansar then got up and said, âMessenger of God, take back from me my post.â He asked what that meant and he told him he had heard him say such and such. He replied, âAnd I say that. If we appoint anyone to an office he must bring what is conn
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Hadith #3595 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr told that Godâs Messenger cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes bribes. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Tirmidhi transmitted it on âAbdallahâs authority and on that of Abu Huraira. Ahmad and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, transmitted it on the authority of Thauban, who added that the raish is the go-between regarding a bribe.
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Hadith #3596 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger sent ordering me to collect my weapons and clothing and come to him. I came to him when he was performing ablution, and he said, âI sent for you, âAmr, to dispatch you on a matter in which God will keep you safe and grant you booty, and I shall make you an allotment from the spoil.â I replied, âMy emigration, Messenger of God, was not for the sake of property, but was only for the sake of God and His Messenger.â He said, âHonest property is good 1 for an honest man.
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Hadith #3597 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone intercedes for, someone and that one gives him for it a present which he accepts, he has been guilty of a serious type-of usury.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #3598 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported the Prophet as saying, âIf people were given what they asked when they brought a case some would claim the lives and property of others; but the oath must be taken by the defendant.â Muslim transmitted it. In the commentary on his work by Nawawi it says that in Baihaqiâs version with an isnad which is hasan or sahih there is an addition on the authority of Ibn âAbbas which is traced to the Prophet, âBut the proof lies on the plaintiff and the oath must be taken by
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Hadith #3599 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone swears a firm oath, 1 acting wickedly thereby, and appropriates by it property belonging to a Muslim, God will be angry when he meets Him on the day of resurrection.â And God has sent down the verification of that, âThose who barter for a small price Godâs covenant and their oathsâ2. (Bukhari and Muslim.) 1. Or an oath he is compelled to take. 2. Al-Qurâan, 3:77
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Hadith #3600 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone appropriates by his oath what rightly belongs to a Muslim, God has made hell necessary for him and deprived him of paradise.â A man asked Godâs Messenger whether that applied even if it were a small amount, and he replied, âEven if it were a stick from an arak tree.â Muslim transmitted it.
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