Sunan Abi Dawud, 4537

Rapporté par Abu Firas : Omar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه nous a dit : « Je n’ai pas envoyé mes collecteurs (de zakat) pour qu’ils frappent vos corps ou prennent vos biens. Si cela arrive à quelqu’un et qu’il me le signale, je lui rendrai justice. » Amr ibn al-‘As demanda : « Si un gouverneur punit un de ses sujets, lui rendras-tu justice aussi ? » Il répondit : « Oui, par Celui qui détient mon âme, je lui rendrai justice. J’ai vu que le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a lui-même accepté la justice contre lui-même. »

Narrated Abu Firas: 'Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) addressed us and said: I did not send my collectors (of zakat) so that they strike your bodies and that they take your property. If that is done with someone and he appeals to me, I shall take retaliation on him. Amr ibn al-'As said: If any man (i.e. governor) inflicts disciplinary punishment on his subjects, would you take retaliation on him too? He said: Yes, by Him in Whose hand my soul is, I shall take retaliation on him. I saw that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has given retaliation on himself