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Sahih al-Bukhari, 3005
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Narrated Abu Bashir Al-Ansari:

That he was in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on some of his journeys. (The sub-narrator `Abdullah adds, "I think that Abu Bashir also said, 'And the people were at their sleeping places.") Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a messenger ordering: "There shall not remain any necklace of string or any other kind of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَشِيرٍ الأَنْصَارِيّ َ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ ـ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ـ وَالنَّاسُ فِي مَبِيتِهِمْ، فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَسُولاً أَنْ لاَ يَبْقَيَنَّ فِي رَقَبَةِ بَعِيرٍ قِلاَدَةٌ مِنْ وَتَرٍ أَوْ قِلاَدَةٌ إِلاَّ قُطِعَتْ‏.‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 56, Hadith 214
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 249 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Prophet ﷺ was compassionate and kind towards people; he ﷺ commanded them to do whatever would benefit them with regard to their religious and worldly affairs and corrected their erroneous actions to which they were accustomed and which would undermine their beliefs or worldly benefits. In this hadeeth, AbooBasheer Al-Ansaaree(may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he was in the company of Allah's Messenger ﷺon one of his journeys. People were at their sleeping places and tents. Allah's Messenger ﷺ sent a messenger, i.e., his freed slave Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), commanding them that there shall not remain any necklace of string or any other kind of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off. These necklaces referred to the bells, horseshoes, and the like, and strings were similar toa bow’s strings, which were attached to the camels’ necks (used as amulets) to ward off envy and the evil eye. They were commanded to cut off these necklaces and strings, because they can neither avert nor hinder the decrees of Allah, Exalted is He. It was also said that he ﷺ forbade attaching such strings to the animals’ necks, because they are harmed by them; they may get attached to trees or the like and cause the poor animal to suffocate and die, and they may also suffocate the animal when running extremely fast; or because they attached bells to them. AbooHurayrah(may Allah be pleased with him)narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “The angels do not go along with a travelling company in which there is a dog or a bell.” [Muslim]. The hadeeth urges Muslims to perfect their belief in Tawheed (i.e., unique Oneness of Allah, Exalted is He) and eliminate all traces of Shirk (i.e., associating partners with Allah) and all means leading to it..