45/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2613b — Allah Punishes Those Who Torment
Stern Warning To One Who Torments People Unlawfully
Allah Punishes Those Who Torment People Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2613b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2613b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ مَرَّ هِشَامُ بْنُ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ عَلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الأَنْبَاطِ بِالشَّامِ قَدْ أُقِيمُوا فِي الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُهُمْ قَالُوا حُبِسُوا فِي الْجِزْيَةِ . فَقَالَ هِشَامٌ أَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُعَذِّبُ الَّذِينَ يُعَذِّبُونَ النَّاسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا " .
Hisham Narrated from:
Hisham b. Hakim b. Hizam happened to pass by people, the farmers of Syria, who had been made to stand in the sun. He said: What is the matter with them? They said: They have been detained for Jizya. Thereupon Hisham said: I bear testimony to the fact that I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah would torment those who torment people in the world.
[1] Farmers; or peasant farmers.Reference : Sahih Muslim 2613bIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 155USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6328
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2613b
This narration tells of Hisham b. Hakim passing by farmers in Syria who had been made to stand in the sun. When he asked what had happened, he was told they had been detained for Jizya. Hisham then testified that he heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say that Allah would torment those who torment people in the world. The wording is strong but specific to the message in the text: tormenting people is not a light matter. The hadith does not ask us to discuss extra details beyond what is reported. It teaches that harsh treatment and making people suffer unjustly carries serious accountability before Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith warns against tormenting people in the world.
- Hisham gave testimony based on what he heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Harsh treatment of detained people is shown as a serious matter.
