peacemaking

Peacemaking
3.855:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: There was a dispute amongst the people
of the tribe of Bani `Amr bin `Auf. The Prophet went to them
along with some of his companions in order to make peace
between them. The time for the prayer became due but the
Prophet did not turn up; Bilal pronounced the Adhan (i.e.
call) for the prayer but the Prophet did not turn up, so Bilal
went to Abu Bakr and said, "The time for the prayer is due and
the Prophet i detained, would you lead the people in the
prayer?" Abu Bakr replied, "Yes, you wish." So, Bilal
pronounced the Iqama of the prayer and Abu Bakr went ahead (to
lead the prayer), but the Prophet came walking among the rows
till he joined the first row. The people started clapping and
they clapped too much, and Abu Bakr used not to look hither
and thither in the prayer, but he turned round and saw the
Prophet standing behind him. The Prophet beckoned him with his
hand to keep on praying where he was. Abu Bakr raised his hand
and praised Allah and then retreated till he came in the
(first) row, and the Prophet went ahead and lead the people in
the prayer. When the Prophet finished the prayer, he turned
towards the people and said, "O people! When something happens
to you during the prayer, you start clapping. Really clapping
is (permissible) for women only. If something happens to one
of you in his prayer, he should say: 'Subhan Allah',
(Glorified be Allah), for whoever hears him (saying so) will
direct his attention towards him. O Abu Bakr! What prevented
you from leading the people in the prayer when I beckoned to
you (to continue)?" Abu Bakr replied, "It did not befit the
son of Abu Quhafa to lead the prayer in front of the Prophet.
3.856:
Narrated Anas:
It was said to the Prophet "Would that you see `Abdullah bin
Ubai." So, the Prophet went to him, riding a donkey, and the
Muslims accompanied him, walking on salty barren land. When
the Prophet reached `Abdullah bin Ubai, the latter said, "Keep
away from me! By Allah, the bad smell of your donkey has
harmed me." On that an Ansari man said (to `Abdullah), "By
Allah! The smell of the donkey of Allah's Apostle is better
than your smell." On that a man from `Abdullah's tribe got
angry for `Abdullah's sake, and the two men abused each other
which caused the friends of the two men to get angry, and the
two groups started fighting with sticks, shoes and hands. We
were informed that the following Divine Verse was revealed (in
this concern):−− "And if two groups of Believers fall to
fighting then, make peace between them." (49.9)
3.857:
Narrated Um Kulthum bint `Uqba: That she heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "He who makes peace between the people by inventing
good information or saying good things, is not a liar."
3.858:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Once the people of Quba fought with
each other till they threw stones on each other. When Allah's
Apostle was informed about it, he said, "Let us go to bring
about a reconciliation between them."
3.859:
Narrated Aisha:
The following Verse: If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on
her husband's part (i.e. the husband notices something
unpleasant about his wife, such as old age or the like, and
wants to divorce her, but she asks him to keep her and provide
for her as he wishes). (4.128) "There is no blame on them if
they reconcile on such basis."
3.860:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al−Juhani: A bedouin
came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according
to Allah's Laws." His opponent got up and said, "He is right.
Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said,
"My son was a laborer working for this man, and he committed
illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me
that my son should be stoned to death; so, in lieu of that, I
paid a ransom of one hundred sheep and a slave girl to save my
son. Then I asked the learned scholars who said, "Your son has
to be lashed one−hundred lashes and has to be exiled for one
year." The Prophet said, "No doubt I will judge between you
according to Allah's Laws. The slave−girl and the sheep are to
go back to you, and your son will get a hundred lashes and one
year exile." He then addressed somebody, "O Unais! go to the
wife of this (man) and stone her to death" So, Unais went and
stoned her to death.
3.861:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody innovates something which
is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that
thing is rejected."
3.862:
Narrated Al−Bara bin `Azib: When Allah's Apostle concluded a
peace treaty with the people of Hudaibiya, `Ali bin Abu Talib
wrote the document and he mentioned in it, "Muhammad, Allah's
Apostle ." The pagans said, "Don't write: 'Muhammad, Allah's
Apostle', for if you were an apostle we would not fight with
you." Allah's Apostle asked `Ali to rub it out, but `Ali said,
"I will not be the person to rub it out." Allah's Apostle
rubbed it out and made peace with them on the condition that
the Prophet and his companions would enter Mecca and stay
there for three days, and that they would enter with their
weapons in cases.
