16/21. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1417 — Detention Over an Accusation
What Has Been Related About Imprisoning For An Accusation
Hadith About Detention Over an Accusation
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1417
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1417
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَبَسَ رَجُلاً فِي تُهْمَةٍ ثُمَّ خَلَّى عَنْهُ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ بَهْزٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ أَتَمَّ مِنْ هَذَا وَأَطْوَلَ .
Bahz bin Hakim Narrated from:
Narrated Bahz bin Hakim: From His Father, From His Grandfather, That The Prophet (ﷺ) Imprisoned A Man For An Accusation, Then He Let Him Go.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1417In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 3, Book 14, Hadith 1417
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1417
This Hadith about detention over an accusation is brief. It states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم imprisoned a man for an accusation, then let him go. The narration does not give the full case, the charge, or the length of detention. Because of that, the explanation should remain careful. What is clear from the text is that there was a temporary holding connected to an accusation, and then the man was released. The Hadith can be searched as a hadith about accusation, detention, and release. It also shows that being accused did not mean the man remained imprisoned without end in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions detention due to an accusation.
- The man was later released.
- The narration does not give extra case details.
- Accusation and release are both part of the text.
