Hadith 17966

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ ، قَالَ : غَزَوْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَوْثَقِ أَعْمَالِي فِي نَفْسِي ، وَكَانَ لِي أَجِيرٌ فَقَاتَلَ إِنْسَانًا فَعَضَّ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ ، فَانْتَزَعَ أُصْبُعَهُ ، فَأَنْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ ، وَقَالَ : " أَفَيَدَعُ يَدَهُ فِي فِيكَ تَقْضِمُهَا ؟ ! " قَالَ أَحْسَبُهُ : " كَمَا يَقْضِمُ الْفَحْلُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ya'la (may Allah be pleased with him) that I participated in the Battle of Tabuk with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In my view, this is an extremely strong deed. On the way, my laborer (tenant) got into a fight with a man. That man took his hand in his mouth and bit it. When he pulled his hand away, the man's tooth broke and fell out. He presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rejected his claim and said: Would he have left his hand in your mouth so that you could keep chewing it like a bull?
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17966
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 2265، م: 1674