Sahih al-Bukhari 4003

It is related that 'Ali said, "I received an old she-camel in my share of the booty of the Battle of Badr and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had also given me one from the khumus taken on that day. When I wanted to marry Fatima, peace be upon her, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, I arranged with a goldsmith of the Banu Qaynuqa' to travel with me. We brought some idhkhir herb which I intended to sell to the goldsmiths and use the proceeds for my wedding feast. While I was collecting gear for my camels in saddles, sacks and ropes, I left my two camels were kneeling beside the room of a man of the Ansar. I returned when I had gathered what I gathered and found my two camels with their humps cut off, their sides split open and some of their livers taken. I could not control my tears when I saw them in that state and I demanded, 'Who has done this?' They replied, 'Hamza ibn 'Abdu'l-Muttalib did it. He is in this room with some of the Ansar who are drinking, and there is a singing slavegirl and his friends with him. While she was singing, she said," O Hamza, get the fat she-camels!" So Hamza leapt for his sword and cut off their humps and slit open their sides and took some of their livers.' 'Ali said, "I wentin to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and Zayd ibn Haritha was with him. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recognised that something had happened to me and asked, 'What is wrong with you?' I answered, 'Messenger of Allah, I have never seen such a day as today. Hamza attacked my two she-camels and cut off their humps and slit open their sides. He is in a house with some drinkers.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called for his cloak and put it on and then set out on foot, and I and Zayd ibn Haritha followed him until he reached the house where Hamza was. He asked for permission to enter and was given permission. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, began to criticise Hamza for what he had done. Hamza was drunk and his eyes were red. Hamza looked at the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and then he raised his eyes and looked at his knees, and then he raised his eyes and looked at his face. Then Hamza said, 'Are you not my father's slaves?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw that he was drunk, and so the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, withdrew, without turning his back, and left, we left with him.'"

‘Abdan related to us: ‘Abd Allah informed us: Yunus informed us. And Ahmad ibn Salih related to us: ‘Anbasah related to us: Yunus related to us, on the authority of Ibn Shihab, who said: ‘Ali reported: I had an old she-camel which had fallen to my lot out of the spoil of the battle of Badr, and the Prophet had given me another from the quint which God had granted him on that day. As I intended to celebrate my marriage with Fatimah, the Prophet’s daughter, I made an arrangement with a goldsmith from among the Banu Qaynuqa‘ that he should go out with me to gather sweet rush, which I intended to sell to the goldsmiths to defray the expenses of my wedding-feast. I was collecting the pack-saddles of my two old she-camels, the sacks, and the ropes, while my two she-camels were kneeling by the side of an Ansari’s dwelling, until I had collected what I needed. Suddenly I saw that the humps of my two old she-camels were cut off, their flanks ripped open, and their livers torn out. I could not refrain from weeping. I exclaimed: Who did this? Someone answered: Hamzah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib did it. He is in this house here with his drink-companions from among the Ansar, a singing-girl and his friends; and they told me that the girl said: Forward, O Hamzah, upon the camels! Then I went away, and Zayd ibn Harithah was with me. The Prophet beheld in my face that something had happened and said: What is the matter with thee? I answered: O Apostle of God! I never saw such a thing! This very day Hamzah hath thrown himself upon my two she-camels, hath cut off their humps and ripped open their flanks, and now he is in a house with his drink-companions. The Prophet called for his wrap, wrapped himself therein, and went forth, I and Zayd ibn Harithah following him. He came to the house in which Hamzah was and asked leave to enter; leave was given him. Hamzah was drunk. He looked at the Prophet from below to his knees, then raised his eyes and looked at his face, and cried: And what are ye if not my fathers’ slaves? The Prophet understood that Hamzah was drunk; he retraced his steps, walking backwards, and went out; and we left with him.