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ahmad:25956ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck a servant or a woman with his hand, and he never struck anything with his hand except when striving in the cause of Allah. He never chose between two matters except that he chose the easier of the two, as long as it was not a sin. If it was a sinful matter, he was the furthest of people from it. He never sought revenge for himself in any matter unless the sanctities of Allah were violated, then he would take revenge on behalf of Allah.  

أحمد:٢٥٩٥٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا امْرَأَةً وَلَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلَّا كَانَ أَحَبَّهُمَا إِلَيْهِ أَيْسَرُهُمَا حَتَّى يَكُونَ إِثْمًا فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْإِثْمِ وَلَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى تُنْتَهَكَ حُرُمَاتُ اللهِ ﷻ فَيَكُونَ هُوَ يَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ  


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bukhari:6786Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth > ʿUqayl > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

Whenever the Prophet ﷺ was given an option between two things, he used to select the easier of the tow as long as it was not sinful; but if it was sinful, he would remain far from it. By Allah, he never took revenge for himself concerning any matter that was presented to him, but when Allah's Limits were transgressed, he would take revenge for Allah's Sake.  

البخاري:٦٧٨٦حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

مَا خُيِّرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلاَّ اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَأْثَمْ فَإِذَا كَانَ الإِثْمُ كَانَ أَبْعَدَهُمَا مِنْهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي شَىْءٍ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ قَطُّ حَتَّى تُنْتَهَكَ حُرُمَاتُ اللَّهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ  

ahmad:24985ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Maʿmar And Nuʿmān or Aḥaduhumā > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah > Mā

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not curse a Muslim with a curse that is remembered, nor did he seek revenge for himself in any way, except when the sanctities of Allah were violated. He did not hit anyone with his hand, except when he hit in the cause of Allah. He was never asked for anything, except that he gave it, unless it was something sinful, for he was the farthest of people from it. He was never given the choice between two matters, except that he chose the easier of the two. Whenever he was given the opportunity to receive a message from Jibril (Gabriel) ﷺ , his face would become more radiant than a flash of lightning.  

أحمد:٢٤٩٨٥حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ وَنُعْمَانُ أَوْ أَحَدُهُمَا عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُسْلِمًا مِنْ لَعْنَةٍ تُذْكَرُ وَلَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ شَيْئًا يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرُمَاتُ اللهِ ﷻ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَضْرِبَ بِهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا سُئِلَ شَيْئًا قَطُّ فَمَنَعَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُسْأَلَ مَأْثَمًا فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ وَلَا خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا وَكَانَ إِذَا كَانَ حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِجِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام يُدَارِسُهُ كَانَ أَجْوَدَ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ  

ahmad:25923Abū Muʿāwiyah > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] I have never seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ strike a servant or a woman or anything with his hand, except when he was fighting in the cause of Allah. He never sought revenge for his own sake unless the boundaries set by Allah were violated. And he never took anything for himself except what was right. However, if it was for Allah's sake, then He would seek revenge on his behalf. He was never given a choice between two matters, but he would choose the easier of the two, unless it was a sin. In that case, he would be the furthest of the people from it.  

أحمد:٢٥٩٢٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ضَرَبَ خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا نِيلَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ قَطُّ فَيَنْتَقِمَهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ لِلَّهِ ﷻ 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  

ahmad:25871Ḥajjāj > Layth > ʿUqayl > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr

[Machine] Aisha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ , said: "I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never given a choice between two matters except that he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful. When it was a sinful matter, he would distance himself from it the most. And I swear by Allah, he never took revenge for himself in any matter that concerned him until the limits of Allah’s prohibitions were violated, then he would take revenge for the sake of Allah."  

