صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2708

Book 53: The Book of Peacemaking

كِتَاب الصُّلْحِ

Chapter 12

(12) Chapter. If the Imam (i.e., ruler) suggests a (re)conciliation but the defendant refuses it, he is to be judged by the evident valid law.

12- بَابُ إِذَا أَشَارَ الإِمَامُ بِالصُّلْحِ فَأَبَى حَكَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْحُكْمِ الْبَيِّنِ:

English narration

Narrated by الزبير بن العوام الأسدي

Az-Zubair told me that he quarreled with an Ansari man who had participated in (the battle of) Badr in front of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about a water stream which both of them used for irrigation. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Az-Zubair, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your garden) first, and then let the water flow to your neighbor." The Ansari became angry and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Is it because he is your cousin?" On that the complexion of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) changed (because of anger) and said (to Az-Zubair), "I irrigate (your garden) and then withhold the water till it reaches the walls (surrounding the palms)." So, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave Az-Zubair his full right. Before that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had given a generous judgment beneficial for Az-Zubair and the Ansari, but when the Ansan irritated Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he gave Az-Zubair his full right according to the evident law. Az-Zubair said, "By Allah ! I think the following Verse was revealed concerning that case "But no by your Lord They can have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65)

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، "

أَنَّ الزُّبَيْرَ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ خَاصَمَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي شِرَاجٍ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ ، كَانَا يَسْقِيَانِ بِهِ كِلَاهُمَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْزُّبَيْرِ : اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ، ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ إِلَى جَارِكَ ، فَغَضِبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، آنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ ؟ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : اسْقِ ، ثُمَّ احْبِسْ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْجَدْرَ ، فَاسْتَوْعَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَئِذٍ حَقَّهُ لِلْزُّبَيْرِ ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَشَارَ عَلَى الزُّبَيْرِ بِرَأْيٍ سَعَةٍ لَهُ وَلِلْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، فَلَمَّا أَحْفَظَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَوْعَى لِلْزُّبَيْرِ حَقَّهُ فِي صَرِيحِ الْحُكْمِ

" . قَالَ عُرْوَةُ : قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ : وَاللَّهِ مَا أَحْسِبُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ إِلَّا فِي ذَلِكَ فَلا وَرَبِّكَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ سورة النساء آية 65 الْآيَةَ .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2708In-book: Book 53, Hadith 2708

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