Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 3990

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُنَفِّلُ بَعْضَ مَنْ يَبْعَثُ مِنَ السَّرَايَا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ خَاصَّةً سِوَى قِسْمَةِ عَامَّةِ الْجَيْشِ

Translation

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Ibn ʿUmar reported: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) would give some of those he sent on military detachments extra spoils specifically for themselves, in addition to the general distribution for the army.