3.863:
Narrated Al−Bara:
When the Prophet intended to perform `Umra in the month of
Dhul−Qada, the people of Mecca did not let him enter Mecca
till he settled the matter with them by promising to stay in
it for three days only. When the document of treaty was
written, the following was mentioned: 'These are the terms on
which Muhammad, Allah's Apostle agreed (to make peace).' They
said, "We will not agree to this, for if we believed that you
are Allah's Apostle we would not prevent you, but you are
Muhammad bin `Abdullah." The Prophet said, "I am Allah's
Apostle and also Muhammad bin `Abdullah." Then he said to
`Ali, "Rub off (the words) 'Allah's Apostle' ", but `Ali said,
"No, by Allah, I will never rub off your name." So, Allah's
Apostle took the document and wrote, 'This is what Muhammad
bin `Abdullah has agreed upon: No arms will be brought into
Mecca except in their cases, and nobody from the people of
Mecca will be allowed to go with him (i.e. the Prophet ) even
if he wished to follow him and he (the Prophet ) will not
prevent any of his companions from staying in Mecca if the
latter wants to stay.' When the Prophet entered Mecca and the
time limit passed, the Meccans went to `Ali and said, "Tell
your Friend (i.e. the Prophet ) to go out, as the period
(agreed to) has passed." So, the Prophet went out of Mecca.
The daughter of Hamza ran after them (i.e. the Prophet and his
companions), calling, "O Uncle! O Uncle!" `Ali received her
and led her by the hand and said to Fatima, "Take your uncle's
daughter." Zaid and Ja`far quarreled about her. `Ali said, "I
have more right to her as she is my uncle's daughter." Ja`far
said, "She is my uncle's daughter, and her aunt is my wife."
Zaid said, "She is my brother's daughter." The Prophet judged
that she should be given to her aunt, and said that the aunt
was like the mother. He then said to 'All, "You are from me
and I am from you", and said to Ja`far, "You resemble me both
in character and appearance", and said to Zaid, "You are our
brother (in faith) and our freed slave."
3.864:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle set out for the `Umra but
the pagans of Quraish prevented him from reaching the Ka`ba.
So, he slaughtered his sacrifice and got his head shaved at
Al−Hudaibiya, and agreed with them that he would perform `Umra
the following year and would not carry weapons except swords
and would not stay in Mecca except for the period they al
lowed. So, the Prophet performed the `Umra in the following
year and entered Mecca according to the treaty, and when he
stayed for three days, the pagans ordered him to depart, and
he departed.
3.865:
Narrated Sahl bin Abu Hathma: `Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhaiyisa
bin Mas`ud bin Zaid went to Khaibar when it had a peace treaty
(with the Muslims).
3.866:
Narrated Anas:
Ar−Rabi, the daughter of An−Nadr broke the tooth of a girl,
and the relatives of Ar−Rabi` requested the girl's relatives
to accept the Irsh (compensation for wounds etc.) and forgive
(the offender), but they refused. So, they went to the Prophet
who ordered them to bring about retaliation. Anas bin An−Nadr
asked, "O Allah"; Apostle! Will the tooth of Ar−Rabi` be
broken? No, by Him Who has sent you with the Truth, her tooth
will not be broken." The Prophet said, "O Anas! Allah"; law
ordains retaliation." Later the relatives of the girl agreed
and forgave her. The Prophet said, "There are some of Allah's
slaves who, if they take an oath by Allah, are responded to by
Allah i.e. their oath is fulfilled). Anas added, "The people
agreed and accepted the Irsh."
3.867:
Narrated Al−Hasan Al−Basri: By Allah, Al−Hasan bin `Ali led
large battalions like mountains against Muawiya. `Amr bin
Al−As said (to Muawiya), "I surely see battalions which will
not turn back before killing their opponents." Muawiya who was
really the best of the two men said to him, "O `Amr! If these
killed those and those killed these, who would be left with me
for the jobs of the public, who would be left with me for
their women, who would be left with me for their children?"
Then Muawiya sent two Quraishi men from the tribe of
`Abd−i−Shams called `Abdur Rahman bin Sumura and `Abdullah bin
'Amir bin Kuraiz to Al−Hasan saying to them, "Go to this man
(i.e. Al−Hasan) and negotiate peace with him and talk and
appeal to him." So, they went to Al−Hasan and talked and
appealed to him to accept peace. Al−Hasan said, "We, the
offspring of `Abdul Muttalib, have got wealth and people have
indulged in killing and corruption (and money only will
appease them)." They said to Al−Hasan, "Muawiya offers you so
and so, and appeals to you and entreats you to accept peace."
