English translation
4042. It was narrated that 'Āishah said: "Some people raided the milk camels of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. He caught them and had their hands and feet cut off and their eyes gouged out." (Sahih)
Hadith 4042
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Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The Book Of Fighting[The Prohibition OfBloodshed]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4037 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 99
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4037 · Volume 9 · Page 109
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صحيح الإسناد
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3768 · Volume 3 · Page 848
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Arabic text
4037 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخَلَنْجِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ سُعَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: «أَغَارَ قَوْمٌ عَلَى لِقَاحِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخَذَهُمْ فَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ، وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ، وَسَمَلَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ»
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This narration is the short version of the incident narrated in the aforementioned report, because Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had not meted out the punishment for merely plundering the camels. Even otherwise, as penalty for highway robbery carried out by force, more than one hand and foot could be amputated, as mentioned in the Verse about Combat or Warfare.