Sunan Abi Dawud · Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمُحَارِبَةِ
Chapter: What has been reported concerning Al-Muharibah.
9 hadith · references 4364–4372
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Abu Dawud · 4364فَأَمَرَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِلِقَاحٍ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا ، فَانْطَلَقُوا فَلَمَّا صَحُّوا قَتَلُوا رَاعِيَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عAnas bin Malik said: Some people of ‘Ukl or ‘Urainah’ came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and found Madinah unhealthy. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered them to go to the camels (of the sadaqah) and ordered them to drink 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4365حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ فِيهِ : فَأَمَرَ بِمَسَامِيرَ فَأُحْمِيَتْ فَكَحَلَهُمْ وَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَمَا The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by the narrator Ayyub through different chain. This version has: So he (the prophet) order nails to be heated and had them blinded with them, and he had their hands3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4366حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا . ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas. bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. This version says: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent some people who were experts in tracking in pursuit of t7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4367حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ ، وَقَتَادَةُ ، وَحُمَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ : فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَهُمْ يَكThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas. bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Anas said: I saw one of them biting the earth with this mouth (teeth) on account of thi7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4368حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ،عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ نَحْوَهُ زَادَ ثُمَّ نَهَى ، عَنِ الْمُثْلَةِ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ مA similar tradition has also been transmitted by Anas bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He then forbade disfiguring. This version does not mention the words “ from opposite sides”. This10 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4369أَنَّ نَاسًا أَغَارُوا عَلَى إِبِلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَاسْتَاقُوهَا وَارْتَدُّوا عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَتَلُوا رَاعِيَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُؤْمِنًا فَبَعَثَ فِيNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Some people raided the camels of the Prophet ﷺ, drove them off, and apostatised. They killed the herdsman of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was a believer. He (the Prophet) sent (people) in purs7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4370أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا قَطَّعَ الَّذِينَ سَرَقُوا لِقَاحَهُ وَسَمَلَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ بِالنَّارِ عَاتَبَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي ذَلِكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الNarrated Abuz Zinad: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ cut off (the hands and feet of) those who had stolen his camels and he had their eyes put out by fire (heated nails), Allah reprimanded him on that (action), and Allah, 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4371حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا . ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، قَالَ : كَانَ هَذَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْزِلَ Muhammad bin Sirin said: This happened before the prescribed punishments (hudud) were revealed, meaning the tradition of Anas.5 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4372إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِي الأَرْضِ فَسَادًا أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوا أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُمْ مِنْ خِلافٍ أَوْ يُنْفَوْا مِنَ الأَرْضِ إِلَى قَNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The verse "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off 6 narrators