17. Chapter
١٧۔ كِتَابُ الصُّلْحِ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has wronged his brother, should ask for his pardon (before his death), as (in the Hereafter) there will be neither a Dinar nor a Dirham. (He should secure pardon in this life) before some of his good deeds are taken and paid to his brother, or, if he has done no good deeds, some of the bad deeds of his brother are taken to be loaded on him (in the Hereafter). (Using translation from Bukhārī 6534)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ مَظْلِمَةٌ لِأَخِيهِ فَلْيَتَحَلَّلْهُ مِنْهَا؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَتْ ثَمَّ دِينَارٌ وَلَا دِرْهَمٌ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ لِأَخِيهِ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ حَسَنَاتٌ أُخِذَتْ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ أَخِيهِ فَطُرِحَتْ عَلَيْهِ
[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when two men from the Ansar came to him, arguing about things that had been studied and clarified. The Prophet ﷺ said, "I will settle the dispute between you based on what has not been revealed to me. Whoever I decide in favor of with a valid argument, should take it from his brother's property unjustly, then he is bringing a piece of burning coal to his neck on the Day of Judgment." The two men cried and each one of them said, "My right is with me, O Messenger of Allah, for which I demand." He ﷺ said, "No, but both of you should go and compromise, then ask me again and I will judge rightly between each one of you and his companion."
كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ جَالِسَةً فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي أَشْيَاءَ قَدْ دُرِسَتْ وَبَادَتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّمَا أَقْضِي بَيْنَكُمَا فِيمَا لَمْ يَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ فَمَنْ قَضَيْتُ لَهُ بِشَيْءٍ بِحُجَّةٍ أَرَاهَا فَاقْتَطَعَ بِهَا مِنْ مَالِ أَخِيهِ ظُلْمًا أَتَى بِهَا إِسْطَامًا فِي عُنُقِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَبَكَى الرَّجُلَانِ وَقَالَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَقِّي لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الَّذِي أَطْلُبُ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِ اذْهَبَا فَاسْتَهِمَا وَتَوَخَّيَا ثُمَّ لِيُحْلِلْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمَا صَاحِبَهُ
[Machine] Umar said, "Reconcile with the opponents until they reach an agreement, for the decision of justice resolves disputes among people."
قَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ رُدُّوا الْخُصُومَ حَتَّى يَصْطَلِحُوا؛ فَإِنَّ فَصْلَ الْقَضَاءِ يُحْدِثُ بَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ الضَّغَائِنَ
[Machine] "That they reconcile; for indeed it is better for honesty and reduces animosities."
أَنْ يَصْطَلِحُوا؛ فَإِنَّهُ أَبْرَأُ لِلصِّدْقِ وَأَقَلُّ لِلْحِنَاتِ
[Machine] "About Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) it is uncertain, and Allah knows best."
عَنْ عُمَرَ ؓ مُنْقَطِعَةٌ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