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bukhari:6900Abū al-Nuʿmān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Bakr b. Anas > Anas

A man peeped into one of the dwelling places of the Prophet. The Prophet got up and aimed a sharp-edged arrow head (or wooden stick) at him to poke him stealthily.  

البخاري:٦٩٠٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً اطَّلَعَ فِي بَعْضِ حُجَرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ بِمِشْقَصٍ أَوْ بِمَشَاقِصَ وَجَعَلَ يَخْتِلُهُ لِيَطْعُنَهُ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad
bukhari:6242Musaddad > Ḥammād b. Zayd > ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Bakr > Anas b. Mālik

A man peeped into a room of the Prophet. The Prophet ﷺ stood up, holding an arrow head. It is as if I am just looking at him, trying to stab the man.  

البخاري:٦٢٤٢حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً اطَّلَعَ مِنْ بَعْضِ حُجَرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِمِشْقَصٍ أَوْ بِمَشَاقِصَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ يَخْتِلُ الرَّجُلَ لِيَطْعُنَهُ  

muslim:2157Yaḥyá b. Yaḥyá And ʾAbū Kāmil Fuḍayl b. Ḥusayn Waqutaybah b. Saʿīd Wa-al-Lafẓ Liyaḥyá Waʾabī Kāmil > Yaḥyá > al-Ākharān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Bakr > Anas b. Mālik

I perceived as if Messenger of Allah ﷺ was going to pierce (his eyes).  

مسلم:٢١٥٧حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى وَأَبِي كَامِلٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً اطَّلَعَ مِنْ بَعْضِ حُجَرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ بِمِشْقَصٍ أَوْ مَشَاقِصَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْتِلُهُ لِيَطْعُنَهُ  

abudawud:5171Muḥammad b. ʿUbayd > Ḥammād > ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Bakr > Anas b. Mālik

A man peeped into some of the apartment of the prophet (May peace be upon him). The prophet (May peace be upon him) got up taking an arrowhead or arrowheads. He said: I can still picture myself looking at the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) when he was exploring to pierce him.  

أبو داود:٥١٧١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً اطَّلَعَ مِنْ بَعْضِ حُجَرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمِشْقَصٍ أَوْ مَشَاقِصَ قَالَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْتِلُهُ لِيَطْعُنَهُ  

ahmad:13507Ḥasan > Ḥammād b. Zayd > ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Bakr from his grandfather Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] A man inspected some of the Prophet's ﷺ stones, so the Prophet ﷺ approached him and took a chisel or chisels that were doubted to belong to Ubaydullah. Then he went towards the man and started playing with it, as if I were watching him about to stab with it.  

أحمد:١٣٥٠٧حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا اطَّلَعَ فِي بَعْضِ حُجَرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَ مِشْقَصًا أَوْ مَشَاقِصَ شَكَّ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَخْتِلُهُ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ لَيَطْعَنُ بِهَا  

ahmad:13543Isḥāq b. ʿĪsá > Ḥammād / Ibn Zayd > ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Bakr from his grandfather Anas b. Mālik

A man peeped into some of the apartment of the prophet (May peace be upon him). The prophet (May peace be upon him) got up taking an arrowhead or arrowheads. He said: I can still picture myself looking at the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) when he was exploring to pierce him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5171)   

أحمد:١٣٥٤٣حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنْ رَجُلًا اطَّلَعَ فِي بَعْضِ حُجَرِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِمِشْقَصٍ أَوْ مَشَاقِصَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ يَخْتِلُهُ لِيَطْعَنَهُ