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Another narration adds: “as He wills.”

252 – Ibn ʿAbbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, relating the story of Barīrah and her husband, said: The Prophet ﷺ said to her, “Why do you not return to him?” She replied, “O Messenger of Allah, are you commanding me? (1)” He said, “I am only interceding.” She said, “I have no need of him.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

31 – Chapter: Reconciling People

Allah the Exalted says: “There is no good in much of their secret talk (2) except for one who enjoins charity, what is right, or reconciliation among people.” ⦗Al-Nisāʾ 4:114⦘ He also says: “Reconciliation is better.” ⦗Al-Nisāʾ 4:128⦘ And He says: “So be mindful of Allah and set matters right among yourselves (3).” ⦗Al-Anfāl 8:1⦘ And He says: “The believers are but brothers, so make peace between your two brothers.” ⦗Al-Ḥujurāt 49:10⦘

253 – Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Every joint (4) of a person is obliged to give charity each day the sun rises: reconciling two people with justice is charity; helping a man with his mount—by lifting him onto it or hoisting his belongings onto it—is charity; a good word is charity; every step you take toward the prayer is charity; and removing something harmful (5) from the road is charity.” Agreed upon.

The phrase “taʿdilu baynahumā” means: you reconcile the two of them with fairness.

(1) That is: “Are you directing me to revise it, or are you acting as an intercessor on my behalf, O Messenger of Allah?” (2) That is, the matters they whisper about and discuss among themselves. (3) Meaning, the reality of what binds you is mutual affection and the avoidance of dispute. (4) The term originally meant the bones of the fingers and the rest of the palm, and was later applied to all the bones and joints of the body. (5) That is, to remove; “al-adha” (anything harmful) here refers to whatever may injure travelers, such as stones or thorns left in the pathway.

وفي رواية : « مَا شَاءَ » . ٢٥٢ - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما في قِصَّةِ بَرِيرَةَ وَزَوْجِهَا . قال : قال لها النبي ﷺ : « لَوْ رَاجَعْتِيهِ » ؟ قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُنِي ؟ (١) قال : « إِنَّمَا أَشْفَعُ » قَالَتْ : لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ . رواه البخاري . ٣١ - باب الإصلاح بين الناس قال الله تعالى : ﴿ لَا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ نَجْوَاهُمْ (٢) إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ ﴾ [ النساء : ١١٤ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَالصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ ﴾ [ النساء : ١٢٨ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَصْلِحُوا ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ (٣) ﴾ [ الأنفال : ١ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ ﴾ [ الحجرات : ١٠ ] . ٢٥٣ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « كُلُّ سُلَامَى (٤) مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ ، كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَطْلُعُ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ : تَعْدِلُ بَيْنَ الاثْنَيْنِ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَتُعِينُ الرَّجُلَ فِي دَابَّتِهِ فَتَحْمِلُهُ عَلَيْهَا ، أَوْ تَرْفَعُ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا مَتَاعَهُ صَدَقَةٌ ؛ وَالْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَبِكُلِّ خَطْوَةٍ تَمْشِيهَا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَتُمِيطُ (٥) الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ » متفق عليه . ومعنى « تَعْدِلُ بَيْنَهُمَا » : تُصْلِحُ بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ .

(١) أي أتأمرني بمراجعته أم تشفع يا رسول الله ؟ (٢) أي : ما يتناجون به ويتحدثون به . (٣) أي حقيقة ما بينكم بالمودة وترك النزاع . (٤) أصله عظام الأصابع وسائر الكف ثم استعمل في سائر عظام البدن ومفاصله . (٥) أي : تزيل . ( الأذى ) : أي ما يؤذي من حجر وشوك من الطريق .