37/8. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4034 — Apostasy, Murder, Theft, and Death in Al-Harrah
Mentioning the Differences Reported from Humaid, from Anas bin Malik
Uraynah Hadith: Murder, Camel Theft, and Al-Harrah
Sunan an-Nasai : 4034
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4034
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، وَثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ نَفَرًا، مِنْ عُرَيْنَةَ نَزَلُوا فِي الْحَرَّةِ فَأَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاجْتَوَوُا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَكُونُوا فِي إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ وَأَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا وَأَبْوَالِهَا فَقَتَلُوا الرَّاعِيَ وَارْتَدُّوا عَنِ الإِسْلاَمِ وَاسْتَاقُوا الإِبِلَ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي آثَارِهِمْ فَجِيءَ بِهِمْ فَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَسَمَّرَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ وَأَلْقَاهُمْ فِي الْحَرَّةِ . قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَهُمْ يَكْدُمُ الأَرْضَ بِفِيهِ عَطَشًا حَتَّى مَاتُوا .
Anas Narrated from:
Some people from 'Uraynah camped in Al-Harrah and came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. The climate of Al-Madinah did not suit them, so the Messenger of Allah [SAW] told them to go and stay near the camels that had been given in Sadaqah, and to drink their milk and urine. Then they killed the herdsman and apostatized from Islam, and drove off the camels. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sent (men) after them, who brought them, then he had their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes gouged out, and left them in Al-Harrah. Anas said: "I saw one of them biting at the ground from thirst, until they died."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4034In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 69English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4039
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4034
This Uraynah hadith says that some men camped in Al-Harrah and came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم after Madinah's climate did not suit them. He directed them to the charity camels to drink their milk and urine. They then killed the herdsman, apostatized from Islam, and drove away the camels. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent men after them, and when they were brought back, the punishment described in the narration was carried out. Anas adds that he saw one of them biting the ground because of thirst until they died. The core topic is hirabah joined with murder, theft, and apostasy. The added eyewitness detail makes this version especially vivid. According to Islamic scholars, criminal penalties are applied only by lawful authority under legal process, never by private people.
What we learn from this hadith
- The men received access to charity camels when the climate made them ill.
- They killed the herdsman, apostatized, and stole the camels.
- Anas personally described seeing one of them bite the ground from thirst.
