Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed," A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will help him if he is oppressed, but if he is an oppressor, how shall I help him?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing (others), for that is how to help him."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 85: Saying Something under Compulsion (Ikraah), Hadith #84
Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed," A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will help him if he is oppressed, but if he is an oppressor, how shall I help him?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing (others), for that is how to help him."
This hadith is from the book of Saying Something under Compulsion (Ikraah) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 84 in book 85 of volume 9.
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