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Sahih al-Bukhari 3560

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was given the choice of one of two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful to do so, but if it was…

Aishah bint Abi Bakrnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
6names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضى الله عنها

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلاَّ أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا، مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا، فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ، وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهِ، إِلاَّ أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ بِهَا

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was given the choice of one of two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful to do so, but if it was sinful to do so, he would not approach it. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah’s Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge for Allah’s Sake.

‘আয়িশাহ (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-কে যখনই দু’টি জিনিসের একটি গ্রহণের স্বাধীনতা দেয়া হত, তখন তিনি সহজটিই গ্রহণ করতেন যদি তা গুনাহ না হত। গুনাহ হতে তিনি অনেক দূরে অবস্থান করতেন। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম নিজের ব্যাপারে কখনো প্রতিশোধ গ্রহণ করেননি। তবে আল্লাহর সীমারেখা লঙ্ঘন করা হলে আল্লাহকে সন্তুষ্ট করার জন্য প্রতিশোধ নিতেন। (৬১২৬, ৬৭৮৬, ৬৮৫৩, মুসলিম ৪৩/২০ হাঃ ২৩২৭, আহমাদ ১৩০৭২)

ہم سے عبداللہ بن یوسف نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم کو امام مالک نے خبر دی، انہیں ابن شہاب نے، انہیں عروہ بن زبیر نے اور ان سے عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے جب بھی دو چیزوں میں سے کسی ایک کے اختیار کرنے کے لیے کہا گیا تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ہمیشہ اسی کو اختیار فرمایا جس میں آپ کو زیادہ آسانی معلوم ہوئی بشرطیکہ اس میں کوئی گناہ نہ ہو۔

کیونکہ اگر اس میں گناہ کا کوئی شائبہ بھی ہوتا تو آپ اس سے سب سے زیادہ دور رہتے اور آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اپنی ذات کے لیے کبھی کسی سے بدلہ نہیں لیا۔ لیکن اگر اللہ کی حرمت کو کوئی توڑتا تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم اس سے ضرور بدلہ لیتے تھے۔

Aişe r.anha'nın şöyle dediği rivayet edilmiştir: "Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem iki iş arasında muhayyer bırakıldı mı, günah olmadığı sürece mutlaka en kolay olanlarını seçerdi. Eğer günah ise insanlar arasında ondan en uzak duran kişi o olurdu. Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem asla kendi nefsi adına intikam almamıştır.

Allah'ın haram kıldığı bir şey'in çiğnenmesi hali müstesna. O vakit onun karşılığında Allah için intikam alırdı (ceza verirdi)." Bu Hadis ileride 6126, 6786 ve 6853 numara ile gelecektir

Sahih al-Bukhari 3560, Book 61, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Hadith 69. 1 min read

What it means

‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), informed about some of the morals of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Among what she mentioned was that whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was given a choice between two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as the easier option did not lead to sin.

If it led to sin, he would be the farthest of people from it and would then choose the more difficult option. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) never sought revenge for himself exclusively; rather, he would forgive and overlook his own rights. But when the sanctities of Allah were violated, he would seek revenge for the sake of Allah, and he was the most intense in anger for the sake of Allah.

What it teaches

  • It is recommended to choose the easier option in matters, as long as it does not involve disobedience to Allah.
  • The ease of Islam.
  • The legitimacy of getting angry for the sake of Allah Almighty.
  • The Prophet's forbearance, patience, and adherence to the truth in enforcing the limits set by Allah Almighty.
  • Ibn Hajar said: It indicates refraining from choosing the difficult option, being content with ease, and abstaining from insistence on matters that are not necessary.
  • Encouraging forgiveness except when it comes to the rights of Allah Almighty.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abdullah ibn Yusuf at-TinnisiTold us, Fourth generation, died 218 AH
  3. 3Malik ibn AnasInformed us, Third generation, died 178 AH
  4. 4Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  5. 5Urwah ibn az-ZubayrFrom, Successor, died 91 AH
  6. 6Aishah bint Abi BakrFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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