32/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1746b — Buwaira and the Revealed Verse
Permissibility of cutting down the trees of the Kuffar and burning them
Buwaira Hadith: Banu Nadir Palms and Qur’an 59:5
Sahih Muslim : 1746b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1746b
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَهَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مُوسَى، بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَطَعَ نَخْلَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ وَحَرَّقَ وَلَهَا يَقُولُ حَسَّانُ وَهَانَ عَلَى سَرَاةِ بَنِي لُؤَىٍّ حَرِيقٌ بِالْبُوَيْرَةِ مُسْتَطِيرُ وَفِي ذَلِكَ نَزَلَتْ { مَا قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ لِينَةٍ أَوْ تَرَكْتُمُوهَا قَائِمَةً عَلَى أُصُولِهَا} الآيَةَ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) caused the date-palms of Banu Nadir to be cut down and burnt. It is in this connection that Hassan (the poet) said: It was easy for the nobles of Quraish to burn Buwaira whose sparks were flying in all directions, in the same connection was revealed the Qur'anic verse:" Whatever trees you have cut down or left standing on their trunks."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1746bIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 34USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4325
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1746b
This Buwaira hadith reports from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم cut down and burnt the date-palms of Banu Nadir. It also mentions lines attributed to Hassan about the burning of Buwaira and then connects the event to the Qur’anic verse: “Whatever trees you have cut down or left standing on their trunks.” The narration has a clear focus: Banu Nadir, the palms, Buwaira, and the revealed verse. A safe explanation should not turn it into a broad rule about all trees or all settings. For people searching for the Banu Nadir palms hadith, this report gives the event and its Qur’anic connection in one place.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions cutting and burning Banu Nadir’s palms.
- It names Buwaira in connection with the event.
- It connects the event with a Qur’anic verse about trees.
