عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: بال أعرابي في المسجد، فقام الناس إليه لِيَقَعُوا فيه، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «دعوه وأريقوا على بوله سَجْلاً من ماء، أو ذَنُوبًا من ماء، فإنما بُعِثْتُمْ مُيَسِّرِينَ، ولم تُبْعَثُوا مُعَسِّرِينَ».
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A Bedouin man urinated in the mosque, so the people got up and moved towards him to scorn him. So the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let him and pour a bucket or pail of water onto his urine. You were sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult."
Al-Bukhari and Muslim. This is the wording of Al-BukhariGradeAuthentic hadith
Explanation
A Bedouin man got up and started to urinate inside the Prophet’s Mosque. So, the people attacked him with their tongues, not with their hands; i.e. they shouted at him in scorn. So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) asked them to leave him alone, and when the man finished urinating, the Prophet ordered them to pour a bucket of water over the place where he urinated, and explained to them that they were callers to facilitating matters, not to making matters difficult and thus causing people to turn away from guidance.
Reference
الجامع المسند الصحيح (صحيح البخاري), تأليف: محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري, تحقيق: محمد زهير بن ناصر الناصر, دار طوق النجاة ترقيم محمد فؤاد عبدالباقي, ط 1422.
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بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين, تأليف: سليم بن عيد الهلالي, دار ابن الجوزي.
إرشاد الساري لشرح صحيح البخاري, تأليف: أبو العباس أحمد بن محمد القسطلاني, الناشر: المطبعة الكبرى الأميرية, ط7 عام 1323.
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المُؤْمِنينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا، مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا، فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ، وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللَّهِ، فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ بِهَا.
‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was never given a choice between two things except that he would choose the easier of the two unless it were a sin. If it were a sin, he would be the farthest of people from it. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) never took revenge for himself, but when the prohibitions of Allah were violated, he would take revenge for the sake of Allah.
Agreed uponGradeAuthentic
Explanation
‘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.
Benefits
- 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.
Reference
صحيح البخاري (4/ 189) (3560).
صحيح مسلم (4/ 1813) (2327).
فتح الباري لابن حجر (575/6).
شرح صحيح مسلم (83/15).
كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (601/9).
شرح رياض الصالحين لابن عثيمين (587/3).
عن أنس رضي الله عنه : أن اليَهُود كانوا إذا حَاضَت المرأة فيهم لم يؤَاكِلُوها، ولم يُجَامِعُوهُن في البيوت فسأل أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأنزل الله تعالى: {ويسألونك عن المحيض قل هو أذى فاعتزلوا النساء في المحيض} [البقرة: 222] إلى آخر الآية، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «اصْنَعُوا كلَّ شيء إلا النكاح». فَبَلغ ذلك اليهود، فقالوا: ما يُريد هذا الرَّجُل أن يَدع من أمْرِنا شيئا إلا خَالفَنَا فيه، فجاء أُسَيْدُ بن حُضَيْر، وعَبَّاد بن بِشْر فقالا يا رسول الله، إن اليهود تقول: كذا وكذا، فلا نُجَامِعُهُن؟ فَتغيَّر وجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى ظَنَنَا أن قد وجَد عليهما، فخرجا فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمَا هَدِيَّة من لَبَنٍ إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فأَرسَل في آثَارِهِما فَسَقَاهُمَا، فَعَرَفَا أن لم يَجِد عليهما.
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Among the Jews, whenever a woman had her menstruation, they would neither eat with her nor associate with her in their houses. So the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) asked him (about this) and Allah, the Almighty, revealed: {And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation} [Sūrat al-Baqarah: 222]. So the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do everything except sexual intercourse." When the Jews heard of that, they said: "This man does not want to leave anything we do without opposing us in it." Usayd ibn Hudayr and ‘Abbād ibn Bishr came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, the Jews say such-and-such, should we not have intercourse with them (our wives)?" The face of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) underwent such a change that we thought he was angry with them, so they went out. They were met by a gift of milk which was being brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he sent after them and made them drink thereof, whereby they knew that he was not angry with them.
Narrated by MuslimGradeAuthentic hadith
Explanation
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: "Among the Jews, whenever a woman had her menstruation, they would not eat with her": the Jews used to refrain from eating with their menstruating wives and from drinking after them from the same cup. They would not eat from the food they cooked because they considered them and their sweat to be impure during menstruation.
"Nor associate with her in their houses": they would not mix or live with a menstruating woman; rather, they would make her leave the house as mentioned in the report of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that was narrated by Abu Dawūd.
Upon knowing that the Jews abandoned their wives during their menstruation, the Companions asked the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessing be upon him) about that. Thereupon, Allah, the Almighty, revealed the verse: {And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation.} [Sūrat al-Baqarah: 222]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do everything except intercourse." Hence, it is permissible according to the Shariah to mix with the menstruating wife, eat with her, drink with her, touch her, and lie down with her and everything else apart from having vaginal intercourse with her.
His statement "Do everything except intercourse" is a clarification of the generality in the verse, because 'keeping away' includes sexual relations, mixing, eating, drinking, and accompanying. However, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that the intended meaning here is to avoid sexual intercourse and nothing else.
When the Jews heard of that, they said: "This man does not want to leave anything we do without opposing us in it," i.e. the Jews learned that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) allowed his Companions to do everything with their wives during their menses except sexual intercourse. So they said that if he saw them doing something, he would order his followers to do the opposite and guide them to do the contrary since he was very eager to contradict them in everything.
"Usayd ibn Hudayr and ‘Abbād ibn Bishr came and said: O Messenger of Allah, the Jews say such-and-such, should we not have intercourse with them (our wives)?": Usayd ibn Hudayr and ‘Abbād ibn Bishr (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported to the Prophet what the Jews said after they had heard that the Prophet opposed them, then they both asked the Prophet about the permissibility of having sexual intercourse with their wives during the menstruation period in order to oppose the Jews in every aspect.
"The face of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) underwent such a change": the Prophet did not approve of their Ijtihād (independent reasoning) in this issue; rather, he became angry and the signs of his anger were seen on his face, because their opinion opposed the Shariah as Allah, the Almighty, said: {Keep away from wives during menstruation} [Sūrat al-Baqarah: 222] and the Prophet had already clarified the meaning of 'keep away' in this verse, meaning that they were not entitled to have sexual intercourse with them.
"that we thought he was angry with them": we thought he was angry with them because of what they said.
"So they went out. They were met by a gift of milk which was being brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he sent after them and made them drink thereof": the two men left, but as they were leaving, someone who had a gift of milk for the Prophet met them on the way, and when he entered upon the Prophet, the Prophet sent someone after the two men to ask them to come back. When they came back, he gave them some milk to drink out of kindness and to show them that he was not angry with them.
"whereby they knew that he was not angry with them": he was not angry because they were excused for their good intention behind what they said: or because his anger with them did not last long which reflects his noble morals and his kindness with his Companions.
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شرح سنن أبي داود، تأليف: عبد المحسن بن حمد بن عبد المحسن العباد، نسخة الإلكترونية.
