Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's Apostle! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 43: Oppressions, Hadith #624
Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's Apostle! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."
This hadith is from the book of Oppressions in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 624 in book 43 of volume 3.
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