Al−Hasan said to them, "But who will be responsible for what
you have said?" They said, "We will be responsible for it."
So, whatever Al−Hasan asked they said, "We will be responsible
for it for you." So, Al−Hasan concluded a peace treaty with
Muawiya. Al−Hasan (Al−Basri) said: I heard Abu Bakr saying, "I
saw Allah's Apostle on the pulpit and Al−Hasan bin `Ali was by
his side. The Prophet was looking once at the people and once
at Al−Hasan bin `Ali saying, 'This son of mine is a Saiyid
(i.e. a noble) and may Allah make peace between two big groups
of Muslims through him."
3.868:
Narrated Aisha:
Once Allah's Apostle heard the loud voices of some opponents
quarreling at the door. One of them was appealing to the other
to deduct his debt and asking him to be lenient but the other
was saying, "By Allah I will not do so." Allah's Apostle went
out to them and said, "Who is the one who was swearing by
Allah that he would not do a favor?" That man said, "I am that
person, O Allah's Apostle! I will give my opponent whatever he
wishes."
3.869:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik from Ka`b bin Malik:
`Abdullah bin Abu Hadrad Al−Aslami owed Ka`b bin Malik some
money. One day the latter met the former and demanded his
right, and their voices grew very loud. The Prophet passed by
them and said, "O Ka`b," beckoning with his hand as if
intending to say, "Deduct half the debts." So, Ka`b took half
what the other owed him and remitted the other half.
3.870:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There is a Sadaqa
to be given for every joint of the human body; and for every
day on which the sun rises there is a reward of a Sadaqa (i.e.
charitable gift) for the one who establishes justice among
people."
3.871:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az−Zubair: Az−Zubair told me that he
quarreled with an Ansari man who had participated in (the
battle of) Badr in front of Allah's Apostle about a water
stream which both of them used for irrigation. Allah's Apostle
said to Az−Zubair, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your garden) first,
and then let the water flow to your neighbor." The Ansari
became angry and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is it because he is
your cousin?" On that the complexion of Allah's Apostle
changed (because of anger) and said (to Az−Zubair), "I
irrigate (your garden) and then withhold the water till it
reaches the walls (surrounding the palms)." So, Allah's
Apostle gave Az−Zubair his full right. Before that Allah's
Apostle had given a generous judgment beneficial for Az−Zubair
and the Ansari, but when the Ansan irritated Allah's Apostle
he gave Az−Zubair his full right according to the evident law.
Az−Zubair said, "By Allah ! I think the following Verse was
revealed concerning that case: "But no by your Lord They can
have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes
between them." (4.65)
3.872:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: My father died and was in debt.
I suggested that his creditors take the fruits (i.e. dates) of
my garden in lieu of the debt of my father, but they refused
the offer, as they thought that it would not cover the full
debt. So, I went to the Prophet and told him about it. He said
(to me), "When you pluck the dates and collect them in the
Mirbad (i.e. a place where dates are dried), call me (Allah's
Apostle)." Finally he came accompanied by Abu Bakr and `Umar
and sat on the dates and invoked Allah to bless them. Then he
said, "Call your creditors and give them their full rights."
So, I paid all my father's creditors in full and yet thirteen
extra Wasqs of dates remained, seven of which were 'Ajwa and
six were Laun or six of which were Ajwa and seven were Laun. I
met Allah's Apostle at sunset and informed him about it. On
that he smiled and said, "Go to Abu Bakr and `Umar and tell
them about it." They said, "We perceived that was going to
happen, as Allah's Apostle did what he did."
3.873:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b: That Ka`b bin Malik told him that
in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle he demanded his debt from
Ibn Abu Hadrad in the Mosque. Their voices grew louder till
Allah's Apostle heard them while he was in his house. So he
lifted the curtain of his room and called Ka`b bin Malik
saying, "O Ka`b!" He replied, "Labbaik! O Allah's Apostle!" He
beckoned to him with his hand suggesting that he deduct half
the debt. Ka`b said, "I agree, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's
Apostle then said (to Ibn Abu Hadrad), "Get up and pay him the
rest."