Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا نِيلَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ فَانْتَقَمَهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ مَحَارِمُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَا عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَيْسَرُ مِنْ الْآخَرِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ بِأَيْسَرِهِمَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَأْثَمًا فَإِنْ كَانَ مَأْثَمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ.
English Translation
Muhammad b. Abd al-Rahman al-Tufawi told us, saying: Hisham b. Urwah told us, from his father, from Aishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never struck a servant of his, nor a woman of his, nor did he ever strike with his hand, except when striving in the way of Allah. Nothing was ever taken from him for which he took revenge on the one responsible, except when the sacred limits of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, were violated, in which case he would take revenge for the sake of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. He was never presented with two matters, one of them easier than the other, but he chose the easier of the two, unless it was sinful; and if it were sinful, he was the furthest of people from it.