Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2435

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ يَحْلُبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مَاشِيَةَ امْرِئٍ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ، أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤْتَى مَشْرُبَتُهُ فَتُكْسَرَ خِزَانَتُهُ، فَيُنْتَقَلَ طَعَامُهُ فَإِنَّمَا تَخْزُنُ لَهُمْ ضُرُوعُ مَوَاشِيهِمْ أَطْعِمَاتِهِمْ، فَلاَ يَحْلُبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مَاشِيَةَ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Abd Allah ibn Yusuf informed us: Malik informed us, from Nafi, from Abd Allah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘No one should milk another person’s livestock without that person’s permission. Would any of you like someone to come to his store, break open its container, and take away his food? The udders of people’s livestock are the storehouses of their provisions. So no one should milk another person’s livestock without permission.’