17/29. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1462 — Guarding Honor and Family Limits
What Has Been Related About One Who Says To Another: "O You Effeminate"
Hadith About Insults and Mahram Relations
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1462
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1462
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبَةَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ يَا يَهُودِيُّ فَاضْرِبُوهُ عِشْرِينَ وَإِذَا قَالَ يَا مُخَنَّثُ فَاضْرِبُوهُ عِشْرِينَ وَمَنْ وَقَعَ عَلَى ذَاتِ مَحْرَمٍ فَاقْتُلُوهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالُوا مَنْ أَتَى ذَاتَ مَحْرَمٍ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ فَعَلَيْهِ الْقَتْلُ . وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّهُ قُتِلَ . وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ مَنْ وَقَعَ عَلَى ذَاتِ مَحْرَمٍ قُتِلَ . - وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ رَوَاهُ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ وَقُرَّةُ بْنُ إِيَاسٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ أَنَّ رَجُلاً تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةَ أَبِيهِ فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقَتْلِهِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "If A Man Says To Another Man: 'O You Jew' Then Beat Him Twenty Times. If He Says: 'O You Effeminate' Then Beat Him Twenty Times. And Whoever Has Relations With Someone That Is A Mahram Then Kill Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1462In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1462
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1462
This Hadith focuses on two serious matters: insulting someone with harmful labels and crossing forbidden family limits. The report mentions punishment for calling another man “O you Jew” or “O you effeminate,” and it also mentions a severe punishment for relations with a mahram. The core topic is guarding honor and protecting family boundaries. According to Islamic scholars, punishments like these belong to lawful authority and are not private action. The supplied Arabic text also notes that Abu Isa said this Hadith is known only through this route and that Ibrahim bin Ismail was weakened in Hadith. So the explanation should stay careful and tied to the given report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hurtful labels and insults are treated as serious speech, not harmless words.
- Family boundaries are strongly protected in the wording of this report.
- Reports about legal punishments need careful handling and proper authority.
