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Sahih al-Bukhari 5685 (Book 76, Hadith 8) #5459
Betrayal of Trust

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ punished those who betrayed his trust and stole from him after he had given them shelter and food.

Narrated Anas: Some people were sick and they said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Give us shelter and food. So when they became healthy they said, "The weather of Medina is not suitable for us". So he sent them to Al-Harra with some she-camels of his and said, "Drink of their milk". But when they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away his camels. The Prophet sent some people in their pursuit. Then he got their hands and feet cut and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron. I saw one of them licking the earth with his tongue till he died.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلاَّمُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ نَاسًا، كَانَ بِهِمْ سَقَمٌ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ آوِنَا وَأَطْعِمْنَا فَلَمَّا صَحُّوا قَالُوا إِنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ وَخِمَةٌ‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَهُمُ الْحَرَّةَ فِي ذَوْدٍ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ اشْرَبُوا أَلْبَانَهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا صَحُّوا قَتَلُوا رَاعِيَ النَّبِيِّ وَاسْتَاقُوا ذَوْدَهُ، فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمْ، فَقَطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ، وَسَمَرَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ، فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْهُمْ يَكْدُمُ الأَرْضَ بِلِسَانِهِ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ‏.‏ قَالَ سَلاَّمٌ فَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْحَجَّاجَ قَالَ لأَنَسٍ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَشَدِّ عُقُوبَةٍ عَاقَبَهُ النَّبِيُّ فَحَدَّثَهُ بِهَذَا‏.‏ فَبَلَغَ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُحَدِّثْهُ‏ بِهَذَا

TOPICS
betrayal  *  trust  *  punishment  *  mercy  *  inqisam  *  razaqanahum  *  alharra

QUICK LESSONS:
Show gratitude for any kindness shown to you by others no matter how small it may seem at first glance.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the consequences of betraying the trust of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It tells us that when some people were sick and asked for help from the Prophet ﷺ, he gave them shelter and food. However, when they became healthy again they showed their ingratitude by stealing from him and killing his shepherd. As a result of this betrayal of trust, they were severely punished with their hands and feet being cut off as well as having their eyes branded with heated pieces of iron. This teaches us that we should never take advantage or be ungrateful to those who have helped us in our time of need. We must always remember to show gratitude for any kindness shown to us by others no matter how small it may seem at first glance.

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