Hadith 1263
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ الْعُمَرِيِّ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: إِنَّا نَتَرَاهَنُ بِالْحَمَامَيْنِ، فَنَكْرَهُ أَنْ نَجْعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا مُحَلِّلاً تَخَوُّفَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِهِ الْمُحَلِّلُ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: ذَلِكَ مِنْ فِعْلِ الصِّبْيَانِ، وَتُوشِكُونَ أَنْ تَتْرُكُوهُ.
It is narrated from Husayn bin Mus'ab, may Allah have mercy on him, that a man asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him: We gamble by betting on two pigeons, and we dislike appointing a third person as a mediator among us, fearing that the mediator might take everything. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: This is the work of children; you will soon abandon it (when you realize that it is a sin).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The chain of narration of this report is weak. In it, the narrator Umar ibn Hamzah is weak and Husayn ibn Mus'ab is unknown (majhool). However, placing a wager on pigeon flying is gambling, which is haram (forbidden).
The chain of narration of this report is weak. In it, the narrator Umar ibn Hamzah is weak and Husayn ibn Mus'ab is unknown (majhool). However, placing a wager on pigeon flying is gambling, which is haram (forbidden).
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1263