أحمد:٢٥٨٧١حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَأْثَمْ فَإِذَا كَانَ الْإِثْمُ كَانَ أَبْعَدَهُمْ مِنْهُ وَاللهِ مَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي شَيْءٍ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِقَطُّ حَتَّى تُنْتَهَكَ حُرُمَاتُ اللهِ ﷻ فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ ﷻ  

ahmad:24830Ibrāhīm b. Abū al-ʿAbbās > Abū Ūways > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > ʿĀʾishah

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never given his choice between two things without taking the easier(or lesser) of them provided it involved no sin, for if it did, no one kept farther away from it than he. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never took revenge on his own behalf for anything unless something Allah had forbidden has been transgressed, in which event he took revenge for it for Allah’s sake. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4785)   

أحمد:٢٤٨٣٠حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُوَيْسٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ قَالَتْ

مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا حَتَّى يَكُونَ إِثْمًا فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ انْتُهِكَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةٌ هِيَ لِلَّهِ ﷻ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ بِهَا  

ahmad:24846Mūsá b. Dāwud > Mālik > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never given his choice between two things without taking the easier(or lesser) of them provided it involved no sin, for if it did, no one kept farther away from it than he. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never took revenge on his own behalf for anything unless something Allah had forbidden has been transgressed, in which event he took revenge for it for Allah’s sake. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4785)   

أحمد:٢٤٨٤٦حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ دَاوُدَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي أَمْرٍ يُنْتَهَكُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ لِلَّهِ ﷻ حُرْمَةٌ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ  

ahmad:25485ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Mālik > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never given his choice between two things without taking the easier(or lesser) of them provided it involved no sin, for if it did, no one kept farther away from it than he. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never took revenge on his own behalf for anything unless something Allah had forbidden has been transgressed, in which event he took revenge for it for Allah’s sake. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4785)   

أحمد:٢٥٤٨٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ إِثْمٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ فِيهِ إِثْمٌ كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِمِنْهُ وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللهِ فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ ﷻ  

ahmad:26262Isḥāq > Mālik > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

Whenever Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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. Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Bukhārī 3560)  

أحمد:٢٦٢٦٢حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ تُنْتَهَكُ حُرْمَةُ اللهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ  

ahmad:24034Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Ṭufāwī > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck a servant of his, nor a woman, nor did he ever strike with his hand, except when he was fighting in the cause of Allah. He never sought revenge for himself, except when the limits of Allah were violated, then he would seek revenge for the sake of Allah. And when two matters were presented to him, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful. If it was sinful, he would be the furthest person from it.  

أحمد:٢٤٠٣٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَمَا نِيلَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ فَانْتَقَمَهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ مَحَارِمُ اللهِ ﷻ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ وَمَا عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَيْسَرُ مِنَ الْآخَرِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ بِأَيْسَرِهِمَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَأْثَمًا فَإِنْ كَانَ مَأْثَمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ  

hakim:4223Abū ʿAmr ʿUthmān b. Aḥmad b. al-Sammāk> Ḥāmid b. Sahl al-Thaghrī > ʿĀrim b. al-Faḍl > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Ayyūb And Maʿmar Wa-al-Nnuʿmān b. Rāshid > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah > Mā

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad cursed a Muslim with a curse that is mentioned neither in terms of severity nor did he ever hit anything with his hand except in the cause of Allah. He was never refused when asked for something, except if he was prevented from committing a sin. He was the furthest among people from retaliating for himself unless the sanctities of Allah were violated, then he would take revenge on behalf of Allah. He was never given a choice between two matters without choosing the easier one. When the covenant was made between him and Gabriel, he would study it with him and he was more generous in doing good than the swiftly blowing wind.  