عن عائشة، قالت: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يحِبُّ الحَلْواء والعسل، فكان إذا صلَّى العصر دارَ على نسائه، فَيَدْنُو منهنَّ، فدَخَل على حفصة، فَاحْتَبَسَ عندها أكثرَ ممَّا كان يحْتَبِس، فسألتُ عن ذلك، فقيل لي: أهْدَتْ لها امرأة من قومها عُكَّةً من عسل، فسَقَتْ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم منه شرْبة، فقلتُ: أمَا والله لنَحْتالَنَّ له، فذكرتُ ذلك لسَوْدَة، وقلتُ: إذا دخل عليكِ، فإنه سَيَدْنُو منكِ، فقولي له: يا رسول الله، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ؟ فإنه سيقول لك: «لا»، فقولي له: ما هذه الرِّيح؟ وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يشْتَدُّ عليه أنْ يوجد منه الريح، فإنه سيقول لك: «سَقَتْني حفصة شربة عسل»، فقولي له: جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ الْعُرْفُطَ، وسأقول ذلك له، وقولِيه أنتِ يا صفية، فلما دخَل على سودة قالت: تقول سودة: والذي لا إله إلا هو لقد كدتُ أن أبادئه بالذي قلتِ لي، وإنه لعلى البابِ فرقًا منكِ، فلما دَنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قالت: يا رسول الله، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ؟ قال: «لا»، قالت: فما هذه الريح؟ قال: «سَقَتْني حفصة شربة عسل»، قالت: جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ الْعُرْفُطَ، فلما دخل عليَّ، قلتُ له: مثل ذلك، ثم دخل على صفية، فقالت بمثل ذلك، فلما دخل على حفصة، قالت: يا رسول الله، ألا أسْقِيك منه؟ قال: «لا حاجةَ لي به»، قالت: تقول سودة: سبحان الله، والله لقد حَرَمْنَاهُ، قالت: قلتُ لها: اسْكُتِي.
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) liked sweets and honey, and whenever he finished the ‘Asr prayer, he would visit his wives and stay closely with them, one after another. He once visited Hafsah and remained with her for longer than usual. I inquired about it, and it was said to me: ‘A woman from her tribe gifted her a leather vessel containing honey, and she gave some of it to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) to drink.’ I said: "By Allah, we will play a trick on him." So I mentioned the story to Sawdah and said to her: "When he visits you, he will come near you, whereupon you should say to him: 'O Messenger of Allah, have you eaten Maghafīr (bad-smelling gum)?' He will say: 'No.' Then say to him: 'What about this smell then?' It was very hard on the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) that a bad smell would emit from him. He will say: 'Hafsah has given me a drink of honey.' Then say to him: 'Its bees must have sucked from ‘Urfut (a foul-smelling plant).' I too will tell him the same. And you, O Safiyyah, also say the same.’ When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited Sawdah, the following happened, as related by Sawdah, who said: 'By the One other than Whom there is no god, I was about to tell him what you had told me while he was still at the door, out of fear from you.’ But when the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came near her, she said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, have you eaten Maghāfīr?’ He replied: ‘No.’ ‘I said: 'What about this smell then?' He said: 'Hafsah has given me a drink of honey.' I said: 'Its bees must have sucked ‘Urfut.'’ When he visited me, I told him the same, and when he visited Safiyyah, she too said the same. When he visited Hafsah again, she said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, shall I give you a drink of it (the honey)?’ He said: ‘I have no desire for it.’ Sawdah said: ‘Glory be to Allah! By Allah, we have deprived him of it.’ I said to her: ‘Keep quiet!’”
Narrated by Bukhari & MuslimGradeAuthentic hadith
Explanation
In this Hadīth, ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) liked all sweet foods and honey, and that when he finished the ‘Asr prayer, he would visit his wives, one after another, and approach each of them, kissing and caressing her. She goes on to relate that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) once visited Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) and stayed with her for longer than usual. ‘Ā’ishah asked about the reason and learned that one of Hafsah’s female relatives had given her a small vessel of honey as a gift and that she gave the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) a drink of it. ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) felt jealous and planned, together with Sawdah and Safiyyah, that when the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited any of them, she would ask him whether he had eaten Maghāfīr, which is a foul-smelling gum. The noble Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) hated that any unpleasant odor should ever emit from him. So when he visited Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) again and she offered honey to him, he declined it. In another version: “He swore that he would never drink it again.”
Different versions of this Hadīth differ over who gave the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) the drink of honey. It has been mentioned that he had drunk it in the apartment of Zaynab or Sawdah. Some scholars deemed it more likely that Zaynab was the one who gave him the drink of honey and that Hasfah was ‘Ā’ishah’s partner in the plan. Some scholars proposed that the different versions might refer to more than one story.
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