Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 4009

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي الْجُوَيْرِيَّةِ الْجَرْمِيِّ قَالَ: أَصَبْتُ بِأَرْضِ الرُّومِ جَرَّةً حَمْرَاءَ فِيهَا دَنَانِيرُ فِي إِمْرَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعَلَيْنَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ: مَعْنُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَسَمَهَا بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَعْطَانِي مِنْهَا مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَى رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ: لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا نَفَلَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ الْخُمُسِ» لَأَعْطَيْتُكَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

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Abu al-Juwayriya al-Jarmi reported: During Muʿawiya’s rule, I found in Roman territory a red jar containing dinars. A man from Banu Sulaym, one of the Companions of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), was in command of us; his name was Maʿn ibn Yazid. I brought it to him, and he divided it among the Muslims, giving me the same amount as he gave any one of them. Then he said, ‘Had I not heard the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) say that there is no extra allotment except after the fifth, I would have given you more.’ Narrated by Abu Dawud.