Hadith #15

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏وَأَصَابَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏نَهْبًا ‏ ‏فَنَدَّ ‏ ‏بَعِيرٌ مِنْهَا فَسَعَوْا فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوهُ فَرَمَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ بِسَهْمٍ فَحَبَسَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏إِنَّ لِهَذِهِ الْإِبِلِ ‏ ‏أَوْ النَّعَمِ ‏ ‏أَوَابِدَ ‏ ‏كَأَوَابِدِ ‏ ‏الْوَحْشِ فَإِذَا غَلَبَكُمْ شَيْءٌ مِنْهَا فَاصْنَعُوا بِهِ هَكَذَا ‏

English Translation

And the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ obtained war booty, and a camel from it fled. The people chased it but could not catch it, so a man from the people shot it with an arrow and stopped it. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'These camels — or livestock — have wildness like the wildness of wild animals. So if any of them overpowers you, then do the same to it.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 31, Hadith 15

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 15253

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