Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came upon some people who were passing a drawn sword to one another. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah Almighty curse whoever does this! Have you not been forbidden from this?" Then he said: "When one of you has drawn his sword and looked at it, and then wants to hand it to his brother, let him first sheathe it and then hand it to him."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Mubarak bin Fadalah, who is thiqah (trustworthy) but a mudallis, and the rest of Ahmad's narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الفتن - أعاذنا الله منها / 12265
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (41/5) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 19916»