Riyad as-Salihin, 594
Nafi' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) fixed the payment amounting to four thousand dirhams for each of the early Emigrants, but for his son, he fixed only three thousand five hundred. He was asked: "He is also an (early) Emigrant, why have you fixed a lesser sum for him?" He said: "It was his father who took him along with him. He is not like one who emigrated by himself." <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.
وعن نافع أن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه كان فرض للمهاجرين الأولين أربعة آلاف وفرض لابنه ثلاثة آلاف وخمسمائة، فقيل له: هو من المهاجرين فلم نقصته؟ فقال: إنما هاجر به أبوه، يقول: ليس هو كمن هاجر بنفسه” ((رواه البخاري))
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 594
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It shows the piety of the Commander of the Faithful ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him), as his emotion as a father would not drive him to act unjustly.<br>
2) A Muslim ruler or anyone in authority should treat everyone as is due. This is the attitude of pious and just people.