Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 183
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلاَءُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَتُؤَدُّنَّ الْحُقُوقَ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا، حَتَّى يُقَادَ لِلشَّاةِ الْجَمَّاءِ مِنَ الشَّاةِ الْقَرْنَاءِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu al-Rabi narrated to us. He said: Isma'il narrated to us. He said: al-Ala narrated to us, from his father, from Abu Hurayra, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: 'Rights will surely be restored to their owners, until even the hornless sheep will receive retribution from the horned sheep.'
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
حَتَّى يُقَادَ لِلشَّاةِ الْجَمَّاءِ مِنَ الشَّاةِ الْقَرْنَاءِ.
The animal example illustrates the complete restoration of rights; the exact notion of retribution between animals is figurative in this setting.
Should a translator's note explain the example's illustrative function?