37/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4036 — Murder of the Prophet's Herdsman
Mentioning the Differences Reported by Talhah bin Musarrif and Mu'awiyah bin Salih from Y
Hirabah Hadith: Killing the Herdsman and Taking the Camels
Sunan an-Nasai : 4036
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4036
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ قَدِمَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَسْلَمُوا ثُمَّ مَرِضُوا فَبَعَثَ بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى لِقَاحٍ لِيَشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا فَكَانُوا فِيهَا ثُمَّ عَمَدُوا إِلَى الرَّاعِي غُلاَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَتَلُوهُ وَاسْتَاقُوا اللِّقَاحَ فَزَعَمُوا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ عَطِّشَ مَنْ عَطَّشَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّيْلَةَ " . فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي طَلَبِهِمْ فَأُخِذُوا فَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَسَمَلَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ . وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ إِلاَّ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ اسْتَاقُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ الشِّرْكِ .
Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab Narrated from:
Some 'Arab people came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and accepted Islam, then they became sick. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sent them to some milk camels to drink their milk. While they were with them, they attacked the herdsman, who was a slave of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], and killed him.They drove off the camels, and claimed that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] had said: 'O Allah, make thirsty the one who makes the family of Muhammad thirsty tonight.' The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sent (men) after them, and they were caught. Then he had their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes gouged out.Some of them (the narrators) added more than others, except that in his narration of this Hadith, Mu'awiyah said: "They drove them off to the land of Shirk."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4036In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 71English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4041
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4036
This hadith reports that some Arab people came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, accepted Islam, and then became sick. He sent them to milk camels so they could drink their milk. While there, they attacked and killed the herdsman, who was a slave of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and drove off the camels. The narration also reports a supplication asking Allah to make thirsty those who made the family of Muhammad thirsty that night. The men were pursued, captured, and punished as described. One narrator adds that they drove the camels toward the land of Shirk. The core topic is violent betrayal, murder, and theft. According to Islamic scholars, legal punishments belong to legitimate authority after judgment and are not instructions for private retaliation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The newcomers accepted Islam and received help when they became ill.
- They killed the Prophet's herdsman and took the milk camels.
- One wording adds that they drove the camels toward the land of Shirk.
