Hadith on Punishment: Do not curse him, for by Allah, he loves Allah and His Messenger

Umar ibn Al-Khattab reported: During the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, there was a man named Abdullah who was nicknamed “donkey,” and he would make the Messenger of Allah laugh. The Prophet would flog him for drinking wine, and one day he was brought again and flogged. A man among the people said, “O Allah, curse him! How many times has he been brought?” The Prophet said, “Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Allah and His Messenger.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Book 81, Number 771]

عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ اسْمُهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ يُلَقَّبُ حِمَارًا وَكَانَ يُضْحِكُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ جَلَدَهُ فِي الشَّرَابِ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ يَوْمًا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَجُلِدَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهُ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا يُؤْتَى بِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَلْعَنُوهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ إِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ

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