[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ took some people from my tribe on charges and imprisoned them. Then, a man from my tribe came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was delivering a sermon and said, "O Muhammad, why do you imprison my neighbor?" The Prophet ﷺ remained silent. The man said, "Some people say that you prohibit evil while indulging in it yourself." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What do they say?" The man replied, "I spoke quietly, fearing that he might hear me and curse my tribe, and they would never prosper afterwards. The Prophet ﷺ remained silent until he understood what the man said and then said, "If I were to do such a thing, it would be my own burden and not theirs. Leave him alone regarding his neighbors."
أَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نَاسًا مِنْ قَوْمِي فِي تُهْمَةٍ فَحَبَسَهُمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ عَلَامَ تَحْبِسُ جِيرَتِي؟ فَصَمَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ نَاسًا لَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّكَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَتَسْتَخْلِي بِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا يَقُولُ؟ قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَعْرِضُ بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْكَلَامِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَسْمَعَهَا فَيَدْعُوَ عَلَى قَوْمِي دَعْوَةً لَا يُفْلِحُونَ بَعْدَهَا أَبَدًا فَلَمْ يَزَلِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِهِ حَتَّى فَهِمَهَا فَقَالَ قَدْ قَالُوهَا أَوْ قَائِلُهَا مِنْهُمْ وَاللهِ لَوْ فَعَلْتُ لَكَانَ عَلَيَّ وَمَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَلُّوا لَهُ عَنْ جِيرَانِهِ