45/34. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2615b — Protect Muslims from Injury
Telling The One Who Carries A Weapon In The Masjid, Marketplace Or Other Place Where People Gather, To Hold It By Its Point
Hadith on Protecting Muslims from Injury
Sahih Muslim : 2615b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2615b
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَرَّادٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا مَرَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا أَوْ فِي سُوقِنَا وَمَعَهُ نَبْلٌ فَلْيُمْسِكْ عَلَى نِصَالِهَا بِكَفِّهِ أَنْ يُصِيبَ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْهَا بِشَىْءٍ " . أَوْ قَالَ " لِيَقْبِضْ عَلَى نِصَالِهَا " .
Abu Musa Narrated from:
Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: He who amongst you moves in the mosque or in the bazar and there is an arrow with him he should take hold of its iron-head in his palm, so that none amongst the Muslims should receive any injury from it, or he said, should catch its iron-head.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2615bIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 162USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6335
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2615b
This hadith about not harming Muslims gives a plain rule for daily conduct. Abu Musa reports that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever passes through the mosque or market with arrows should hold their iron heads in his palm, so no Muslim is injured by them. The narration names two public places: the mosque and the market. Both are places where people may move close to each other. The instruction is careful and practical. It does not wait for harm to occur. It teaches prevention. If a person carries something that can injure others, he should control the dangerous part and keep people safe from even accidental harm.
What we learn from this hadith
- Preventing injury is part of good Muslim conduct.
- Mosques and markets should be kept safe for people.
- The dangerous part of a tool should be controlled when carried.
- Islamic manners include concern for accidental harm.
