Jihad

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Abu Musa al-Ashʿari reported: We arrived and met the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) when he had conquered Khaybar. He allotted shares to us—or he said, he gave us some of it. He did not allot any of it to anyone who had been absent from the conquest of Khaybar, except for those who had been with him, apart from the companions of our ship: Jaʿfar and his companions, to whom he allotted shares alongside them. Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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Yazid ibn Khalid reported: A man among the Companions of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) died on the day of Khaybar. They mentioned him to the Messenger of God, who said, ‘You perform the funeral prayer for your companion.’ The people’s faces changed at this, so he said, ‘Your companion misappropriated spoils in God’s cause.’ We searched his belongings and found some beads belonging to the Jews worth less than two dirhams. Narrated by Malik, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasaʾi.

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ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAmr reported: Whenever the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) obtained spoils, he would instruct Bilal to call out among the people. They would bring their spoils, and he would set aside the fifth and distribute the rest. One day, a man came afterward with a bridle made of hair and said, ‘Messenger of God, this is from what we obtained as spoils.’ He asked, ‘Did you hear Bilal call out three times?’ The man said, ‘Yes.’ He asked, ‘Then what kept you from bringing it?’ The man made an excuse. He said, ‘You will bring it yourself on the Day of Resurrection, and I will not accept it from you.’ Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb reported from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr, and ʿUmar burned the belongings of one who had misappropriated spoils and beat him. Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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Samura ibn Jundub reported that the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say, ‘Whoever conceals someone who has misappropriated spoils is like him.’ Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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Abu Saʿid reported: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade buying from the spoils before they had been divided. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

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Abu Umama reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): He forbade selling shares of spoils before they had been divided. Narrated by al-Darimi.

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Khawla bint Qays reported: I heard the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) say, ‘This wealth is green and sweet. Whoever acquires it by right will be blessed in it. How many people plunge into the wealth of God and His Messenger, taking whatever their souls desire, and have nothing but the Fire on the Day of Resurrection!’ Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

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Ibn ʿAbbas reported that on the day of Badr the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took as an extra allotment his sword, Dhu al-Fiqar. Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Majah. Al-Tirmidhi added: It was the sword in which he saw the vision on the day of Uhud.

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Ruwaifiʿ ibn Thabit reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Whoever believes in God and the Last Day must not ride an animal from the Muslims’ fayʾ and then, after wearing it out, return it to that fund; nor may one who believes in God and the Last Day wear a garment from the Muslims’ fayʾ and then, after wearing it out, return it to that fund.’ Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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Muhammad ibn Abi al-Mujalid reported from ʿAbdullah ibn Abi Awfa: I asked, ‘Did you take a fifth from food in the time of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him)?’ He replied, ‘We obtained food on the day of Khaybar. A man would come, take enough of it for himself, then leave.’ Abu Dawud also narrated it.

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Ibn ʿUmar reported: During the time of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), an army obtained food and honey as booty, but no fifth was taken from them. Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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Al-Qasim, the client of ʿAbd al-Rahman, reported from one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): During campaigns we would eat camel meat and not divide it. By the time we returned to our baggage, our bags would be full of it. Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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ʿUbada ibn al-Samit reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say, ‘Return the thread and needle, and beware of misappropriating spoils, for it will be a disgrace to its owner on the Day of Resurrection.’ Narrated by al-Darimi. Al-Nasaʾi also narrated it from ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, from his father, from his grandfather.

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ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb reported from his father, from his grandfather: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approached a camel, took a tuft of hair from its hump, then said, ‘People, I have no claim to anything from this fayʾ—not even this,’ and he raised his finger, ‘except the fifth, and the fifth is returned to you. So return the thread and needle.’ A man stood with a ball of hair in his hand and said, ‘I took this to mend a pack saddle.’ The Prophet said, ‘As for what belongs to me and Banu ʿAbd al-Muttalib, it is yours.’ The man said, ‘Now that I see how this has turned out, I have no use for it,’ and threw it away. Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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ʿAmr ibn ʿAbasa reported: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed with us facing a camel from the spoils. When he had finished the prayer, he took a tuft of hair from the camel’s side and said, ‘I have no lawful claim to anything of your spoils, not even this, except the fifth—and the fifth is returned among you.’ Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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Jubayr ibn Mutʿim reported: When the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) assigned the share for near relatives among Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib, ʿUthman ibn ʿAffan and I came to him and said, ‘Messenger of God, we do not deny the standing of our brothers among Banu Hashim, given your place among them. But what of our brothers among Banu al-Muttalib? You gave them a share and left us out, although our kinship and theirs are one.’ The Messenger of God said, ‘Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib are one,’ and he interlaced his fingers. Narrated by al-Shafiʿi. Abu Dawud and al-Nasaʾi narrated a similar version, which says, ‘We and Banu al-Muttalib were never separated, either in the time of ignorance or in Islam; we and they are one,’ and he interlaced his fingers.

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ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn ʿAwf reported: On the day of Badr I was standing in the line and looked to my right and left. There were two young boys from the Ansar, scarcely of age. I wished I were between two stronger men. One of them nudged me and said, ‘Uncle, do you know Abu Jahl?’ I said, ‘Yes. What do you need him for, my nephew?’ He said, ‘I have been told that he insults the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him). By Him in whose hand is my soul, if I see him, my shadow will not part from his shadow until one of us dies first.’ I was amazed. The other boy nudged me and said the same thing. Before long I saw Abu Jahl moving among the people. I said, ‘Do you see him? There is the man you asked me about.’ They rushed toward him with their swords and struck him until they killed him. Then they returned to the Messenger of God and informed him. He asked, ‘Which of you killed him?’ Each said, ‘I killed him.’ He asked, ‘Did you wipe your swords?’ They said, ‘No.’ The Messenger of God looked at the two swords and said, ‘Both of you killed him.’ The Messenger of God awarded his belongings to Muʿadh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-Jamuh. The two men were Muʿadh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-Jamuh and Muʿadh ibn ʿAfraʾ.

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Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day of Badr, ‘Who will find out for us what Abu Jahl has done?’ Ibn Masʿud went and found that the two sons of ʿAfraʾ had struck him until he was cold. He said: ‘He took him by the beard and said: Are you Abu Jahl? He replied: Is there anyone above a man you have killed?’ In another narration he said: If only a farmer had killed me!’

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Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave gifts to a group while I was sitting there. He left out one man, though he was the one I liked best among them. I stood and said, ‘Why have you left out so-and-so? By Allah, I consider him a believer.’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, ‘Or a Muslim?’ Saʿd said this three times, and each time he received the same reply. Then he said, ‘I give a man a gift while another is dearer to me, for fear that he may be cast face-first into the Fire.’ Agreed upon. Their version also says that al-Zuhri said: ‘Do you therefore see Islam as the spoken word and faith as righteous action?’