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ACCEPT EXCUSE OF ANOTHER
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5052
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5052
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَنِ اعْتَذَرَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ فَلَمْ يَعْذِرْهُ أَوْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْ عُذْرَهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مثلُ خَطِيئَة صَاحب المكس» . رَوَاهُمَا الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي «شُعَبِ الْإِيمَانِ» وَقَالَ: الْمَكَّاسُ: الْعَشَّارُ
Sayyiduna Jabir رضي الله عنه narrated that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "He who excuses himself to his brother but he does not excuse him (rejecting his plea as a lie), or does not accept his excuse (even though he knows it to be genuine), he (who turns down his excuse) is as sinful as a sahib maks (the tax collector)." [1] Bayhaqi transmitted saying that makkas is he who collects taxes.
[1] Bayhaqi in Shu'ab ul eeman # 8338.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5052In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 425
