Question
I am looking for this Hadith with this particular wording:
صل من قطعك واعف عمّن ظلمك واحسن الي من أساء اليك
Translation: Join ties with those who cut off ties with you, pardon those who oppress you and be good to those who evil to you.
Answer
I have not come across these words as one Hadith in any primary Hadith source. This seems to be a combination of the following Hadiths:
1) Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “O ‘Uqbah! Join ties with those who cut off ties with you, give those who deprive you, and turn away from those who oppress you”
Arabic text:
يا عقبة صل من قطعك وأعط من حرمك وأعرض عمن ظلمك
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 4, pg. 148)
2) Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “O ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir! Join ties with those who cut off ties with you, give those who deprive you, and forgive those who oppress you”
Arabic text:
يا عقبة بن عامر صل من قطعك وأعط من حرمك واعف عمن ظلمك
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 4, pg. 148)
3) Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had a piece of cloth attached to the pommel of his sword on which the following words were inscribed: “Join ties with those who sever ties with you, do good to those who harm you and speak the truth even if it is against you”
Arabic text:
صل من قطعك وأحسن إلى من أساء إليك وقل الحق ولو على نفسك
(Juz’ of Abu ‘Ali ibn Shadhan, Refer: At Talkhisul Habir, vol. 4 pg. 1897)
4) Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) told me, “Should I not show you the noblest character of this world and the Hereafter? [It is:] Joining ties with those that sever ties, and that you give those who deprive you and pardon those who oppress you,”
Arabic text:
ألا أدلك على أكرم أخلاق الدنيا والآخرة؟ أن تصل من قطعك، وأن تعطي من حرمك، وأن تعفو عمن ظلمك
(Al Mu’jamul Awsat, Hadith: 5563)
5) Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Join ties with those who cut off ties with you and pardon those who oppress you”
Arabic text:
صل من قطعك واعف عمن ظلمك
(Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 7585)
Also see: Targhib, vol. 3, pg. 307/308 and Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8, pg 188.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala
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