Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) and one Companion narrate from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A man from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I have some slaves who lie to me, betray me and disobey me, and I beat them and abuse them. O Messenger of Allah! So how will this conduct of mine towards them be counted?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'The betrayal they commit against you, the disobedience they show you, the lies they tell you, (this conduct of theirs) and your punishing them (both of these will be weighed). If your punishment of them was less than their offence, that will be an extra in your favour; if your punishment of them matches their offence, then the matter will be equal, with nothing in your favour and nothing held against you; and if your punishment of them exceeds their offence, then retribution will be taken from you for whatever is in excess on your part.'" The narrator says: That man began to weep sitting before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the matter with you? Have you not read in the Book of Allah: 'And We shall set up the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be wronged in the least; and even if it is the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth, and sufficient are We as reckoners.'" That man said: "O Messenger of Allah! I find nothing better for me than parting from them; I make you my witness that they are all free." (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: Imam al-Tirmidhi recorded the hadith of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Imam Ahmad recorded it; in its chain the Companion is not named, and in this chain there is another narrator who is also not named; the rest of the narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البعث / 18402
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (280/6) ، أخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 3165، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 25869»