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Sahih al-BukhariAblutions (Wudu')

Some people from ‘Ukl or ‘Uraynah came, and the climate of Madīnah did not suit them, so they became ill

Chapter: (What is said) about the urine of camels, sheep and other animals and about their folds

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 233

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ عُكْلٍ أَوْ عُرَيْنَةَ، فَاجْتَوَوُا الْمَدِينَةَ،

فَأَمَرَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِلِقَاحٍ، وَأَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا، فَانْطَلَقُوا، فَلَمَّا صَحُّوا قَتَلُوا رَاعِيَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَاسْتَاقُوا النَّعَمَ، فَجَاءَ الْخَبَرُ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ، فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمْ، فَلَمَّا ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ جِيءَ بِهِمْ، فَأَمَرَ فَقَطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ، وَسُمِرَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ، وَأُلْقُوا فِي الْحَرَّةِ يَسْتَسْقُونَ فَلاَ يُسْقَوْنَ‏.‏
قَالَ أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ فَهَؤُلاَءِ سَرَقُوا وَقَتَلُوا وَكَفَرُوا بَعْدَ إِيمَانِهِمْ، وَحَارَبُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ‏.‏

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Some people from ‘Ukl or ‘Uraynah came, and the climate of Madīnah did not suit them, so they became ill. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them with the milch camels and drink from their urine and milk. They left, and when they recovered, they killed the herdsman of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and drove off the camels. The news came early in the day, so he sent people in pursuit of them. When the sun had risen, they were brought back. He ordered that their hands and feet be cut off and their eyes be branded, and they were thrown into Al-Harrah, where they begged for water but were not given any. Abu Qilābah said: They stole, killed, disbelieved after embracing faith, and waged war against Allah and his Messenger.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 233).

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Explanation

Some men from the tribes of ‘Ukl and ‘Uraynah came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as Muslims. They were afflicted with a disease that caused their bellies to swell, and they disliked staying in Madīnah because its food and air did not suit them. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to go to the charity camels and drink from their urine and milk. They went, and when they recovered, gained weight, and their color returned, they killed the Prophet's shepherd and drove off the camels. The news reached the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) early in the day, so he sent people in pursuit of them. They were captured by midday and brought before the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as captives. He ordered that their hands and feet be cut off and their eyes be gouged out because they had done that to the shepherd. They were then thrown into Al-Harrah, where they begged for water but were not given any, and they eventually died. Abu Qilābah said: They stole, killed, disbelieved after embracing faith, and waged war against Allah and his Messenger.

Lessons

  • The purity of the urine of animals whose meat is permissible to eat.
  • The permissibility of using camel milk and urine for medical treatment and healing.
  • The legitimacy of equivalence in Qasās (legal retribution), while the prohibition of mutilation applies to cases other than rightful recompense or legal retribution.
  • Killing a group of people for the murder of one individual, whether they killed him through treachery or banditry.

Explanation in Arabic

جاء إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رجال من قبيلتي عُكْل وعُرَيْنة مسلمين، فأصابهم مرض وداء عظمت منه بطونهم، وكرهوا الإقامة بالمدينة حيث إنه لم يوافقهم طعامُها وهواؤها.

فأمرهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يأتوا إبل الصدقة، وأن يشربوا من أبوالها وألبانها، فانطلقوا، فلما صحوا وسَمِنوا ورجعت لهم ألوانهم قَتَلوا راعي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، واستاقوا الإبل، فجاء الخبر في أول النهار، فبعث في طلبهم، فأدركوهم، فلما ارتفع النهار جيء بهم أسرى إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فأمر بقطع أيديهم وأرجلهم، وفَقْءِ أعينهم، لأنهم فاعلوا ذلك بالراعي، وأُلْقوا في الحرة، يستسقون فلا يسقون، حتى ماتوا.

قال أبو قلابة: أنهم سرقوا، وقتلوا، وكفروا بعد إيمانهم، وحاربوا الله ورسوله.

  • طهارة بول ما يؤكل لحمه.
  • مشروعية الطب والتداوي بألبان الإبل وأبوالها.
  • شرعية المُمَاثَلة في القصاص، والنهي عن المُثْلة محمول على غير طريق المكافأة والقصاص.
  • قتل الجماعة بالواحد سواء قتلوه غيلة أو حرابة.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ) كَذَا رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَتَابَعَهُ أَبُو دَاوُد عَنْ سُلَيْمَان بْن حَرْب وَكَذَا أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ فِي صَحِيحِهِ عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُد السِّجِسْتَانِيّ وَأَبِي دَاوُد الْحَرَّانِيِّ وَأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فِي الْمُسْتَخْرَجِ مِنْ طَرِيقِ يُوسُفَ الْقَاضِي كُلّهمْ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ , وَخَالَفَهُمْ مُسْلِم فَأَخْرَجَهُ عَنْ هَارُون بْن عَبْد اللَّه عَنْ سُلَيْمَان بْن حَرْب وَزَادَ بَيْنَ أَيُّوب وَأَبِي قِلَابَةَ أَبَا رَجَاء مَوْلَى أَبِي قِلَابَةَ , وَكَذَا أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ الطَّرَسُوسِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَقَالَ الدَّارَقُطْنِيّ وَغَيْرُهُ : ثُبُوتُ أَبِي رَجَاء وَحَذْفه - فِي حَدِيثِ حَمَّاد بْن زَيْد عَنْ…

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