72/25. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5516 — An-Nuhba and Al-Muthla Forbidden
Al-Muthla, Al-Masbura, and Mujaththama
Hadith About An-Nuhba and Al-Muthla
Sahih Bukhari : 5516
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5516
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنِ النُّهْبَةِ وَالْمُثْلَةِ.
'Abdullah bin Yazid Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade An-Nuhba and Al-Muthla.
[1] An-Nuhba means robbing and taking publicly the property of someone else by force.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5516In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 42USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 425
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5516
This hadith is short, so it should be explained with care. `Abdullah bin Yazid narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade An-Nuhba and Al-Muthla. The wording given here does not describe the details of An-Nuhba. It also does not give a long story. It simply names two acts and states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade them. Since nearby narrations speak about Muthla in relation to animals, readers may search for An-Nuhba and Al-Muthla hadith to understand the phrase. Still, the content here should not add more than the text says: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited these acts, and a believer should take such a prohibition seriously.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith clearly states a prohibition from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The two named acts are An-Nuhba and Al-Muthla.
- The brief wording teaches respect for clear Prophetic limits.
