27/32. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1950 — Withhold Your Hand
What Has Been Related About Disciplining The Servant
Hadith About Withholding the Hand From a Servant
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1950
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1950
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا ضَرَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ خَادِمَهُ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ فَارْفَعُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَأَبُو هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيُّ اسْمُهُ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ جُوَيْنٍ . قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْعَطَّارُ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ضَعَّفَ شُعْبَةُ أَبَا هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيَّ . قَالَ يَحْيَى وَمَا زَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ يَرْوِي عَنْ أَبِي هَارُونَ حَتَّى مَاتَ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said : "When One Of You Beats His Servant Then He (Should) Remember Allah And, Withhold Your Hands."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1950In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 56English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1950
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1950
This Hadith about withholding the hand from a servant teaches restraint at a moment of anger or force. Abu Saeed Al-Khudri narrated that the Prophet said when one of you beats his servant and the servant remembers Allah, then withhold your hands. The Hadith focuses on stopping, not continuing. The mention of Allah becomes a reason to end the striking. The message is simple and strong: even when a person is already acting in anger, he should still respond to the remembrance of Allah. A believer should let the name of Allah soften his action and stop his hand from further harm.
What we learn from this hadith
- When Allah is mentioned, the striking should stop.
- The Hadith teaches restraint during anger or force.
- Remembrance of Allah should affect a person’s actions.
- A person should be ready to stop harm even after it has begun.
