Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ أَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ تُنْتَهَكُ حُرْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Ishaq narrated to us: Malik informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Urwa, from Aisha, who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, was never given the choice between two matters but he chose the easier of the two, so long as it was not a sin; but if it was a sin, he was the furthest of people from it. And the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, never took revenge for himself, except when the sanctity of God was violated, in which case he would take revenge for the sake of God, Mighty and Majestic.