Hadith 4776

أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاق ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْجَوَّابِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارٌ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى : أَنَّ أَبَاهُ غَزَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ، فَاسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا ، فَقَاتَلَ رَجُلًا , فَعَضَّ الرَّجُلُ ذِرَاعَهُ , فَلَمَّا أَوْجَعَهُ نَتَرَهَا فَأَنْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ ، فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " يَعْمِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ فَيَعَضُّ أَخَاهُ كَمَا يَعَضُّ الْفَحْلُ " فَأَبْطَلَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ .
´It was narrated from Safwan bin Ya'la that:` his father wen on the campaign of Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah, and he hired a man who fought with another man. The man bit his forearm, and when it hurt him, he pulled it away, and the man's front tooth fell out. The matter was referred to the Messenger of Allah who said: "Would one of you deliberately bit his brother as a stallion bites?" And he judged it to be invalid.
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب القسامة والقود والديات / 4776
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن
Hadith Takhrij «انظر حدیث رقم: 4769 (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The aforementioned narration is reported through various chains. In some versions, the names of both individuals involved in the fight are kept hidden. In some, the one who bit is specified, and in others, the one who was bitten is mentioned. Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states that it is possible these are two separate incidents: in one, the fighters were Yazla and another person, and in the other, Yazla’s servant and another individual. However, the more correct view appears to be that this is a single incident, and reconciliation between all the narrations is as follows: the fight took place between Yazla and his servant. The one who bit was Yazla himself, and it was his own tooth that broke. Perhaps this is why he kept his name concealed. ‘Imran ibn Husayn radi Allahu anhu explicitly mentioned Yazla’s name (Hadith: 4764), and the one who was bitten was his servant. Thus, “a man from among the Muslims,” “a man from Banu Tamim,” “the other bit,” and “the man bit” all refer to Yazla.

(2) In some narrations, it is “Ya’la ibn Umayyah,” and in others, “Ya’la ibn Munyah.” There is no difference in this. Umayyah is the name of Ya’la radi Allahu anhu’s father, and Munyah is his mother’s name. Therefore, sometimes his lineage is attributed to his father and sometimes to his mother, so there is no problem in this. For details, see: (Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari: 12/274, 275)
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4776