Two Halal Choices

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not have to choose between two matters, but that he chose the easier of them as long as it was not a wrong action. If it was a wrong action, he was the furthest of people from it. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not take revenge for himself unless the limits of Allah were violated. Then he took revenge for it for Allah."
 
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Abdu Dawud, Muslim and Malik
'A'ishah  said, "The Prophet of Allah, upon him be peace, never once chose the more difficult of two matters, so long as the simpler choice was not sinful. If it was sinful, he would be the last of people to choose it. Never once did the Prophet of Allah seek revenge for himself. However, if a wrong was done to what Allah had made sacred, he would seek revenge for Allah."

Related Link:  The prayer of Istikharah for times of indecision

Action Items for the uttaqun:

• When faced with two halal choices, choose the easier path.

Remember... Allah, subhana watala, sees everything we do!