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Sahih Muslim 2596a

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Cursing Animals Etc.

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2596a

Narrator:Abu Barza

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ - حَدَّثَنَا التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الأَسْلَمِيِّ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا جَارِيَةٌ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ عَلَيْهَا بَعْضُ مَتَاعِ الْقَوْمِ إِذْ بَصُرَتْ بِالنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَتَضَايَقَ بِهِمُ الْجَبَلُ فَقَالَتْ حَلْ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ تُصَاحِبُنَا نَاقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا لَعْنَةٌ ‏"

Abu Burza al-Aslami reported that a slave-girl was riding a dromedary and there was also the luggage of people upon it. that she suddenly saw Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). The way of the mountain was narrow and she said (to that dromedary):

Go ahead (but that dromedary did not move). She (that slave-girl), out of anger, said: O Allah, let that (dromedary) be damned. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Let the dromedary on which the curse has been invoked not proceed with us.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2596a).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 1558

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( فَقَالَتْ : حِلْ ) هِيَ كَلِمَة زَجْرٍ لِلْإِبِلِ وَاسْتِحْثَاث يُقَال : حِلْ حِلْ بِإِسْكَانِ اللَّام فِيهِمَا. قَالَ الْقَاضِي : وَيُقَال أَيْضًا : حِلٍ حِلٍ بِكَسْرِ اللَّام فِيهِمَا بِالتَّنْوِينِ وَبِغَيْرِ تَنْوِين.…

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Other versions

Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 1558

Let the she-camel upon which curse has been invoked not accompany us

Abu Barzah Nadlah ibn ‘Ubayd al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While a little girl was riding a she-camel that was carrying some of the people's luggage, she suddenly saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and the way of the mountain was narrow. She urged…

"‏لا تصاحبنا ناقة عليها لعنة‏"

Narrated by Abu Barza Explained

Also reported by… (2)
  • الصمت وآداب اللسان (670)لا تُصَاحِبُنَا نَاقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا لَعْنَةٌ
  • الفوائد الشهير بالغيلانيات لأبي بكر الشافعي (160)لَا تُصَاحِبُنَا نَاقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا اللَّعْنَةُ

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Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 1557

Unload it and set it free, for it is cursed

‘Imrān ibn al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) on one of his journeys, and there was a woman from the Ansār riding a she-camel. It annoyed her and so she invoked curse upon it. Hearing that, the…

"‏خذوا ما عليها ودعوها، فإنها ملعونة‏"

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn + 2 other versions Explained

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2561

‘Imran bin Hussain said “The Prophet (ﷺ) was on a journey. He heard a curse. He asked “What is this? They (the people) said “This is so and so (a woman) who cursed her riding beast. The Prophet (ﷺ) said “Remove the saddle from it, for it is accursed. So, they removed (the saddle) from it. ‘Imran…

مَا هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا هَذِهِ فُلاَنَةُ لَعَنَتْ رَاحِلَتَهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ ضَعُوا عَنْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَلْعُونَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَوَضَعُوا عَنْهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ عِمْرَانُ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ…

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn + 1 other version

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