‘Īsa the Son of Maryam saw a person stealing. Thereupon, ‘Īsa said to him: Did you steal? He said: No, by the One besides Whom there is no god. So ‘Īsa said: I believed in Allah and disbelieved my eyes
Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "And mention in the Book, the story of Maryam..."
Authentic
hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih al-Bukhari 3444
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "‘Īsa the Son of Maryam saw a person stealing. Thereupon, ‘Īsa asked him: 'Did you steal?' He said: 'No, by the One besides Whom there is no god.' So ‘Īsa said: 'I believed in Allah and disbelieved my eyes (what my eyes saw).'
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3444), Muslim (No. 2368), An-Nasa’i (No. 5427), Ibn Majah (No. 2102) and Ahmad (No. 7807, 8615).
‘Īsa the Son Maryam (peace be upon him) saw a man stealing. He asked the man if he had stolen. The man swore by Allah that he had not. So ‘Īsa said that he believed in Allah and disbelieved in his own eyes. This means that he believed the man, for he swore by Allah, and ruled out that he ostensibly stole. The man could have taken something that belonged to him, or with its owner's permission, or not meaning to seize it unlawfully, or merely to look into it, etc. This illustrates how much the prophets glorify Allah, the Most High.
Explanation in Arabic
رأى عيسى ابنُ مريم -عليه السلام- رجلًا يسرق، فقال له: أسرقتَ؟ فحلف له بالله الذي لا إله إلا هو أنه ما سرق. فقال عيسى: «آمنتُ بالله، وكذَّبتُ عيني» أي: صدَّقت مَن حلف بالله تعالى وكذبت ما ظهر لي من سرقته؛ فلعله أخذ شيئًا له فيه حق، أو أخذه بإذن صاحبه، أو لم يقصد الغصب والاستيلاء، أو أخذه لينظر فيه، أو غير ذلك، وهذا من تعظيم الأنبياء لله تعالى .
جزء من حديث أبي بكر بن المقرئ (115)رَأَى عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَجُلا يَسْرِقُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : أَسَرَقْتَ ؟ قَالَ : لا وَالَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ ، فَقَالَ عِيسَى : آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَكَذَّبْتُ بَصَرِي
مجالس من أمالي أبي عبد الله بن منده (402)رأى عيسى بن مريم عليه السلام رجلا يسرق فقال له : أسرقت ؟ قال : لا والله الذي لا إله إلا هو فقال عيسى : آمنت بالله وكذبت بصري
