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bukhari:3138 – Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Qurrah > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

While Messenger of Allah ﷺ was distributing the booty at Al-Ja'rana, somebody said to him "Be just (in your distribution)." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Verily I would be miserable if I did not act justly."  

البخاري:٣١٣٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؓ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْسِمُ غَنِيمَةً بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ اعْدِلْ فَقَالَ لَهُ شَقِيتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ  

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ahmad:14561 – Abū ʿĀmir al-ʿAqadi > Qurrah > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir

[Machine] While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was distributing the spoils of war from Hunayn, a man came to him and said, "Be just." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I will surely be just. If I am not just, then I am truly miserable."  

أحمد:١٤٥٦١ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ العَقَدِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْسِمُ مَغَانِمَ حُنَيْنٍ إِذْ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ اعْدِلْ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ شَقِيتُ إِنْ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ  

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ إِبَاحَةِ جَوَابِ الْمَرْءِ بِالْكِنَايَةِ عَمَّا يَسْأَلُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْحَالَةِ مَدْحُهُ

ibnhibban:101 – Abū Khalīfah > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Qurrah b. Khālid > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

While Messenger of Allah ﷺ was distributing the booty at Al-Ja'rana, somebody said to him "Be just (in your distribution)." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Verily I would be miserable if I did not act justly." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3138)  

ابن حبّان:١٠١ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقْسِمُ غَنِيمَةً بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ اعْدِلْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَا وَيْلِي لَقَدْ شَقِيتُ إِنْ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ»