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Sahih al-Bukhari 6804

Chapter: No water was given to those turned renegades and fought, till they died

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6804

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ وُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَدِمَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ عُكْلٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانُوا فِي الصُّفَّةِ، فَاجْتَوَوُا الْمَدِينَةَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِنَا رِسْلاً‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

مَا أَجِدُ لَكُمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَلْحَقُوا بِإِبِلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَتَوْهَا فَشَرِبُوا مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا وَأَبْوَالِهَا حَتَّى صَحُّوا وَسَمِنُوا، وَقَتَلُوا الرَّاعِيَ وَاسْتَاقُوا الذَّوْدَ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّرِيخُ، فَبَعَثَ الطَّلَبَ فِي آثَارِهِمْ، فَمَا تَرَجَّلَ النَّهَارُ حَتَّى أُتِيَ بِهِمْ، فَأَمَرَ بِمَسَامِيرَ فَأُحْمِيَتْ فَكَحَلَهُمْ وَقَطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ، وَمَا حَسَمَهُمْ، ثُمَّ أُلْقُوا فِي الْحَرَّةِ يَسْتَسْقُونَ فَمَا سُقُوا حَتَّى مَاتُوا‏.‏

Narrated Anas:

A group of people from `Ukl (tribe) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and they were living with the people of As- Suffa, but they became ill as the climate of Medina did not suit them, so they said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Provide us with milk." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, I see no other way for you than to use the camels of Allah's Apostle." So they went and drank the milk and urine of the camels, (as medicine) and became healthy and fat. Then they killed the shepherd and took the camels away. When a help-seeker came to Allah's Apostle, he sent some men in their pursuit, and they were captured and brought before mid day. The Prophet ordered for some iron pieces to be made red hot, and their eyes were branded with them and their hands and feet were cut off and were not cauterized. Then they were put at a place called Al- Harra, and when they asked for water to drink they were not given till they died. (Abu Qilaba said, "Those people committed theft and murder and fought against Allah and His Apostle.")

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6804, 3018).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَتَّى صَحُّوا وَسَمِنُوا وَقَتَلُوا الرَّاعِيَ ) فِي رِوَايَة الْكُشْمِيهَنِيّ " فَقَتَلُوا الرَّاعِيَ " بِالْفَاءِ وَهِيَ أَوْجَهُ , وَحَكَى اِبْن بَطَّال عَنْ الْمُهَلَّب أَنَّ الْحِكْمَة فِي تَرْك سَقْيهمْ كُفْرهمْ نِعْمَةَ السَّقْي الَّتِي أَنْعَشَتْهُمْ مِنْ الْمَرَض الَّذِي كَانَ بِهِمْ , قَالَ : وَفِيهِ وَجْه آخَر يُؤْخَذ مِمَّا أَخْرَجَهُ اِبْن وَهْب مِنْ مُرْسَل سَعِيد بْن الْمُسَيِّب " أَنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ مَا صَنَعُوا : عَطَّشَ اللَّهُ مَنْ عَطَّشَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّيْلَةَ " قَالَ فَكَانَ تَرْك سَقْيهمْ إِجَابَة لِدَعْوَتِهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قُلْت : وَهَذَا لَا يُنَافِي أَنَّهُ عَاقَبَهُمْ بِذَلِكَ كَمَا…

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