Sunan Abi Dawud 2986

Translation

‘Ali bin Abi Talib said “I had an old she Camel that I got as my share from the booty on the day of Badr. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ also gave me an old she camel from the fifth that day. When I intended to cohabit with Fathimah daughter of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ, I made arrangement with a man who was a goldsmith belonging to Banu Qainuqa’ to go with me so that we may bring grass. I intended to sell it to the goldsmith there by seeking help in my wedding feast. While I was collecting for my old Camels saddles, baskets and ropes both of she Camels were seated in a corner of the apartment of a man of the Ansar. When I collected what I collected (i.e., equipment) I turned (towards them). I suddenly found that the humps of she Camels were cut off and their hips were pierced and their lives were taken out. I could not control my eyes (to weep) when I saw that scene. I said “Who has done this?” They (the people) replied “Hamzah bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib”. He is among the drunkards of the Ansar in this house. A singing girl is singing for him and his Companions. While singing she said “Oh Hamza, rise to these plumpy old she Camels. So he jumped to the sword and cut off their humps, pierced their hips and took out their livers.” ‘Ali said “I went till I entered upon the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ while Zaid bin Harithah was with him.” The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ realized what I had met with. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ aid “What is the matter with you?” I said Apostle of Allaah ﷺ, I never saw the thing that happened with me today. Hamzah wronged my she Camels, he cut off their humps, pierced their hips. Lo! He is in a house with drunkards. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ asked for his cloak. It was brought to him. He then went out, I and Zaid bin Harithah followed him until we reached the house where Hamzah was. He asked permission ( to entre). He was permitted. He found drunkards there. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ began to rebuke him (Hamzah) for his action. Hamzah was intoxicated and his eyes were reddish. Hamzah looked at the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. He then raised his eyes and looked at his knees, he then raised his eyes and looked at his navel and he then raised his eyes and looked at his face. Hamzah then said “Are you but the salves of my father? Then the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ knew that he was intoxicated. So the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ moved backward. He then went out and we also went out with him.”

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Other narrations of this report

Sahih al-Bukhari 2089Sahih al-Bukhari 5793Sahih Muslim 1979bMusnad Ahmad 1201

Narrators

1. 1
   ʿAlī b. Abū Ṭālib

   One of the ten (promised Paradise)d. 40 AH
   عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍأحد العشرة
   أن
2. 2
   al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī

   The grandson of the Messenger of God ﷺ and his sweet-scented flower (rayḥānah); he memorized from him (Companion)d. 61 AH, also said: killed on the last day of the year 60 AH, also said otherwise
   حُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّسبط رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وريحانته ، حفظ عنه
   أخبره
3. 3
   ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn

   Trustworthy (thiqah), reliable (thabt), devout (ʿābid), a jurist (faqīh), excellent and well knownd. 72 AH, or 74 AH, or 92 AH, or 93 AH, or 94 AH, or 95 AH, or 99 AH, or 100 AH
   عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍثقة ثبت عابد ، فقيه فاضل مشهور
   أخبرني
4. 4
   al-Zuhrī

   The jurist and memorizer (ḥāfiẓ), whose eminence, precision and reliability are agreed upond. Ḍamrah b. Rabīʿah and others said: 123 AH. The nephew of al-Zuhrī and others said: 124 AH. Ibn Yūnus and others said: 125 AH
   ابْنِ شِهَابٍالفقيه الحافظ ، متفق على جلالته وإتقانه وثبته
   عن
5. 5
   Yūnus

   Trustworthy (thiqah), except that in his narration from al-Zuhrī there are slight errors (awhām), and in his narration from others there is error (khaṭaʾ)d. Ibn Saʿd said: 152 AH, al-Bukhārī and others: 159 AH (and it is the correct view), Muḥammad b. ʿAzīz said: 160 AH
   يُونُسُثقة ، إلا أن في روايته عن الزهري وهما قليلا ، وفي غير الزهري خطأ
   نا
6. 6
   ʿAnbasah

   truthful (ṣadūq)d. 198 AH, or: 197 AH
   عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍصدوق
   نا
7. 7
   Aḥmad b. Ṣāliḥ

   trustworthy, a memorizer (thiqah ḥāfiẓ)d. 248 AH
   أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍثقة حافظ
   حدثنا
8. 8
   Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī

   Trustworthy (thiqah), a memorizer (ḥāfiẓ), the compiler of the Sunan and other works, one of the senior scholars.d. 275 AH
   أَبُو دَاوُدَ السِّجِسْتَانِيُّثقة ، حافظ , مصنف السنن وغيرها ، من كبار العلماء

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Latin names and English verdicts with a dotted underline are machine translations, not reviewed.