Verily, Allah tortures those who torture people in this world

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Hadith text: Verily, Allah tortures those who torture people in this…

عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهما أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاطِ بِالشَّامِ، قَدْ أُقِيمُوا فِي الشَّمْسِ، فَقَالَ: مَا شَأْنُهُمْ؟ قَالُوا: حُبِسُوا فِي الْجِزْيَةِ، فَقَالَ هِشَامٌ: أَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يُعَذِّبُ الَّذِينَ يُعَذِّبُونَ النَّاسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا».

Hishām ibn Hakīm ibn Hizām (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that while in the Levant, he passed by some Nabataean peasants who had been made to stand in the sun. He said: What is this? They said: They have been imprisoned on account of Jizyah (protection tax). So Hishām said: I testify that I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Verily, Allah tortures those who torture people in this world."

Explanation of the hadith: Verily, Allah tortures those who torture people in this…

Lessons: Verily, Allah tortures those who torture people in this…

• Jizyah is: a sum of money imposed on adult, wealthy men from the People of the Book in exchange for their protection and residence in the land of Islam.
• The prohibition of torturing people, even disbelievers, without a Shariah-approved justification.
• Warning oppressors against oppression.
• Adherence of the Prophet's Companions to enjoining goodness and forbidding evil.
• An-Nawawi said: This refers to torture without a just cause, so it does not include lawful punishment such as Qasās (retaliatory punishment), Hudūd (prescribed penalties), Ta‘zīr (discretionary punishment), and the like.

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