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Sahih Muslim 1671b (Book 28, Hadith 13) #11465
Betrayal of Trust Leads to Punishment

SUMMARY: This hadith is about eight men who swore allegiance to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and then betrayed him by killing the shepherd and stealing his camels. As a result, they were punished for their crime.

Anas reported: Eight men of the tribe of 'Ukl came to Allah's Messenger and swore allegiance to him on Islam, but found the climate of that land uncongenial to their health and thus they became sick, and they made complaint of that to Allah's Messenger , and he said: Why don't you go to (the fold) of our camels along with our shepherd, and make use of their milk and urine. They said: Yes. They set out and drank their (camels') milk and urine and regained their health. They killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. This (news) reached Allah's Messenger and he sent them on their track and they were caught and brought to him (the Holy Prophet). He commanded about them, and (thus) their hands and feet were cut off and their eyes were gouged and then they were thrown in the sun, until they died. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn al-Sabbah with a slight variation of words.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ حَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو رَجَاءٍ، مَوْلَى أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسٌ، أَنَّ نَفَرًا، مِنْ عُكْلٍ ثَمَانِيَةً قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَبَايَعُوهُ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ فَاسْتَوْخَمُوا الأَرْضَ وَسَقُمَتْ أَجْسَامُهُمْ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَلاَ تَخْرُجُونَ مَعَ رَاعِينَا فِي إِبِلِهِ فَتُصِيبُونَ مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا بَلَى ‏.‏ فَخَرَجُوا فَشَرِبُوا مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا فَصَحُّوا فَقَتَلُوا الرَّاعِيَ وَطَرَدُوا الإِبِلَ فَبَلغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمْ فَأُدْرِكُوا فَجِيءَ بِهِمْ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمْ فَقُطِعَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُمْ وَسُمِرَ أَعْيُنُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُبِذُوا فِي الشَّمْسِ حَتَّى مَاتُوا ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ وَاطَّرَدُوا النَّعَمَ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ وَسُمِّرَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ

TOPICS
betrayal  *  punishment  *  oath  *  crime  *  khiyanah  *  auqab  *  yamin  *  jurm

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your promises/oaths no matter what; Be loyal; Be honest; Do not betray people's trust; Respect others' property rights; Follow laws set by authorities

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that when we make an oath or promise, we must keep it no matter what. Eight men from the tribe of 'Ukl came to the Prophet Muhammad and swore allegiance to him on Islam. However, they found the climate of that land uncongenial to their health so they decided to steal some camels from a shepherd and kill him in order to regain their health. When this news reached Allah's Messenger, he sent them on their track and they were caught and brought back to him where he commanded that their hands and feet be cut off, eyes gouged out, before being thrown in the sun until death. This hadith teaches us that betrayal of trust leads only leads one into punishment as these men faced for breaking their oaths with Allah's Messenger. We should always strive our best not break our promises or oaths as it will lead us into trouble in this world as well as in the hereafter.

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