Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 3522

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ هشامَ بنَ حكيمٍ مَرَّ بِالشَّامِ عَلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاطِ وَقَدْ أُقِيموا فِي الشَّمسِ وصُبَّ على رُؤوسِهِمُ الزَّيْتُ فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: يُعَذَّبُونَ فِي الخَراجِ فَقَالَ هِشَامٌ: أَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُعَذِّبُ الَّذِينَ يُعذبونَ النَّاسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Translation

Hisham ibn Urwah reported from his father: Hisham ibn Hakim passed by some Nabataeans in Syria who had been made to stand in the sun with oil poured over their heads. He asked, ‘What is this?’ They said, ‘They are being punished over the land tax.’ Hisham said, ‘I testify that I heard the Messenger of God say: God will punish those who punish people in this world.’ Muslim transmitted it.