Sahih al-Bukhari 2444
Book 46: Oppressions · Hadith 5
Hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " انْصُرْ أَخَاكَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا ". قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا نَنْصُرُهُ مَظْلُومًا، فَكَيْفَ نَنْصُرُهُ ظَالِمًا قَالَ " تَأْخُذُ فَوْقَ يَدَيْهِ ".
Narrated Anas:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "By preventing him from oppressing others
Anas (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool ne farmaya: "Apne bhai ki madad karo, chahe woh zaalim ho ya mazloom." Logon ne pucha: "Ya Allah ke Rasool! Agar woh mazloom ho to madad karna theek hai, magar agar woh zaalim ho to hum kaise madad karen?" Nabi ne kaha: "Use doosron par zulm karne se rokkar."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2444 · Book 46, Hadith 5