Hadith #496
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْن
ُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَرَبَ خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا نِيلَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ قَطُّ فَيَنْتَقِمَهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَإِنْ كَانَ لِلَّهِ انْتَقَمَ لَهُ وَلَا عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَانِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ بِالَّذِي هُوَ أَيْسَرُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ إِثْمًا فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ
Isnad Chain
أبو معاوية
هشام بن
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck a servant, nor a wife, nor struck anything with his hand — except when striving in the cause of Allah. And nothing was ever done to him personally for which he would take revenge — unless the sanctities of Allah were violated, in which case he would take revenge for the sake of Allah. And whenever two matters were presented to him, he always chose the easier one — unless it was sinful, in which case he was the farthest of all from it.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 496
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24734
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-61124