Sahih al-Bukhari 4342

Hadith text

Narrated Abu Burda:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent Abu Musa and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen. He sent each of them to administer a province as Yemen consisted of two provinces. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to them), "Facilitate things for the people and do not make things difficult for them (Be kind and lenient (both of you) with the people, and do not be hard on them) and give the people good tidings and do not repulse them. So each of them went to carry on his job. So when any one of them toured his province and happened to come near (the border of the province of) his companion, he would visit him and greet him. Once Mu`adh toured that part of his state which was near (the border of the province of) his companion Abu Musa. Mu`adh came riding his mule till he reached Abu Musa and saw him sitting, and the people had gathered around him. Behold! There was a man tied with his hands behind his neck. Mu`adh said to Abu Musa, "O `Abdullah bin Qais! What is this?" Abu Musa replied. "This man has reverted to Heathenism after embracing Islam." Mu`adh said, "I will not dismount till he is killed." Abu Musa replied, "He has been brought for this purpose, so come down." Mu`adh said, "I will not dismount till he is killed." So Abu Musa ordered that he be killed, and he was killed. Then Mu`adh dismounted and said, "O `Abdullah (bin Qais)! How do you recite the Qur'an ?" Abu Musa said, "I recite the Qur'an regularly at intervals and piecemeal. How do you recite it O Mu`adh?" Mu`adh said, "I sleep in the first part of the night and then get up after having slept for the time devoted for my sleep and then recite as much as Allah has written for me. So I seek Allah's Reward for both my sleep as well as my prayer (at night)

Abu Burda bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool ne Abu Musa aur Mu'adh bin Jabal ko Yemen bheja. Unhone har ek ko ek prant ka prabandhan karne bheja kyunke Yemen do prantoin mein baanta tha. Nabi ne (unse) kaha, "Logon ke liye cheezen aasaan banao aur unhe mushkil mat banao, aur logon ko achhi khabar do aur unhe door mat bhagao." Isliye har ek apne kaam par gaya. Jab bhi unmein se ek apne prant ka daura karta aur apne sathi ke (prant ke) najdik aata, woh unse milne jata aur unhe salaam karta. Ek baar Mu'adh ne apne rajya ke us hisse ka daura kiya jo unke sathi Abu Musa ke qareeb tha. Mu'adh apne khachchar par sawar aaye jab tak woh Abu Musa tak pahunche aur unhe baithe dekha, aur log unke aas-paas jama the. Dekho! Wahaan ek shaks tha jinke haath unki gale ke peeche baandhe the. Mu'adh ne Abu Musa se kaha, "Aye Abdullah bin Qais! Yeh kya hai?" Abu Musa ne jawab diya, "Yeh shaks Islam qubool karne ke baad phir se but-parasti mein laut gaya hai." Mu'adh ne kaha, "Main tab tak nahi utarunga jab tak unhe qatl na kar diya jaaye." Abu Musa ne jawab diya, "Unhe isi maksad ke liye laaya gaya hai, isliye neeche aiye." Mu'adh ne kaha, "Main tab tak nahi utarunga jab tak unhe qatl na kar diya jaaye." Isliye Abu Musa ne hukum diya ke unhe qatl kiya jaaye, aur unhe qatl kiya gaya. Phir Mu'adh utre aur kaha, "Aye Abdullah (bin Qais)! Aap Quran kaise padhte hain?" Abu Musa ne kaha, "Main Quran vichchhinnato aur tukdon mein niyamit antaralon par padhta hoon. Aap kaise padhte hain, Aye Mu'adh?" Mu'adh ne kaha, "Main raat ke pahle hisse mein sota hoon aur phir sone ke apne nirdharit samay ke baad uthta hoon aur phir jitna Allah ne mere liye likha hai utna padhta hoon. Isliye main apne sone aur apne (raat ki) namaz donon ke liye Allah ke ajr ki khoj karta hoon."

Sahih al-Bukhari 4342 · Book 64, Hadith 370