47/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3027 — Accepting Prophetic Judgment
Regarding Surat An-Nisa
Accepting Prophetic Judgment in Disputes
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3027
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3027
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرَ فِي شِرَاجِ الْحَرَّةِ الَّتِي يَسْقُونَ بِهَا النَّخْلَ . فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ سَرِّحِ الْمَاءَ يَمُرُّ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلزُّبَيْرِ " اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ وَأَرْسِلِ الْمَاءَ إِلَى جَارِكَ " . فَغَضِبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ . فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا زُبَيْرُ اسْقِ وَاحْبِسِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ " . فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَحْسِبُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِك : (فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهم) الآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ قَدْ رَوَى ابْنُ وَهْبٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَيُونُسَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ نَحْوَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . وَرَوَى شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ .
'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair Narrated from:
A Man From The Ansar Was Arguing With Az-Zubair About A Stream At Al-Harrah With Which They Irrigated Their Date-Palms. So The Ansari Man Said: 'Let The Water Pass Through.' But He Refused, So They Brought Their Dispute To The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ). So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said To Az-Zubair: 'O Zubair! Water And Let The Water Flow To Your Neighbor.'The Ansari Got Angry And Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Is It Because He Is Your Nephew?' The Face Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Changed. Then He Said: 'O Zubair! Water And Withhold The Water Until Until It Flows Over Your Walls.' So Az-Zubair Said: 'By Allah, I Think This Ayah Was Revealed About That Incident:But No, By Your Lord! They Can Have No Faith Until They Make You Judge In All Disputes Between Them... (4:65)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3027In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 79English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3027
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3027
This hadith is about accepting prophetic judgment. A man from the Ansar argued with Az-Zubair about water used for date palms. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) first told Az-Zubair to water and then let the water flow to his neighbor. When the Ansari became angry and made a hurtful remark, the Prophet’s face changed and he gave a stricter judgment in favor of Az-Zubair’s right. Az-Zubair said he thought the verse about making the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) judge in disputes was revealed about this incident. The lesson is that faith is linked with accepting the Messenger’s judgment, especially when personal feelings are involved.
What we learn from this hadith
- Disputes should be judged with fairness, not anger.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) gave a practical judgment in a water dispute.
- Personal ties were not the basis of the Prophet’s ruling.
- A believer should accept the Prophet’s decision with a willing heart.