الحاكم:٤٢٢٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ السَّمَّاكِ بِبَغْدَادَ ثنا حَامِدُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الثَّغْرِيُّ ثنا عَارِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَمَعْمَرٍ وَالنُّعْمَانِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ «مَا

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُسْلِمًا مِنْ لَعْنَةٍ تُذْكَرُ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَضْرِبَ بِهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا سُئِلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ قَطُّ فَمَنَعَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُسْأَلَ مَأْثَمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ وَلَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَطُّ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرُمَاتُ اللَّهِ فَيَكُونَ لِلَّهِ يَنْتَقِمُ وَلَا خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا وَكَانَ إِذَا أَحْدَثَ الْعَهْدَ بِجِبْرِيلَ يُدَارِسُهُ كَانَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ بِهَذِهِ السِّيَاقَةِ وَمِنْ حَدِيثِ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ غَرِيبٌ جِدًّا فَقَدْ رَوَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا أَيُّوبَ وَغَارِمٌ ثِقَةٌ مَأْمُونٌ على شرط البخاري ومسلم

ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ لَا يَنْتَقِمَ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ آذَاهَا

ibnhibban:488Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ b. Dharīḥ Biʿukbarā > Hannād b. al-Sarī > Abū Muʿāwiyah > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] "I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ striking a servant or a woman, and he did not strike anything with his hand except in battle for the sake of Allah. Nor did he ever take revenge for himself in anything except if something prohibited by Allah was violated, in which case he would take the steps he deemed appropriate. He never sought revenge for personal matters. He never acted on any affair unless he took the most lenient and easy approach to it. When something became a sin, he was the furthest person from it."  

ابن حبّان:٤٨٨أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ ذَرِيحٍ بِعُكْبَرَا أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

«مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ضَرَبَ خَادِمًا قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا نِيلَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ قَطُّ فَيَنْتَقِمُهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ لِلَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لِلَّهِ انْتَقَمَ لَهُ وَلَا عَرَضَ لَهُ أَمْرَانِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ بِالَّذِي هُوَ أَيْسَرُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ إِثْمًا فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ»  

nasai-kubra:9118Muḥammad b. Naṣr > Ayyūb b. Sulaymān > Abū Bakr > Sulaymān > Muḥammad And Mūsá > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck a woman or a servant of his, nor did he ever strike anything with his hand, except when he was striving in the cause of Allah. He never had to choose between two matters except that he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful. If it was sinful, he would stay far away from it. And by Allah, he never avenged himself from anything that was done to him, until the sanctities of Allah were violated, then he would take revenge for the sake of Allah."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩١١٨أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمُوسَى عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

«وَاللهِ مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَأْثَمًا فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبَعْدَ النَّاسِ وَوَاللهِ مَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَطُّ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُنْتَهَكَ مِنْ حُرُمَاتِ اللهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ»  

bayhaqi:13302Abū al-Ḥusayn b. al-Faḍl > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yaʿqūb b. Sufyān > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUthmān > ʿAbdullāh > Ibn al-Mubārak > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah Raḍī Allāh Taʿālá > Hā

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck any of his wives, nor did he ever strike a servant, nor did he ever strike anything with his right hand, except when fighting in the cause of Allah. And he did not seek revenge for himself unless the limits of Allah were violated, then he sought revenge for it. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never given the choice between two matters, one of which was easier than the other, except that he chose the easier one, unless it was a sin. If it was a sin, then he was the furthest of people from it.  

البيهقي:١٣٣٠٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أنبأ هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَؓ قَالَتْ

مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَدًا مِنْ نِسَائِهِ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ خَادِمًا قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ شَيْئًا بِيَمِينِهِ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَمَا نِيلَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ قَطُّ فَانْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ مَحَارِمُ اللهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لَهَا وَمَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ أَحَدُهُمَا أَيْسَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ إِثْمًا فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ  

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ
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السيوطي:٦٧٣-٩٥b

"مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ خَادِمًا وَلَا امْرَأَةً قَطُّ، وَلَا شَيْئًا إِلا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، وَلَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى تنتهك مَحَارِمُ اللهِ فَيَكُونَ هُوَ يَنْتَقِمُ للهِ ﷻ، وَلَا خُيَّرَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا، حَتَّى يَكُونَ إِثْمًا، فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنَ الإِثْمِ".  

[عب] عبد الرازق [حم] أحمد وعبد بن حميد. [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه