حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ أَنَّ أَبَا أُسَامَةَ أَخْبَرَهُمْ عَنْ مُفَضَّلِ بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي يَسَارٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُتِيَ بِمُخَنَّثٍ قَدْ خَضَّبَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ بِالْحِنَّائِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا بَالُ هَذَا فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَتَشَبَّهُ بِالنِّسَائِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَنُفِيَ إِلَی النَّقِيعِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نَقْتُلُهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ عَنْ قَتْلِ الْمُصَلِّينَ قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ وَالنَّقِيعُ نَاحِيَةٌ عَنْ الْمَدِينَةِ وَلَيْسَ بِالْبَقِيعِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4928
Narrated Abu Hurairah: A hermaphrodite (mukhannath) who had dyed his hands and feet with henna was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He asked: What is the matter with this man? He was told: Messenger of Allah! he affects women's get-up. So he ordered regarding him and he was banished to an-Naqi'. The people said: Messenger of Allah! should we not kill him? He said: I have been prohibited from killing people who pray. Abu Usamah said: Naqi' is a region near Madina and not a Baqi'.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020