حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ وَهُوَ يَقْسِمُ التِّبْرَ وَالْغَنَائِمَ وَهُوَ فِي حِجْرِ بِلَالٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ اعْدِلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَإِنَّکَ لَمْ تَعْدِلْ فَقَالَ وَيْلَکَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ بَعْدِي إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَتَّی أَضْرِبَ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ هَذَا فِي أَصْحَابٍ أَوْ أُصَيْحَابٍ لَهُ يَقْرَئُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنْ الدِّينِ کَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنْ الرَّمِيَّةِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 172
It was narrated from Abu Zubair that Jâbir bin ‘Abdullâh said: “The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H was in Ji’ránah and he was distributing gold nuggets and spoils of war which were in Bilâl’s lap. A man said: ‘Do justice, 0 Muhammad! For you have not done justice!’ He said: ‘Woe to you! Who will do justice after me if I do not do justice?’‘Umar said: ‘0 Messenger of Allah! Let me strike the neck of this hypocrite!’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘This man has some companions who recite the Qur’an but it does not go any deeper than their collarbones. They will pass through Islam like an arrow passing through its target.’” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020