27/29. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1946 — Warning Against Bad Treatment
What Has Been Related About Treating The Servant Well
Hadith About Bad Treatment of Slaves
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1946
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1946
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ، عَنْ مُرَّةَ الطَّيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ سَيِّئُ الْمَلَكَةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ أَيُّوبُ السَّخْتِيَانِيُّ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ فِي فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ .
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said : "The One Who Treats His Slaves Badly Will Not Enter Paradise."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1946In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 52English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1946
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1946
This Hadith about bad treatment of slaves carries a severe warning. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq narrated that the Prophet said the one who treats his slaves badly will not enter Paradise. The Hadith is short, but it gives the issue great weight. It shows that mistreating someone under one’s authority is not a small fault. A person may have control over another person’s work or daily life, but that control does not make bad treatment acceptable. The wording points to accountability before Allah. The Hadith teaches that power must be used with mercy and fairness, not with cruelty, pressure, or abuse.
What we learn from this hadith
- Bad treatment of slaves is strongly warned against in this Hadith.
- Authority over another person does not justify cruelty.
- A person’s treatment of those under his care matters before Allah.
- Mercy and fairness should guide people who have power over others.
