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Mishkat al-Masabih 5138 — Manners
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Mishkat al-Masabih : 5138
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5138
وَعَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: " مثلُ المدهنِ فِي حُدُودِ اللَّهِ وَالْوَاقِعِ فِيهَا مَثَلُ قَوْمٍ استهمواسفينة فَصَارَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي أَسْفَلِهَا وَصَارَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي أَعْلَاهَا فَكَانَ الَّذِي فِي أَسْفَلِهَا يَمُرُّ بِالْمَاءِ عَلَى الَّذِينَ فِي أَعْلَاهَا فَتَأَذَّوْا بِهِ فَأَخَذَ فَأْسًا فَجَعَلَ يَنْقُرُ أَسْفَلَ السَّفِينَةِ فَأَتَوْهُ فَقَالُوا: مَالك؟ قَالَ: تَأَذَّيْتُمْ بِي وَلَا بُدَّ لِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ. فَإِنْ أَخَذُوا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ أَنْجَوْهُ وَنَجَّوْا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَإِنْ تَرَكُوهُ أَهْلَكُوهُ وَأَهْلَكُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ ". رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
Nu'man ibn Bashir Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The example of one who is not careful of the limits set by Allah and the one who does not observe them is like that of people who cast lots to sit in a ship some get below decks and some above. Those above decks get upset by anyone of those below decks passing them to collect water. So (seeing their inconvenience) one of those below decks picked up an axe and set out to bore a hole in the bottom of the ship.They came to him and asked him, what is wrong with you?' He said, "you are upset because of one (when I come up to fetch water), but water I must have.' (That left them with two options: ) If they stop him, they will both, save him and preserve themselves. If they leave him (to himself). They will destroy not only him but also themselves." [2]
[2] Bukhari # 2686, Tirmidhi # 2173 (2180), Musnad Ahmad 4. 273.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5138In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 511
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
