Source: HadeethEnc.com, English v1.25.0
Arabic text
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ مَظْلَمَةٌ لِأَخِيهِ مِنْ عِرْضِهِ أَوْ شَيْءٍ فَلْيَتَحَلَّلْهُ مِنْهُ اليَوْمَ، قَبْلَ أَلا يَكُونَ دِينَارٌ وَلاَ دِرْهَمٌ، إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ أُخِذَ مِنْهُ بِقَدْرِ مَظْلَمَتِهِ، وَإِلَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ حَسَنَاتٌ أُخِذَ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ صَاحِبِهِ فَحُمِلَ عَلَيْهِ».
Translation
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who has wronged his brother, concerning his honor or anything else, let him ask for his pardon today before there comes a time when there will be neither a dinar nor a dirham. If he has good deeds, an amount equivalent to the wrong he has done will be taken from his good deeds. If he has no good deeds, then some of his companion's bad deeds will be taken and loaded upon him."
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that anyone who has wronged his Muslim brother—whether in honor, wealth, or blood—must seek his pardon while still in this worldly life, before the Day of Judgment comes, where neither a gold dinar nor a silver dirham will benefit him as ransom. On that Day, compensation will be made by good and bad deeds: the one who was wronged will take from the good deeds of the wrongdoer in proportion to the injustice done to him. And if the wrongdoer has no good deeds, then the sins of the oppressed will be placed upon the oppressor, in equal measure to the wrong committed.
Benefits
- The importance of being keen to avoid wrongdoing and transgression.
- An exhortation to hasten in clearing oneself from any unsettled dues or wrongs against others.
- Righteous deeds are corrupted and their reward is lost by wronging and harming others.
- The rights of people are not forgiven by Allah unless they are returned to their rightful owners.
- The dinar and dirham are means of gaining benefit in this worldly life, but on the Day of Judgment, only good and bad deeds will be of value.
- Some scholars have stated regarding the matter of honor: If the one who was wronged is unaware of the offense, there is no need to inform him. For example, if a person had insulted someone in a gathering and later repented, he does not need to tell the wronged person. Rather, he should seek forgiveness for him, supplicate for him, and speak well of him in the same gatherings where he used to insult him. By doing this, he clears himself of the transgression.
Explanation: العربية
أمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كل من وقع منه ظلم لأخيه المسلم في عرض، أو مال، أو دم أن يطلب ممن ظلم أن يسامحه ما دام في الدنيا، قبل أن يأتي يوم القيامة حيث لا ينفع دينار من ذهب ولا درهم من فضة يدفعه لمن ظلمه ليفدي به نفسه؛ إذ القصاص يومها بالحسنات والسيئات؛ حيث يأخذ المظلوم من حسنات الظالم بقدر مظلمته التي ظُلِمها، فإن لم يكن للظالم حسنات وُضِع من سيئات المظلوم على الظالم بقدر المظلمة.
- الحرص على البُعد عن الظلم والاعتداء.
- الحث على المبادرة لاستبراء الذمة مما عَلِق بها من حقوق.
- الأعمال الصالحة يفسدها ويذهب ثمرتها ظلمُ الناس وإيذاؤهم.
- حقوق العباد لا يغفرها الله إلا بإرجاعها إلى أهلها.
- الدينار والدرهم هما وسيلة لجلب المنافع في الدنيا، أما في يوم القيامة فالحسنات والسيئات.
- قال بعض العلماء في مسألة العِرْض: إن كان المظلوم لم يَعلَمْ فلا حاجة أن يُعلِمَه، مثل أن يكون قد سبَّه في مجلس من المجالس وتاب، فإنه لا حاجة أن يُعلِمَه، ولكن يستغفر له ويدعو له، ويُثني عليه بالخير في المجالس التي كان يسُبُّه فيها، وبذلك يَتَحلَّل منه.