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Sunan an-Nasai 4025 (Book 37, Hadith 60) #18558
Punishment for Stealing Charity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a group of people who were given camels as charity, but they killed the herdsman and drove off the camels. As punishment, their hands and feet were cut off and their eyes gouged out.

It was narrated from Anas that : Some people from 'Ukl came to the Prophet SAW but the climate of Al-Madinah did not suit them. The Prophet SAW told them to go to the camels that had been given in Sadaqah and drink some of their milk and urine. They did that, then they killed their herdsman and drove off the camels. The Prophet SAW sent (men) after them, and they were brought to him. He had their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes gouged out, and he did not have (their wounds) cauterized, and he left them to die. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: "The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger".
أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ نَفَرًا، مِنْ عُكْلٍ قَدِمُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاجْتَوَوُا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَمَرَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يَأْتُوا إِبِلَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَيَشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا فَفَعَلُوا فَقَتَلُوا رَاعِيَهَا وَاسْتَاقُوهَا فَبَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي طَلَبِهِمْ - قَالَ - فَأُتِيَ بِهِمْ فَقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَسَمَّرَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَحْسِمْهُمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ حَتَّى مَاتُوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ‏}‏ الآيَةَ
TOPICS
theft  *  charity  *  punishment  *  war  *  haram  *  sadaqah  *  iqab  *  harb

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect others' property; be honest; practice justice; be accountable for your actions

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a group of people who committed an act of theft by stealing charity that was given to them. The Prophet Muhammad saw sent men after them to bring them back to him, where he then punished them by cutting off their hands and feet, gouging out their eyes, and leaving them to die without cauterizing the wounds. This punishment was revealed in the Quran with Allah's words "The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger". This hadith teaches us that stealing is wrong no matter what form it takes; even if it's something as seemingly harmless as charity or Sadaqah. It also teaches us that we should be careful not to take advantage of other people's generosity or kindness because there are consequences for our actions. We should always remember that Allah knows what we do in secret and will punish us accordingly if we do wrong.

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