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his Lord had concealed him. Yet he says, ‘O so-and-so, I did such-and-such last night,’ even though he had passed the night under his Lord’s cover, only to tear away Allah’s veil from himself at daybreak.” Agreed upon.

247 – Abu Hurayrah also narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “When a slave-girl (1) fornicates and her fornication is established, let him carry out the prescribed flogging on her, but let him not rebuke her. If she fornicates a second time, let him again enforce the prescribed flogging without rebuking her. Then if she fornicates a third time, he must sell her, even if only for a rope of hair.” Agreed upon. – ‘Tathrīb’ means censure or reproach.

248 – He further related: A man who had drunk wine was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He said, “Beat him.” Abu Hurayrah continued: Among us were those who struck him with their hands, others with their sandals, and others with their garments. When it was over, some people said, “May Allah disgrace you!” He said, “Do not say that. Do not help Satan against him.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

29 – Chapter: Fulfilling the Muslims’ needs

Allah the Exalted says: “And do good that you may be successful.” [Al-Hajj 22:77]

249 – Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The Muslim is the brother of the Muslim: he neither wrongs him nor hands him over. Whoever is engaged in meeting his brother’s need, Allah will be engaged in meeting his need. Whoever alleviates a Muslim’s distress, Allah will alleviate for him one of the distresses of the Day of Resurrection. And whoever conceals a Muslim’s fault, Allah will conceal him on the Day of Resurrection.” Agreed upon.

250 – Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever relieves (2)…"

(1) The expression denotes a female slave. The prescribed hadd is fifty lashes. The Prophet’s ﷺ instruction, “let him sell her,” means he must inform the buyer of her defect. The hadith also urges believers to part company with habitual sinners and avoid mixing with them. (2) That is, faraj (relief), and al-kurba denotes whatever weighs upon the soul and grieves the heart.

سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ : يَا فُلَانُ عَمِلْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، وَقَدْ بَاتَ يَسْتُرُهُ رَبُّهُ وَيُصْبِحُ يَكْشِفُ سَتْرَ اللَّهِ عَنْهُ » متفق عليه . ٢٤٧ - وعنه عن النبي ﷺ قال : « إِذَا زَنَتِ الْأَمَةُ (١) فَتَبَيَّنَ زَنَاهَا فَلْيَجْلِدْهَا الْحَدَّ ، وَلَا يُثْرِبْ عَلَيْهَا . ثُمَّ إِنْ زَنَتِ الثَّانِيَةُ فَلْيَجْلِدْهَا الْحَدَّ وَلَا يُثْرِبْ عَلَيْهَا ، ثُمَّ إِنْ زَنَتِ الثَّالِثَةُ فَلْيَبِعْهَا وَلَوْ بِحَبْلٍ مِنْ شَعَرٍ » متفق عليه . « التَّثْرِيبُ » : التَّوْبِيخُ . ٢٤٨ - وعنه قال : أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ خَمْرًا قَالَ : « اضْرِبُوهُ » ، قَالَ أَبُو هريرة : فَمِنَّا الضَّارِبُ بِيَدِهِ ، وَالضَّارِبُ بِنَعْلِهِ ، وَالضَّارِبُ بِثَوْبِهِ . فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ : أَخْزَاكَ اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : « لَا تَقُولُوا هَكَذَا لَا تُعِينُوا عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانَ » رواه البخاري . ٢٩ - باب في قضاء حوائج المسلمين قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : ﴿ وَأَفْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴾ [ الحج : ٧٧ ] . ٢٤٩ - وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ : « الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ لَا يَظْلِمُهُ وَلَا يُسْلِمُهُ . مَنْ كَانَ فِي حَاجَةِ أَخِيهِ كَانَ اللَّهُ فِي حَاجَتِهِ ، وَمَنْ فَرَّجَ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ كُرْبَةً فَرَّجَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِهَا كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ، وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِمًا سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ » متفق عليه . ٢٥٠ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ قال : « مَنْ نَفَّسَ (٢) عَنْ

(١) هي العبدة الرقيقة . والحد : خمسون سوطاً . وقوله ﷺ : « فليبعها » أي : مع بيان عيبها للمشتري . وفي الحديث مفارقة أرباب المعاصي وترك مخالطتهم . (٢) أي : فرج ، و ( الكربة ) : ما أهم النفس وغم القلب .