Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 905
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ صُهْبَانَ الأَزْدِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ الْمُزَنِيِّ قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْخَذْفِ، وَقَالَ: إِنَّهُ لاَ يَقْتُلُ الصَّيْدَ، وَلاَ يُنْكِي الْعَدُوَّ، وَإِنَّهُ يَفْقَأُ الْعَيْنَ، وَيَكْسِرُ السِّنَّ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Adam related to us, saying: Shu‘ba related to us, from Qatada, who said: I heard ‘Uqba ibn Suhban al-Azdi relate from ‘Abdullah ibn Mughaffal al-Muzani, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade flicking pebbles. He said: “It neither kills game nor injures an enemy, but it can put out an eye and break a tooth.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Khadhf here is the act of flicking or throwing a small stone with the fingers.
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْخَذْفِ
The Arabic refers to flicking or throwing small stones by hand, rather than necessarily using a sling.
Should the rendering specify the hand-thrown pebble practice?