93/22. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7172 — Make Things Easy
The order of the Wali sending two Amir to one place
Hadith About Making Things Easy and Avoiding Intoxicants
Sahih Bukhari : 7172
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7172
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْعَقَدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ، بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَبِي وَمُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ " يَسِّرَا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرَا، وَبَشِّرَا وَلاَ تُنَفِّرَا، وَتَطَاوَعَا ". فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو مُوسَى إِنَّهُ يُصْنَعُ بِأَرْضِنَا الْبِتْعُ. فَقَالَ " كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ ". وَقَالَ النَّضْرُ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ وَوَكِيعٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Abu Burda Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) sent my father and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), "Make things easy for the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to make people to hate good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and mutual understanding" Abu Musa said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "In our country a special alcoholic drink called Al- Bit', is prepared (for drinking)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Every intoxicant is prohibited. "
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7172In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 36USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 284
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7172
This hadith gives a balanced message about leadership, teaching, and moral limits. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent Abu Musa and Muadh bin Jabal to Yemen and told them to make things easy for people, not to put hurdles in their way. He also told them to give glad tidings, not make people turn away, and to work together with cooperation and mutual understanding. When Abu Musa mentioned a local drink called Al-Bit, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a clear rule: every intoxicant is prohibited. This hadith about making things easy in Islam shows that religious guidance should be gentle, hopeful, and united, while still keeping clear boundaries where the text gives them.
What we learn from this hadith
- Guidance should be made easy for people, not unnecessarily hard.
- Leaders and teachers should give glad tidings and avoid pushing people away.
- People working together should cooperate and understand one another.
- Every intoxicant is prohibited, as stated clearly in the hadith.
