Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3009
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ خُصَيْفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مِقْسَمٌ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ : ( وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَغُلَّ ) فِي قَطِيفَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ افْتُقِدَتْ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ . فَقَالَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخَذَهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَغُلَّ ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَقَدْ رَوَى عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بْنُ حَرْبٍ عَنْ خُصَيْفٍ نَحْوَ هَذَا وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ خُصَيْفٍ عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Miqsam reported that Ibn ‘Abbas said: ‘The verse “It is not for a prophet to act dishonestly regarding the spoils” (Qur’an 3:161) was revealed concerning a red cloak that went missing on the day of Badr. Some people said, “Perhaps the Messenger of Allah took it.” Then Allah revealed, “It is not for a prophet to act dishonestly regarding the spoils…” to the end of the verse.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan gharib. ‘Abd al-Salam ibn Harb narrated similar wording from Khusayf, and some transmitters reported it from Khusayf through Miqsam without mentioning Ibn ‘Abbas.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report describes an unfounded suspicion about missing war booty and the revelation rejecting such an accusation.