A group of eight men from the tribe of Ukl came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and pledged allegiance to him on Islam. They found the climate of Madinah unhealthy, and their bodies grew sick. They complained of this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who said, "Why not go out with our shepherd among his camels and drink from their urine and milk?"They said, "Yes."So they went out and drank from the urine and milk of the camels, and they recovered. Then they killed the shepherd and drove off the camels. News of this reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who sent men in pursuit of them. They were caught and brought back. He ordered that their hands and feet be cut off and their eyes be branded. Then they were cast out in the sun until they died.In another narration, he ordered that nails be heated and used to brand their eyes, and their hands and feet were cut off, and he did not cauterize their wounds. Then they were thrown onto the lava plain, begging for water, but they were given none until they died.Abu Qilaba said, "They stole, killed, and waged war against Allah and His Messenger."
أن نفرا من عكل ثمانية، قدموا على رسول الله ﷺ فبايعوه على الإسلام فاستوخموا الأرض وسقمت أجسامهم. فشكوا ذلك إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال: ألا تخرجون مع راعينا في إبله فتصيبون من أبوالها وألبانها؟ فقالوا: بلى، فخرجوا فشربوا من أبوالها وألبانها فصحوا فقتلوا الراعي وطردوا الإبل. فبلغ ذلك رسول الله ﷺ فبعث في آثارهم. فأدركوا فجيء بهم، فأمر بهم فقطعت أيديهم وأرجلهم وسمرت أعينهم. ثم نبذوا في الشمس حتى ماتوا. وفي رواية: فأمر بمسامير فأحميت فكحلهم وقطع أيديهم وأرجلهم وما حسمهم، ثم ألقوا في الحرة يستسقون، فما شقوا حتى ماتوا. قال أبو قلابة: سرقوا وقتلوا وحاربو الله ورسوله.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Hudud (6804) and Muslim in the Book of Qasama (10/1671), both through the route of Abu Qilaba, "Anas narrated to me," and he mentioned it. The wording given is Muslim's, and the second narration is Bukhari's. Bukhari also related it through another route, from Saeed, from Qatada, that Anas narrated it to them, and he mentioned it similarly (4192). In it, Qatada said, "It has reached us that the Prophet ﷺ, after that, used to urge giving charity and forbid mutilation." This report will come with a connected chain in the chapter that follows.