صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب البر والصلة والآدابThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship
باب تَحْرِيمِ الظُّلْمِ:Chapter: The Prohibition Of Oppression
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ ، فَإِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ، وَكَذَلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ " .
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, grants respite to the oppessor. But when He lays Hand upon him, He does not then let him off. Re (the Holy Prophet) then recited this verse:" Such is the chastisement of thy Lord when He chastises the towns (inhabited by) wrongdoing persons. Surely, His punishment is painful, severe" (xi. 103).
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1.
From this hadith and the aforementioned verse, we learn of the way (sunnah) of Allah, Exalted is He, that He certainly holds the people of oppression accountable.
There may be a delay in this matter, but there is never neglect.
Therefore, those who practice oppression should always fear their end, and others should also refrain from supporting the people of oppression, as Allah, the Exalted, has stated:
"And do not incline towards those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you. And you will have no protectors other than Allah, nor shall you be helped." ( Hud: 11:113)
2.
This verse, in its generality, includes every kind of oppressor, whether they are polytheists (mushrik) or openly sinful and immoral (fasiq wa fajir); in any case, the outcome of oppression is never good.
A wise person should abstain from it.
1.
From this hadith and the aforementioned verse, we learn of the way (sunnah) of Allah, Exalted is He, that He certainly holds the people of oppression accountable.
There may be a delay in this matter, but there is never neglect.
Therefore, those who practice oppression should always fear their end, and others should also refrain from supporting the people of oppression, as Allah, the Exalted, has stated:
"And do not incline towards those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you. And you will have no protectors other than Allah, nor shall you be helped." ( Hud: 11:113)
2.
This verse, in its generality, includes every kind of oppressor, whether they are polytheists (mushrik) or openly sinful and immoral (fasiq wa fajir); in any case, the outcome of oppression is never good.
A wise person should abstain from it.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4686
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the people of a wrongdoing town; indeed, His seizing is severe and painful (Hud: 102).
1:
Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the people of a wrongdoing town; indeed, His seizing is severe and painful (Hud: 102).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3110
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ If a criminal does not receive immediate punishment from Allah, it does not mean that he has been let off; rather, Allah grants respite until a specific time. Then He seizes suddenly.
➋ Granting respite to criminals is an expression of Allah’s attribute of mercy, so that they may take advantage of this respite, accept guidance, and thus, by being saved from punishment, become deserving of reward.
➌ No prophet or saint can save anyone from Allah’s punishment.
➊ If a criminal does not receive immediate punishment from Allah, it does not mean that he has been let off; rather, Allah grants respite until a specific time. Then He seizes suddenly.
➋ Granting respite to criminals is an expression of Allah’s attribute of mercy, so that they may take advantage of this respite, accept guidance, and thus, by being saved from punishment, become deserving of reward.
➌ No prophet or saint can save anyone from Allah’s punishment.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4018
