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Sahih al-Bukhari 2650 (Book 52, Hadith 14) #2536
Fairness in Wealth Distribution

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) advised against injustice and encouraged fairness in the distribution of wealth.

Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir: My mother asked my father to present me a gift from his property; and he gave it to me after some hesitation. My mother said that she would not be satisfied unless the Prophet was made a witness to it. I being a young boy, my father held me by the hand and took me to the Prophet . He said to the Prophet, "His mother, bint Rawaha, requested me to give this boy a gift". The Prophet said, "Do you have other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes". The Prophet said, "Do not make me a witness for injustice". Narrated Ash-Shu'bi that the Prophet said, "I will not become a witness for injustice".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَأَلَتْ أُمِّي أَبِي بَعْضَ الْمَوْهِبَةِ لِي مِنْ مَالِهِ، ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ فَوَهَبَهَا لِي فَقَالَتْ لاَ أَرْضَى حَتَّى تُشْهِدَ النَّبِيَّ ‏.‏ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَأَنَا غُلاَمٌ، فَأَتَى بِيَ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّهُ بِنْتَ رَوَاحَةَ سَأَلَتْنِي بَعْضَ الْمَوْهِبَةِ لِهَذَا، قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَكَ وَلَدٌ سِوَاهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأُرَاهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تُشْهِدْنِي عَلَى جَوْرٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ أَبُو حَرِيزٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ‏"‏ لاَ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ

TOPICS
justice  *  wealth  *  distribution  *  fairness

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for justice when distributing your wealth among your children or anyone else; do not show favoritism or partiality towards one person over another; remember that Allah is watching you at all times so you must be careful not to do anything unjust or unfair even if no one else knows about it .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of justice and fairness when it comes to distributing wealth. An-Nu'man bin Bashir's mother asked his father to give him a gift from his property, but his father hesitated. His mother insisted that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ be made a witness to it, so they went to him with their request. The Prophet ﷺ asked if An-Nu'man had any other siblings, and upon learning that he did, he warned against injustice and said "I will not become a witness for injustice". This hadith teaches us that we should always strive for justice when distributing our wealth among our children or anyone else; we should not show favoritism or partiality towards one person over another. We must also remember that Allah is watching us at all times, so we must be careful not to do anything unjust or unfair even if no one else knows about it.

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