37/8. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4029 — Betrayal After Recovery
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Humaid, from Anas bin Malik
Uraynah Hadith: Recovery Followed by Murder and Betrayal
Sunan an-Nasai : 4029
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4029
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُنَاسٌ مِنْ عُرَيْنَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ خَرَجْتُمْ إِلَى ذَوْدِنَا فَكُنْتُمْ فِيهَا فَشَرِبْتُمْ مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا وَأَبْوَالِهَا " . فَفَعَلُوا فَلَمَّا صَحُّوا قَامُوا إِلَى رَاعِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَتَلُوهُ وَرَجَعُوا كُفَّارًا وَاسْتَاقُوا ذَوْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَرْسَلَ فِي طَلَبِهِمْ فَأُتِيَ بِهِمْ فَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَسَمَلَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ .
Anas Narrated from:
Some people from 'Uraynah came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to them: 'Why don't you go out to our camels and stay with them and drink their milk and urine?' So they did that, and when they recovered, they went to the herdsman of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and killed him, reverted to being disbelievers, and drove off the camels of the Prophet [SAW]. He sent (men) after them, and they were brought to him. He had their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes gouged out.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4029In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 64English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4034
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4029
This hadith about the people of 'Uraynah begins with care and ends with betrayal. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم told them to stay with the camels and drink their milk and urine. They followed the direction and recovered. Afterward, they killed the Prophet's herdsman, returned to disbelief, and drove off the Prophet's camels. Men were sent after them, they were brought back, and the narration describes their punishment. The main lesson comes from the full sequence: help was given, health returned, and then the group committed murder, apostasy, and theft. The report should not be read as though the punishment followed only a change of belief, because the text also names killing and taking the camels. According to Islamic scholars, such legal penalties are matters for authorized courts and rulers, not private enforcement.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed the men to benefit from the camels while they were ill.
- They answered that help with murder, disbelief, and theft.
- The punishment followed their pursuit and capture.
