37/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4037 — Raid on the Prophet's Milk Camels
Mentioning the Differences Reported by Talhah bin Musarrif and Mu'awiyah bin Salih from Y
Hadith About the Raid on the Prophet's Milk Camels
Sunan an-Nasai : 4037
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4037
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخَلَنْجِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ سُعَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ أَغَارَ قَوْمٌ عَلَى لِقَاحِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخَذَهُمْ فَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَسَمَلَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Some people raided the milk camels of the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. He caught them and had their hands and feet cut off and their eyes gouged out.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4037In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 72English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4042
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4037
This concise hadith from 'Aishah reports that a group raided the milk camels of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. They were caught, and the narration then states that their hands and feet were cut off and their eyes were gouged out. Unlike longer reports of the same event, this wording does not mention illness, treatment, apostasy, the killing of a herdsman, or the pursuit in detail. A strict explanation should therefore center on what this text actually says: a raid took place, the raiders were captured, and a severe punishment followed. The core Islamic topic is hirabah or violent raiding against property and public safety. According to Islamic scholars, the implementation of criminal penalties belongs only to lawful government and courts after due process, not to private individuals.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report identifies the act as a raid on the Prophet's milk camels.
- The raiders were captured before punishment was carried out.
- This concise wording should not be expanded with details it does not state.
