Hadith 4369

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنْ عَبِدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ،قَالَ أَحْمَدُ هُوَ يَعْنِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ " أَنَّ نَاسًا أَغَارُوا عَلَى إِبِلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَاسْتَاقُوهَا وَارْتَدُّوا عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَتَلُوا رَاعِيَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُؤْمِنًا فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمْ فَأُخِذُوا فَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَسَمَلَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ ، قَالَ : وَنَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ آيَةُ الْمُحَارَبَةِ ، وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ أَخْبَرَ عَنْهُمْ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْحَجَّاجَ حِينَ سَأَلَهُ " .
Narrated 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 pursuit of them and they were caught. He had their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes put out. The verse regarding fighting against Allah and His Prophet ﷺ was then revealed. These were the people about whom Anas ibn Malik informed al-Hajjaj when he asked him.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الحدود / 4369
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن, أخرجه النسائي (4046)
Hadith Takhrij « سنن النسائی/المحاربة 7 (4046)، (تحفة الأشراف: 7275، 18898) (حسن صحیح) »
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Hajjaj bin Yusuf was a well-known tyrant ruler in the history of Islam. He was narrated this aforementioned incident by Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu. Upon this, Hazrat Hasan radi Allahu anhu said: "I wish he had not narrated this to him, because it was from this that he (Hajjaj) derived an incorrect argument for himself."
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Chapter: The Medicine with the Milk of Camels, Hadith: 5685)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4369