ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ قَدْ يُوهِمُ مَنْ لَمْ يُحْكِمْ صِنَاعَةَ الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّهُ مُضَادٌّ لِخَبَرِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُ

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we have done be annulled.' The man said to them, 'Don't quit the work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.' But they refused and went away. The man employed another batch after them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages I had fixed for the first batch.' So, they worked till the time of ʿAsr prayer. Then they said, "Let what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have promised us for yourself.' The man said to them, 'Complete the rest of the work, as only a little of the day remains,' but they refused. Thereafter he employed another batch to work for the rest of the day and they worked for the rest of the day till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches. So, that was the example of those people (Muslims) and the example of this light (guidance) which they have accepted willingly.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ عَمَلاً يَوْمًا إِلَى اللَّيْلِ عَلَى أَجْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ فَعَمِلُوا لَهُ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقَالُوا لاَ حَاجَةَ لَنَا إِلَى أَجْرِكَ الَّذِي شَرَطْتَ لَنَا وَمَا عَمِلْنَا بَاطِلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا أَكْمِلُوا بَقِيَّةَ عَمَلِكُمْ وَخُذُوا أَجْرَكُمْ كَامِلاً فَأَبَوْا وَتَرَكُوا وَاسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرَيْنِ بَعْدَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَكْمِلاَ بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِكُمَا هَذَا وَلَكُمَا الَّذِي شَرَطْتُ لَهُمْ مِنَ الأَجْرِ فَعَمِلُوا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ حِينُ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ قَالاَ لَكَ مَا عَمِلْنَا بَاطِلٌ وَلَكَ الأَجْرُ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَكْمِلاَ بَقِيَّةَ عَمَلِكُمَا فَإِنَّ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ شَىْءٌ يَسِيرٌ فَأَبَيَا وَاسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا لَهُ بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِهِمْ فَعَمِلُوا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِهِمْ حَتَّى غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَاسْتَكْمَلُوا أَجْرَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ كِلَيْهِمَا فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ وَمَثَلُ مَا قَبِلُوا مِنْ هَذَا النُّورِ

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we have done be annulled.' The man said to them, 'Don't quit the work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.' But they refused and went away. The man employed another batch after them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages I had fixed for the first batch.' So, they worked till the time of ʿAsr prayer. Then they said, "Let what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have promised us for yourself.' The man said to them, 'Complete the rest of the work, as only a little of the day remains,' but they refused. Thereafter he employed another batch to work for the rest of the day and they worked for the rest of the day till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches. So, that was the example of those people (Muslims) and the example of this light (guidance) which they have accepted willingly. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2271)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا يَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا يَوْمًا إِلَى اللَّيْلِ عَلَى أَجْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ فَعَمِلُوا إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ قَالُوا لَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِي أُجْرَتِكَ الَّتِي شَرَطْتَ لَنَا ومَا عَمِلْنَا بَاطِلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا اعْمَلُوا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِكُمْ ثُمَّ خُذُوا أَجْرَكُمْ كَامِلًا فَأَبَوْا وَتَرَكُوا ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَاسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا وَلَكُمُ الَّذِي شَرَطْتُ لِهَؤُلَاءِ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ فَعَمِلُوا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ حِينَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَالُوا مَا عَمِلْنَا بَاطِلٌ وَلَكَ الْأَجْرُ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَ لَنَا لَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ كَمِّلُوا بَقِيَّةَ عَمَلِكُمْ؛ فَإِنَّمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ شَيْءٌ يَسِيرٌ وَخُذُوا أَجْرَكُمْ فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَاسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ فَعَمِلُوا لَهُ بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِهِم حَتَّى إِذَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَاسْتَكْمَلُوا أَجْرَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ وَالْأَجْرَ كُلَّهُ فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى الَّذِينَ تَرَكُوا مَا أَمَرَهُمُ اللهُ وَمَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الَّذِينَ قَبِلُوا هُدَى اللهِ وَمَا جَاءَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ

"مَثلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ والْيَهُودِ والنَّصارَى كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأجَرَ قَوْمًا يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ عَمَلًا إِلَى اللَّيلِ، فَعَمِلُوا إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ، فَقَالُوا: لَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا إِلَى أَجرِك الَّذِي شَرَطْتَ لَنَا، وَمَا عَمِلْنَا فَلَكَ، فَقَال لَهُمْ: لَا تَفْعَلُوا. أَكْمِلوُا بقِيَّةَ عَمَلِكُمْ وَخُذُوا أَجْرَكُمْ كَامِلًا، فَأَبوْا وَتَرَكُوا فاسْتأجَر آخَرِين بَعْدَهُمْ، فَقَال: اعْمَلُوا بَقِيَّة يَوْمِكُمْ وَلَكُمْ الَّذِي شَرطْتُ لَهُم مِن الأَجْرِ (أ)، فعَمِلُوا حتَّى إِذَا كَانَ حِين (ب) صَلاةِ الْعَصْر، قَالُوا: لَك مَا عَمِلْنَا ولَك الأجْرُ الَّذي جَعَلْتَ (ج) لَنَا فِيهِ، فَقَال: أَكمِلُوا بقِيَّة عَمَلِكُمْ فَإِنَّما بَقِي مِنَ النَّهَارِ شَيْءٌ يَسِيرٌ، فَأَبوْا (د)، فاسْتأْجَرَ قَوْمًا أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِهِمْ، فَعَمِلُوا (هـ) بَقِيَّة يَوْمِهمْ حَتَّى حانت (و) الشَّمْسُ، واسْتَكْمَلُوا أَجْرَ الْفَريقَين كِلَيهِمَا (ز)، فَذَلِك مَثَلُهُمْ وَمَثَلُ ما قَبلُوا مِنْ هَذَا النُّوَرِ".