4.6 Hadisi Game da Hudud, Cin Hanci, da Daidaito
4.6 Hadith On Hudud, Corruption, And Equality
Daidaito muhimmin ginshiƙi ne a cikin ɗabi'un Musulunci. Amma ba duk ra'ayoyin "daidaito" ɗaya suke ba. Misali, ra'ayin daidaiton masu sassaucin ra'ayi na zamani ya bambanta sosai da ra'ayin daidaiton da masana masu sassaucin ra'ayi na gargajiya suka gabatar. Misali, bisa ga ra'ayin iyayen kafa na Amurka, hana mata da baƙaƙen fata kada kuri'a ko mallakar dukiya ya dace gaba ɗaya da fahimtarsu ta daidaito.
Equality is a crucial component of Islamic ethics. But not all notions of “equality” are the same. The modern liberal notion of equality, for example, significantly diverges from the notion of equality propounded by classical liberal thinkers. For example, according to America’s founding fathers, barring women and blacks from voting or owning property was perfectly consistent with their understanding of equality.
Duk da haka, wata magana bayyananniya game da daidaito dangane da adalci daga maganganun Annabi ﷺ tana cikin Sahih Bukhari kamar haka:
Be that as it may, one very explicit expression of equality as it relates to justice from the sayings of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is found in Sahih Bukhari as follows:
Usama ya je wajen Manzon Allah ﷺ domin wata mace da ta yi sata. Sai Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Mutanen da suka gabace ku sun halaka ne saboda suna aiwatar da hukuncin doka a kan talakawa, amma suna yafe wa masu arziki. Ina rantse da Wanda raina yana hannunSa! Idan Fatima (’yar Manzon Allah ﷺ) ta yi wannan (watau ta yi sata), da zan yanke mata hannu."
Usama approached the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم on behalf of a woman who had committed theft. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The people before you were destroyed because they used to inflict the legal punishments on the poor and forgive the rich. By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! If Fatima (the daughter of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم (did that (i.e. stole), I would cut off her hand.”
Wata riwayar kuma a kan wannan al'amari wadda ta ƙara bayani dalla-dalla:
Another narration on the matter that provides further details:
Quraishawa sun damu ƙwarai saboda matar Makhzumiya wadda ta aikata sata.
“The Quraish became very worried about the Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft.
Suka ce, "Babu wanda zai yi magana (a madadin matar) ga Manzon Allah ﷺ, kuma babu wanda ya isa ya yi hakan sai Usama, wanda shi ne ƙaunataccen Manzon Allah ﷺ." Sa'ad da Usama ya yi magana da Manzon Allah ﷺ game da wannan al'amari, sai Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce, "Shin kana roƙo (a wurina) don ka karya ɗaya daga cikin hukuncin Allah?" Sai ya tashi ya yi wa mutane jawabi, yana cewa, "Ya ku mutane! Al'ummun da suka gabace ku sun ɓace ne saboda idan wani mai daraja daga cikinsu ya yi sata, sukan bar shi, amma idan wani rauni daga cikinsu ya yi sata, sukan aiwatar masa da hukuncin. Na rantse da Allah, idan Fatima, 'yar Muhammadu ﷺ ta yi sata, Muhammadu ﷺ zai yanke mata hannu!"
They said, “Nobody can speak (in favor of the lady) to Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and nobody dares do that except Usama who is the favorite of Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. “When Usama spoke to Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم about that matter, Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Do you intercede (with me) to violate one of the legal punishments of Allah?” Then he got up and addressed the people, saying, “O people! The nations before you went astray because if a noble person committed theft, they used to leave him, but if a weak person among them committed theft, they used to inflict the legal punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad committed theft, Muhammad would cut off her hand!”
Some non-Muslims may bristle at the idea of corporal punishment, but I certainly don't see why reasonable non-Muslims should automatically rule out the possibility of such punishment as a deterrent for grave theft. Look at today's world, where investment banks and major corporations have no qualms about committing fraud on a global scale, literally stealing billions of dollars from the public and causing all manner of financial crises that have rocked the world over the past decades. Even when some of these bankers were convicted of these crimes, did they serve a single day in jail? Absolutely not! At most they were fined. Imagine that: you steal a billion dollars and only have to pay a fine of a few million dollars. Sounds like a great profit margin to me. But look at how harshly the "justice" system in many countries treats petty crime by the poor. Steal a cheap TV and you could face years in prison. How is that proportional? Where is the equality there? Corporate wrongdoing and illegality on the part of investment banks have caused immeasurable suffering the world over, as millions of people lost their jobs, their homes, and their lives. These are crimes that truly deserve hand-cutting.
Some non-Muslims may bristle at the idea of corporal punishment, but I certainly don’t see why reasonable non-Muslims should automatically disqualify the possibility of such punishment as a deterrent for egregious theft. Look at today’s world, where investment banks and major corporations have no qualms committing fraud on a global scale, literally stealing billions of dollars from the public and causing all manner of financial crises that have rocked the world over the past decades. Even when some of these bankers were convicted of committing these crimes, did they serve a day in jail? Absolutely not! At most they were fined. Imagine that: you steal a billion dollars and only have to pay a fine of a few million dollars. Sounds like a great profit margin to me. But look at how harshly the “justice” system in many countries treats petty crime by the poor. Steal a cheap TV and you could face years in prison. How is that proportional? Where is the equality there? Corporate malfeasance and illegality on the part of investment banks have resulted in immeasurable suffering the world over as millions of people lost their jobs, lost their homes, and lost their lives. These are crimes that truly deserve hand-cutting.
A kowane hali, Annabi ﷺ ya yi gargadi game da sakamakon irin wannan zalunci, kuma a matsayinmu na 'yan ƙasa da mazauna waɗannan ƙasashe, wannan labari ne mara daɗi ga kowannenmu.
In any case, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forewarned the results of such injustice and as citizens and residents of these nations, that is bad news for all of us.