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is blind in his right eye; it is as though his eye were a shriveled grape. Know well that Allah has made your blood and your property inviolable, just as the sanctity of this very day of yours, in this very month of yours. Have I conveyed the message?” They replied, “Yes.” He said, “O Allah, bear witness,” three times, and added: “Woe to you—or, may you be rightly guided—see to it that after I am gone you do not relapse into disbelief, striking one another’s necks.” Reported by al-Bukhari, and Muslim transmits a portion of it.

211 – ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her, narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever wrongfully takes even a handspan (1) of land will have it hung round his neck as a collar from the seven earths.” Agreed upon.

212 – Abū Mūsā, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah may grant the wrongdoer respite (2), but when He seizes him He does not let him escape.” He then recited: “Such is the grasp of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are doing wrong; surely His grasp is painful, severe.” [Hūd 102] Agreed upon.

213 – Muʿādh, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me (to Yemen) and said: “You will come to a people of the Book. Invite them to testify that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. If they accept that, inform them that Allah has made five prayers obligatory upon them every day and night. If they accept that, inform them that Allah has made charity obligatory upon them, to be taken from their rich and given back to their poor. If they accept that, beware of taking the choicest of their wealth (3). And fear the supplication of the wronged (4), for between it and Allah there is no veil.” Agreed upon.

214 – Abū Ḥumayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Saʿd al-Sāʿidī, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated: The Prophet ﷺ appointed a man of the tribe of Azd, known as Ibn al-Lutbiyyah (5), over the collection of alms. When he returned

(1) That is, about a shibr (the width of a hand-span). The phrase “tuqqahu” means “Allah will place it as a collar around his neck,” while “min sab‘i aradin” (“of seven earths”) indicates that on the Day of Resurrection Allah will make him carry everything he wrongfully seized from all seven layers of the earth to the gathering place, so that it hangs from his neck like a yoke. (2) Meaning: in order to grant him a respite; and “lam yuflit-hu” means He will not rescue him from punishment. (3) That is, its valuables and precious items. (4) Meaning: keep away from injustice, lest the person you wrong should pray against you—for his supplication is accepted by Allah Most High. (5) The name is pronounced with a damma on the lam, a sukun on the letter ta (with two dots above), followed by a ba (bearing one dot) that carries a fat-ha and a shadda; he is ‘Abd Allah.

أَعْوَرُ عَيْنَ الْيَمَنِ ، كَأَنَّ عَيْنُهُ عِنَبَةٌ طَافِئَةٌ . أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا ، فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا ، أَلَا هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ ؟ قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : « اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ » ثَلَاثًا « وَيْلَكُمْ - أَوْ وَيْحَكُمْ - ، انْظُرُوا : لَا تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ » رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ ، وَرَوَى مُسْلِمٌ بَعْضَهُ . ٢١١ - وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ (١) مِنَ الْأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ » متفق عليه . ٢١٢ - وعن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ (٢) ، فَإِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْهُ » ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : ﴿ كَذَلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ ﴾ [ هود : ١٠٢ ] متفق عليه . ٢١٣ - وعن معاذ رضي الله عنه قال : بعثني رسول الله ﷺ فقال : « إِنَّكَ تَأْتِي قَوْمًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ ، فَإِنْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ فَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ فَإِيَّاكَ وَكَرَائِمَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ (٣) . وَاتَّقِ دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ (٤) فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ حِجَابٌ » متفق عليه . ٢١٤ - وعن أبي حميد عبد الرحمن بن سعد الساعدي رضي الله عنه قال : اسْتَعْمَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَزْدِ يُقَالُ لَهُ : ابْنُ اللُّتْبِيَّةِ (٥) عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ

(١) أي قدر شبر ، و ( طوقه ) أي طوقه الله ( من سبع أرضين ) : أي كلفه الله نقل ما ظلم منها في القيامة إلى المحشر ويكون كالطوق في عنقه . (٢) أي : ليمهله و ( لم يفلته ) أي لم يخلصه من العذاب . (٣) أي : نفائسها . (٤) أي : تجنب الظلم لئلا يدعوك عليك المظلوم ، ودعوته مقبولة عند الله تعالى . (٥) بضم اللام وإسكان المثناة الفوقية بعدها موحدة فتحتية مشددة هو عبد الله .