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ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْإِمَامِ لُزُومُ الْعَدْلِ بِالْقِسْمَةِ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَالَهُمْ وَتَرْكُ الْإِغْضَاءِ عَمَّنِ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ

ibnhibban:4819Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq al-Musayyabī > ʿAbdullāh b. Nāfiʿ > Mālik b. Anas > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to distribute to people in the clothing of Bilal on the day of Hunayn. He gave to them, and a man from the people said, 'Be fair, O Muhammad!' He ﷺ then said, 'Woe to you! If I am not fair, then who will be fair? I would have failed and lost if I am not fair.' Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 'Let me, O Messenger of Allah, strike his neck.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I seek refuge in Allah from people spreading the rumor that I kill my companions. Indeed, this man and his companions are those who recite the Qur'an, and the Qur'an does not pass beyond their throats.'"  

ابن حبّان:٤٨١٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْمُسَيَّبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقْبِضُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ يُعْطِيهِمْ فَقَالَ إِنْسَانٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ اعْدِلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقَالَ ﷺ «وَيْلَكَ إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ فَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ لَقَدْ خِبْتُ وَخَسِرْتُ إِنْ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ» قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ ﷺ «مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابًا لَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ»  


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muslim:1063aMuḥammad b. Rumḥ b. al-Muhājir > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh > Atá

Muhammad, do justice. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Woe be upon thee, who would do justice if I do not do justice, and you would be very unfortunate and a loser if I do not do justice. Upon this Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Permit me to kill this hypocrite. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: May there be protection of Allah! People would say that I kill my companions. This man and his companions would recite the Qur'an but it would not go beyond their throat, and they swerve from it just as the arrow goes through the prey.  

مسلم:١٠٦٣aحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ مُنْصَرَفَهُ مِنْ حُنَيْنٍ وَفِي ثَوْبِ بِلاَلٍ فِضَّةٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْبِضُ مِنْهَا يُعْطِي النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اعْدِلْ قَالَ وَيْلَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ لَقَدْ خِبْتَ وَخَسِرْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَقْتُلَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ فَقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنْهُ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ  

ahmad:14804Ḥasan b. Mūsá > Abū Shihāb > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] I came with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the year of Ji'ranah, and he was distributing silver in the garment of Bilal to the people. A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, be just!" He replied, "Woe to you! Who would be just if I am not just? Indeed, you would go astray if I am not just." 'Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me kill this hypocrite!" He said, "May Allah protect me from people saying that I am killing my companions! Verily, he and his companions recite the Qur'an but it does not go beyond their throats or their hearts. They pass through the religion just as an arrow passes through its target."  

أحمد:١٤٨٠٤حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

جِئْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَامَ الْجِعْرَانَةِ وَهُوَ يَقْسِمُ فِضَّةً فِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ لِلنَّاسِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اعْدِلْ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ لَقَدْ خِبْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَقْتُلْ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ فَقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ أَوْ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ  

ahmad:14819ʿAlī b. ʿAyyāsh > Ismāʿīl b. ʿAyyāsh > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > Baṣar ʿAynī

[Machine] "And I heard with my own ears the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing the Ji'ranah and in the cloak of Bilal it was silver. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was holding it for the people to give to them. A man said, 'Be just.' He (the Prophet) said, 'Woe to you! And who would be just if I am not just?' 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me kill this wicked hypocrite.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I seek refuge with Allah that people should say that Muhammad ﷺ kills his companions. Verily, those who recite the Qur'an do not go beyond their throats, but they let it pass like an arrow passes through its target.'"  

أحمد:١٤٨١٩حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ بَصَرَ عَيْنِي

وَسَمِعَ أُذُنِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ وَفِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ فِضَّةٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْبِضُهَا لِلنَّاسِ يُعْطِيهِمْ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ اعْدِلْ قَالَ وَيْلَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَقْتُلْ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ الْخَبِيثَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ  

tabarani:1753Abū al-Zinbāʿ Rawḥ b. al-Faraj > Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > Ibn Wahb > Mālik b. Anas > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > Abṣarat ʿAynāy > Udhunāy

[Machine] "My ears heard the Messenger of Allah wearing a Yemeni cloak with a silver border, and the Messenger of Allah was holding it, giving it to the people. A man said to him: 'O Messenger of Allah, be fair.' He said, 'Woe to you! Who will be just if I am not just? Indeed, you have fallen short and lost if I am not just.' Then 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said: 'Let me, O Messenger of Allah, kill this hypocrite.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'May Allah forbid that people should say that I kill my companions. Verily, he and his companions recite the Qur'an, but it does not go beyond their throats, like an arrow shot through the target.'"  

الطبراني:١٧٥٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنْبَاعِ رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ أَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَاي

وَسَمِعَتْ أُذُنَاي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ وَفِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ فِضَّةٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْبِضُهَا لِلنَّاسِ فَيُعْطِيهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اعْدِلْ قَالَ «وَيْلَكَ فَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدَلْ؟ لَقَدْ خِبْتَ وَخَسِرْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدَلُ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَلْأَقْتُلْ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حُلُوقَهُمْ أَوْ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ»  

nasai-kubra:8033ʿĪsá b. Ḥammād > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

Muhammad, do justice. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Woe be upon thee, who would do justice if I do not do justice, and you would be very unfortunate and a loser if I do not do justice. Upon this Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Permit me to kill this hypocrite. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: May there be protection of Allah! People would say that I kill my companions. This man and his companions would recite the Qur'an but it would not go beyond their throat, and they swerve from it just as the arrow goes through the prey. (Using translation from Muslim 1063a)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٣٣أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ مُنْصَرَفَهُ مِنْ حُنَيْنٍ وَفِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ فِضَّةٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْبِضُ مِنْهَا وَيُعْطِي النَّاسَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اعْدِلْ قَالَ «وَيْلَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ لَقَدْ خِبْتَ وَخَسِرْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «دَعْنِي أَقْتَلُ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ» قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنْهُ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ  

suyuti:165-184bJābir > Abṣarat ʿAynā And Samʿat Udhunā
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السيوطي:١٦٥-١٨٤b

"عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: أَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَاىَ، وَسَمعَتْ أُذُنَاىَ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ وفِى ثَوْبِ بِلاَلٍ فِضَّةٌ، وَرَسُولُ الله ﷺ يَقْبِضُهَا لِلنَّاسِ فَيُعْطِيهِمْ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَارَسُولَ اللهَ اعْدِلْ، قَالَ: وَيْلَكَ فَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَم أَعَدِلْ؟ ! لَقَدْ خِبْتُ

وَخَسِرْتُ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدلُ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: دَعْنِى يَارَسُولَ الله فَلأَقْتُل هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ، فَقَالَ: مَعَاذَ الله أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّى أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِى، إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ قُلُوبَهُمْ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ".  

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