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Riyad as-Salihin 650 (Book) #39035
Equality and Fairness for All

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) teaching that all people should be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their social status.

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Quraish were much worried about the case of a Makhzumiyah woman who had committed theft and wondered who should intercede for her with Messenger of Allah (so that she would not get punished for her crime). Some said Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) was his beloved and so he may dare do so. So Usamah(May Allah be pleased with him) spoke to him about that matter and the Prophet said to him, "Do you intercede when one of the legal punishments ordained by Allah has been violated?" Then he got up and addressed the people saying, "The people before you were ruined because when a noble person amongst them committed theft, they would leave him, but if a weak person amongst them committed theft, they would execute the legal punishment on him. By Allah, were Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, to commit the theft, I would have cut off her hand". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
وعنها أن قريشاً أهمهم شأن المرأة المخزومية التى سرقت فقالوا‏:‏ من يكلم فيها رسول الله ‏؟‏ فقالوا‏:‏ من يجترئ عليه إلا أسامة بن زيد حب رسول الله ‏؟‏ فكلمة أسامة، فقال رسول الله ‏:‏ “أتشفع في حد من حدود الله تعالى‏؟‏‏!‏” ثم قام فاختطب ثم قال‏:‏ “إنما أهلك من قبلكم أنهم كانوا إذا سرق فيهم الشريف تركوه، وإذا سرق فيهم الضعيف أقاموا عليه الحد‏!‏ وايم الله، لو أن فاطمة بنت محمد سرقت لقطعت يدها” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

TOPICS
equality  *  fairness  *  justice  *  punishment

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat everyone equally and fairly according to Allah's laws

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith narrated by Aishah, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) teaches us an important lesson about justice and fairness. The Quraish were worried about a woman from their tribe who had committed theft; they were concerned that she would receive punishment for her crime. Some suggested that Usamah bin Zaid intercede on her behalf because he was beloved to the Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ). However, the Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ) refused to show favoritism or partiality in this case; he said that if even his own daughter Fatimah committed a crime she would still receive punishment according to Allah's laws. This hadith teaches us that justice must be applied equally to everyone regardless of their social status or relationship with others; no one should receive special treatment just because they are powerful or well-known.

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