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Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim

CollectionṢaḥīḥ Muslim
GradeAuthentic hadith
TakhrījNarrated by Muslim
Languages11
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Meaning

English

Abu Mas‘ūd al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was whipping a slave boy of mine when I heard a voice behind me saying: "Bear in mind, O Abu Mas‘ūd!" I did not recognize the voice out of anger.

When he came near me, I found that it was the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who was saying: "Bear in mind, O Abu Mas‘ūd, that Allah has more power over you than you have over this boy." I said: "I will never beat a slave ever again." In another narration: "The whip dropped from my hand in awe of him." And in yet another narration: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, he is free for the sake of Allah, the Exalted.' Thereupon he said: 'If you had not done so (i.e. free him), the fire would have scorched you, or the fire would have touched you."

Source textOriginal Arabic
عن أبي مسعود البَدْري رضي الله عنه قال: كنت أضرب غُلاما لي بالسَّوْط، فسمعت صوتا من خَلفِي: «اعلم أبَا مسعود» فلم أفْهَم الصَّوت من الغَضَب، فلمَّا دَنَا مِنِّي إذا هو رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فإذا هو يقول: «اعلم أبَا مسعود أن الله أقْدَرُ عليك مِنْك على هذا الغُلام». فقلت: لا أَضرب مملوكا بعده أبدًا. وفي رواية: فسقط السَّوط من يَدي من هَيْبَتِه. وفي رواية: فقلت: يا رسول الله، هو حُرٌّ لوجه الله تعالى، فقال: «أمَا لو لم تفعل، لَلَفَحَتْكَ النَّار، أو لَمَسَّتْكَ النَّار».

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