عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها: أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَعَدَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ لِي مَمْلُوكِينَ يَكْذِبُونَنِي وَيَخُونُونَنِي وَيَعْصُونَنِي، وَأَشْتُمُهُمْ وَأَضْرِبُهُمْ، فَكَيْفَ أَنَا مِنْهُمْ؟ قَالَ: «يُحْسَبُ مَا خَانُوكَ وَعَصَوْكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ وَعِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ كَفَافًا، لَا لَكَ وَلَا عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ فَضْلًا لَكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمُ اقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْفَضْلُ»، قَالَ: فَتَنَحَّى الرَّجُلُ فَجَعَلَ يَبْكِي وَيَهْتِفُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَمَا تَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ اللهِ: {وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا}، الْآيَةَ»، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلهُمْ شَيْئًا خَيْرًا مِنْ مُفَارَقَتِهِمْ، أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَارٌ كُلُّهُمْ.
Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Aisha -Radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake-: Ya kuwa mtu mmoja alikaa mbele ya Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- akasema: Ewe Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu, kwa hakika mimi nina watu niliowamiliki, wakati mwingine wananidanganya na wananifanyia hiyana na wanakwenda kinyume na amri zangu, nahuwa nawatia adabu kwa kuwatukana na kuwapiga, hivyo naulizia kuwa ni vipi itakuwa hali yangu kwa kuwafanyia hayo?Akasema: "Watahesabiwa kwa hiyana waliyokufanyia na kukuasi na kukudanganya, na itahesabiwa adhabu yako uliyowapa basi ikiwa adhabu uliyowapa ipo sawa na makosa yao basi itatosha na hapatakuwa na chochote kwako wala kwao, na ikiwa adhabu uliyowapa ni ya chini kulingana na kosa walilofanya basi utalipwa na utazidishiwa kwenye malipo yako, na ikiwa umewaadhibu zaidi ya walivyokosea yatapunguzwa kutoka kwako malipo ya ziada" Akasema: Basi yule bwana alijitenga na akawa analia kwa sauti ya juu, Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- akamwambia: "Hivi husomi katika kitabu cha Mwenyezi Mungu aliposema: "Na Sisi tutaweka Mizani ya uadilifu siku ya Kiyama na hakuna nafsi yoyote itakayodhulumiwa kwa chochote", mpaka mwisho wa Aya, yule bwana akasema: Nakuapia ewe Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu, sijaona kheri iliyopo kati yangu na yao zaidi ya kuwaachia huru, na ninakupa ushuhuda kuwa wao wote kuanzia sasa wako huru".
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: A man came and sat in front of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have two slaves who lie to me, deceive me, and disobey me, and I scold them and hit them. So what is my case concerning them?" He said: "The extent to which they betrayed you, disobeyed you, and lied to you will be measured against how much you punish them. If your punishing them is equal to their sins, the two will be the same, nothing for you and nothing against you. If your punishing them is above their sins, some of your rewards will be taken from you and given to them." The man left, and began weeping and crying aloud. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You should read what Allah says in His Book: {We will place the scales of justice on the Day of Resurrection, and no soul will be wronged in the least. Even if a deed is the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. Sufficient are We as Reckoners.} [Surat al-Anbiyā': 47]" Thereupon, the man said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I see nothing better for myself and them than parting with them. Bear witness that they are all free."