Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling, so
he went out to them and said, “I am only a human being, and litigants with cases of dispute come to
me, and someone of you may happen to be more eloquent (in presenting his case) than the other,
whereby I may consider that he is truthful and pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment
in favor of somebody whereby he takes a Muslim’s right unjustly, then whatever he takes is nothing
but a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or leave.”

Some people said to Ibn `Umar, “When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what is
contrary to what we say when we leave them.” Ibn `Umar said, “We used to consider this as
hypocrisy.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)s said, “The worst of all mankind is the double-faced one, who comes to some people
with one face and to others, with another face.”

Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims were permitted
to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I do not know who amongst you has agreed
(to it) and who has not. Go back so that your ‘Urafa’ may submit your decision to us.” So the people
returned and their ‘Urafa’ talked to them and then came back to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and told him that the
people had given their consent happily and permitted (their captives to be freed).

Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims were permitted
to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I do not know who amongst you has agreed
(to it) and who has not. Go back so that your ‘Urafa’ may submit your decision to us.” So the people
returned and their ‘Urafa’ talked to them and then came back to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and told him that the
people had given their consent happily and permitted (their captives to be freed).

The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed a man from the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn Al-Utabiyya to collect the Zakat.
When he returned (with the money) he said (to the Prophet), “This is for you and this has been given
to me as a gift.” The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he ascended the pulpit), and after
glorifying and praising Allah, he said, “What is wrong with the employee whom we send (to collect
Zakat from the public) that he returns to say, ‘This is for you and that is for me?’ Why didn’t he stay at
his father’s and mother’s house to see whether he will be given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand
my life is, whoever takes anything illegally will bring it on the Day of Resurrection by carrying it over
his neck: if it is a camel, it will be grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a sheep it will
be bleating!” The Prophet (ﷺ) then raised both his hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits (and he
said), “No doubt! Haven’t I conveyed Allah’s Message?” And he repeated it three times.

Salim, the freed salve of Abu Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants) and the
companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) in the Quba mosque. Among those (who used to pray behind him) were
Abu Bakr, `Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir bin Rabi`a.

The Prophet (ﷺ) sent my father and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), “Make things easy for
the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad tiding, and don’t let them have
aversion (i.e. to make people to hate good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and mutual
understanding” Abu Musa said to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), “In our country a special alcoholic drink called Al-
Bit’, is prepared (for drinking).” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Every intoxicant is prohibited. ”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Set free the captives and accept invitations.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said on the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, “Whoever has killed an infidel and has a
proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of that deceased) will be for him.” I stood
up to seek a witness to testify that I had killed an infidel but I could not find any witness and then sat
down. Then I thought that I should mention the case to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) I (and when I did so) a man
from those who were sitting with him said, “The arms of the killed person he has mentioned, are with
me, so please satisfy him on my behalf.” Abu Bakr said, “No, he will not give the arms to a bird of
Quraish and deprive one of Allah’s lions of it who fights for the cause of Allah and His Apostle.”
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) I stood up and gave it to me, and I bought a garden with its price, and that was my
first property which I owned through the war booty.
The people of Hijaz said, “A judge should not pass a judgment according to his knowledge, whether
he was a witness at the time he was the judge or before that” And if a litigant gives a confession in
favor of his opponent in the court, in the opinion of some scholars, the judge should not pass a
judgment against him till the latter calls two witnesses to witness his confession. And some people of
Iraq said, “A judge can pass a judgement according to what he hears or witnesses (the litigant’s
confession) in the court itself, but if the confession takes place outside the court, he should not pass
the judgment unless two witnesses witness the confession.” Some of them said, “A judge can pass a
judgement depending on his knowledge of the case as he is trust-worthy, and that a witness is
Required just to reveal the truth. The judge’s knowledge is more than the witness.” Some said, “A
judge can judge according to his knowledge only in cases involving property, but in other cases he
cannot.” Al-Qasim said, “A judge ought not to pass a judgment depending on his knowledge if other
people do not know what he knows, although his knowledge is more than the witness of somebody
else because he might expose himself to suspicion by the Muslims and cause the Muslims to have
unreasonable doubt. ”