Tirmidhi Book 44, Hadith 2871

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّمَا أَجَلُكُمْ فِيمَا خَلَا مِنَ الْأُمَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِ الشَّمْسِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُكُمْ وَمَثَلُ الْيَهُودِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالنَّصَارَى كَرَجُلٍ اسْتَعْمَلَ عُمَّالًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ ؟ فَعَمِلَتْ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَعَمِلَتْ النَّصَارَى عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِ الشَّمْسِ عَلَى قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَغَضِبَتْ الْيَهُودُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالنَّصَارَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَحْنُ أَكْثَرُ عَمَلًا وَأَقَلُّ عَطَاءً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هَلْ ظَلَمْتُكُمْ مِنْ حَقِّكُمْ شَيْئًا ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّهُ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Your period in comparison to the periods of the previous nations, is like the period between Salat Al-'Asr until sunset. And you are in comparison to the Jews and Christians, like a man who employeed some workers and he said: 'Who will work for me until Midday for a Qirat each?' So the Jews worked for half a day for a Qirat each. Then he said: 'Who will work for me from the middle of the day until Salat Al-'Asr for a Qirat each?' So the Christians worked for a Qirat each. Then it is you who are doing the work from Salat Al-'Asr until the setting of the sun for two Qirats each. So the Jews and the Christians got angry and said: 'We did more work but were given less?' So He (Allah) says: 'Have I wronged you in any of your rights?' They said: 'No.' He says: 'Then it is my blessing that I give to whomever I wish.'