Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2548

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْكِينٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بُكَيْرٍ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُهَاجِرٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ السَّلُولِيِّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ ابْنِ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ، قَالَ ‏:‏ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِبَعِيرٍ قَدْ لَحِقَ ظَهْرُهُ بِبَطْنِهِ، فَقَالَ ‏:‏ ‏" ‏ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهَائِمِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ فَارْكَبُوهَا وَكُلُوهَا صَالِحَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Nufayli narrated to us; Miskin—meaning Ibn Bukayr—narrated to us; Muhammad ibn al-Muhajir narrated to us, from Rabi'ah ibn Yazid, from Abu Kabshah al-Sululi, from Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyyah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a camel whose back had drawn up to its belly. He said: ‘Fear Allah concerning these mute animals. Ride them, and eat them while they are in good condition.’