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Riyad as-Salihin, 250

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard the voices of altercation of two disputants at the door; both the voices were quite loud. One was asking the other to make his debts little (so that he could pay them) and was pleading with him to show leniency to him, whereupon the (other one) said: "By Allah, I will not do that". Then there came Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to them and said, "Where is he who swore by Allah that he would not do good?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah, it is me. Now he may do as he desires". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صوت خصوم بالباب عالية أصواتهما، وإذا أحدهما يستوضع الآخر ويسترفقه في شيء، وهو يقول‏:‏ والله لا أفعل، فخرج عليهما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال‏:‏ “أين المتألي على الله لا يفعل المعروف‏؟‏ ‏"‏ فقال‏:‏ أنا يا رسول الله ، فله أي ذلك أحب ، ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Introduction, Hadith 250
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) There is nothing wrong with interfering to settle a dispute between two persons, unless the matter is a private affair that they keep secret.<br> 2) The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were foremost in returning to what Allah Almighty loves and is pleased with, and in abandoning indulgence in what is wrong.<br> 3) The Hadith demonstrates the guidance of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) in reconciling between disputants and his encouragement of reconciliation as manifest in his words and actions.<br> 4) Strengthening the bond between lay Muslims and scholars of the Muslim Ummah through the efforts the people of knowledge in order to settle people’s disputes. The Hadith shows us how the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) who is the leader of the Muslim scholars sought to make reconciliation between the people of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf.<br> 5) Amending the relations between Muslims and avoiding spoiling them are highly urged and encouraged, because good relations between Muslims bring about mercy, protection, and safety, while bad relations are detrimental to their religiosity.
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