Buruja
The Book of the Prohibited actions

Riyad as-Salihin · Chapter 357

Prohibition of Pointing with a Weapon at another Brother in Faith

باب النهي عن الإشارة إلى مسلم بسلاح ونحوه سواء كان جادًا أو مازحًا، والنهي عن تعاطي السيف مسلولا

This chapter draws a firm line around how we handle anything that can wound. A weapon is never a prop for a joke, and a blade is never a thing to wave near another person. The Arabic word silah covers any instrument of harm, and the ruling holds whether the one carrying it is serious or only playing.

Notice the reasoning the Prophet (peace be upon him) gives. The danger is not only the intention but the accident, the slip of the hand, the thing no one planned. Buruja's takeaway here is about guarding others from harm we did not even mean, treating their safety as a trust we carry.

Hadith 1783

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “لا يُشر أحدكم إلى أخيه بالسلاح، فإنه لا يدري لعل الشيطان ينزع في يده، فيقع في حفرة من النار‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية لمسلم قال‏:‏ قال أبو القاسم صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “من أشار إلى أخيه بحديدة، فإن الملائكة تلعنه، حتى ينزع وإن كان أخاه لأبيه وأمه‏"‏‏.‏ قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏ينزِع‏"‏ ضبط بالعين المهملة مع كسر الزاي، وبالغين المعجمة مع فتحها، ومعناهما متقارب، ومعناه بالمهملة يرمي، وبالمعجمة أيضًا يرمي ويفسد، وأصل النزع الطعن والفساد‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of you should point at his brother with a weapon because he does not know that Satan may make it lose from his hand and, as a result, he may fall into a pit of Hell-fire (by accidentally killing him)." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. The narration in Muslim is: Abul-Qasim (i.e., the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) said, "He who points at his (Muslim) brother with a weapon is cursed by the angels even if the other person should be his real brother."

In plain words

The Prophet said never to point a weapon at a fellow believer, since it could slip and cause harm no one intended, and the Muslim wording adds that one who does so is cursed by the angels. The lesson is guarding others even from accidental harm.

Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1783 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 273

Hadith 1784

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

وعن جابر رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يتعاطى السيف مسلولا‏" ‏‏.‏‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited from presenting a drawn sword to another." [Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

In plain words

The Prophet forbade handing someone a drawn, unsheathed sword. It is a simple safeguard against an accidental injury.

Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1784 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 274