8/20. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 712 — Prisoner in Masjid
Tying Prisoners Of War To A Pillar In The Masjid
Hadith About Thumamah Tied in the Masjid
Sunan an-Nasai : 712
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 712
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيْلاً قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ فَجَاءَتْ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ أُثَالٍ سَيِّدُ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَرُبِطَ بِسَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ . مُخْتَصَرٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent some horsemen toward Najd, and they brought back a man from Banu Hanifah who was called Thumamah bin Uthal, the chief of the people of Al-Yamamah. Then he was tied to one of the pillars of the Masjid.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 712In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 25English translation : Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 713
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 712
This hadith about Thumamah bin Uthal gives a brief report from Abu Hurairah. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sent horsemen toward Najd. They returned with a man from Banu Hanifah named Thumamah bin Uthal, described in the text as the chief of the people of Al-Yamamah. He was tied to one of the pillars of the Masjid. The report here is marked as shortened, so the explanation should not add the later details of the wider story unless clearly labeled from other narrations. Based only on this text, the main point is that a captured man was held at a Masjid pillar after being brought by the horsemen.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report identifies Thumamah bin Uthal as a chief from Al-Yamamah.
- He was brought by horsemen sent toward Najd.
- He was tied to a pillar of the Masjid in this shortened narration.
- The text should be understood as a brief report, not the full story.
