Hadith #72
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ الزّ
ُهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ إِثْمٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ فِيهِ إِثْمٌ كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرحمن
مالك
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was given a choice between two matters, he chose the easier of the two, as long as it did not involve sin. If it involved sin, he was the furthest of people from it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never took revenge for himself for anything done to him, unless the sanctities of Allah were violated, in which case he would take revenge for Allah the Almighty."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 72
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24310
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-60700