حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْحَاق بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا
مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا
مَالِكٌ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ
ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّمَا أَجَلُكُمْ فِيمَا خَلَا مِنَ الْأُمَمِ ، كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِ الشَّمْسِ ، وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُكُمْ وَمَثَلُ الْيَهُودِ ، وَالنَّصَارَى كَرَجُلٍ اسْتَعْمَلَ عُمَّالًا ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ ؟ فَعَمِلَتْ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ ، فَعَمِلَتْ النَّصَارَى عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ ، ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِ الشَّمْسِ عَلَى قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ ، فَغَضِبَتْ الْيَهُودُ ، وَالنَّصَارَى ، وَقَالُوا : نَحْنُ أَكْثَرُ عَمَلًا وَأَقَلُّ عَطَاءً ، قَالَ : هَلْ ظَلَمْتُكُمْ مِنْ حَقِّكُمْ شَيْئًا ؟ قَالُوا : لَا ، قَالَ : فَإِنَّهُ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Narrated Ibn 'Umar:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Your period in comparison to the periods of the previous nations, is like the period between Salat Al-'Asr until sunset. And you are in comparison to the Jews and Christians, like a man who employeed some workers and he said: 'Who will work for me until Midday for a Qirat each?' So the Jews worked for half a day for a Qirat each. Then he said: 'Who will work for me from the middle of the day until Salat Al-'Asr for a Qirat each?' So the Christians worked for a Qirat each. Then it is you who are doing the work from Salat Al-'Asr until the setting of the sun for two Qirats each. So the Jews and the Christians got angry and said: 'We did more work but were given less?' So He (Allah) says: 'Have I wronged you in any of your rights?' They said: 'No.' He says: 'Then it is my blessing that I give to whomever I wish.'"