Sahih Bukhari 61 3600 Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions - كتاب المناقب

68 3416 Sahih Bukhari 61 3600 Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions - كتاب المناقب "30355 20001 11013 10511 53" حدثنا عبد الله بن يوسف، أخبرنا مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن عروة بن الزبير، عن عائشة رضى الله عنها أنها قالت ما خير رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بين أمرين إلا أخذ أيسرهما، ما لم يكن إثما، فإن كان إثما كان أبعد الناس منه، وما انتقم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لنفسه، إلا أن تنتهك حرمة الله فينتقم لله بها‏.‏ " Narrated `Aisha: Whenever Allah's Apostle was given the choice of one of two matters he would choose the easier of the two as long as it was not sinful to do so but if it was sinful to do so he would not approach it. Allah's Apostle never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah's Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge for Allah's Sake."