92/8. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7078 — Your Blood and Honor Are Sacred
“Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking the neck of one another.”
Hadith About the Sacredness of Muslim Blood, Property, and Honor
Sahih Bukhari : 7078
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7078
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، وَعَنْ رَجُلٍ، آخَرَ هُوَ أَفْضَلُ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ " أَلاَ تَدْرُونَ أَىُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا ". قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ. فَقَالَ " أَلَيْسَ بِيَوْمِ النَّحْرِ ". قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " أَىُّ بَلَدٍ، هَذَا أَلَيْسَتْ بِالْبَلْدَةِ ". قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ، وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ، وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ، وَأَبْشَارَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ، كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا، أَلاَ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ ". قُلْنَا نَعَمْ. قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ، فَلْيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ، فَإِنَّهُ رُبَّ مُبَلِّغٍ يُبَلِّغُهُ مَنْ هُوَ أَوْعَى لَهُ فَكَانَ كَذَلِكَ ـ قَالَ ـ لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ ". فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ حُرِّقَ ابْنُ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، حِينَ حَرَّقَهُ جَارِيَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ. قَالَ أَشْرِفُوا عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرَةَ. فَقَالُوا هَذَا أَبُو بَكْرَةَ يَرَاكَ. قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَحَدَّثَتْنِي أُمِّي عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَوْ دَخَلُوا عَلَىَّ مَا بَهَشْتُ بِقَصَبَةٍ.
Abu Bakra Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed the people saying, "Don't you know what is the day today?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." We thought that he might give that day another name. The Prophet said, "Isn't it the day of An-Nahr?" We replied, "Yes. O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." He then said, "What town is this? Isn't it the forbidden (Sacred) Town (Mecca)?" We replied, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)."He then said, "Your blood, your properties, your honors and your skins (i.e., bodies) are as sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours in this town of yours. (Listen) Haven't I conveyed Allah's message to you?" We replied, "Yes" He said, "O Allah! Be witness (for it). So it is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this message of mine) to those who are absent because the informed one might comprehend what I have said better than the present audience who will convey it to him.)"The narrator added: In fact, it was like that. The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Beware! Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7078In-book reference : Book 92, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 199
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7078
This hadith about Muslim blood, property, and honor is one of the clearest warnings in the text. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) addressed the people and reminded them of the sacred day, the sacred month, and the sacred town. Then he said that their blood, properties, honors, and bodies were sacred to one another like that sanctity. He also told those present to convey the message to those absent. The hadith ends with another warning: do not return after him as disbelievers by striking the necks of one another. The message is simple and powerful. A Muslim must not treat another Muslim’s life, wealth, honor, or body as cheap.
What we learn from this hadith
- Muslim blood, property, honor, and bodies are sacred.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) ordered this message to be conveyed to others.
- Violence among Muslims is strongly warned against.
- Respecting others is part of protecting the community.
