Hadith 2561

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ ، فَسَمِعَ لَعْنَةً فَقَالَ : " مَا هَذِهِ ؟ قَالُوا : هَذِهِ فُلَانَةُ لَعَنَتْ رَاحِلَتَهَا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ضَعُوا عَنْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَلْعُونَةٌ ، فَوَضَعُوا عَنْهَا ، قَالَ عِمْرَانُ : فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا نَاقَةٌ وَرْقَاءُ " .
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 said “As if I am looking at it a grey she Camel. ”
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الجهاد / 2561
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The literal meaning of "la'nat" (curse) is Allah's rejection and being distanced from His mercy, and it is an extremely vile trait that a person benefits from something and then uses the word "curse" regarding it. The Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) most likely, as a form of reprimand and admonition, had that animal freed from its rider, so that in the future no one would speak in such a manner. For people to use this word among themselves is even more reprehensible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2561
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Ḍajarat:
The woman became fed up with its (the camel’s) slowness.

Benefits and Issues:
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade cursing animals,
but despite this,
this woman cursed her she-camel, so as a punishment, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) ordered her that since this camel is accursed, then why are you bringing it along with us?
Leave it,
"because anything deprived of Allah’s mercy
cannot become a source of good."
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6604