Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3079
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ جِئْتُ بِسَيْفٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ شَفَى صَدْرِي مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا هَبْ لِي هَذَا السَّيْفَ . فَقَالَ " هَذَا لَيْسَ لِي وَلاَ لَكَ " . فَقُلْتُ عَسَى أَنْ يُعْطَى هَذَا مَنْ لاَ يُبْلِي بَلاَئِي فَجَاءَنِي الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ " إِنَّكَ سَأَلْتَنِي وَلَيْسَ لِي وَقَدْ صَارَ لِي وَهُوَ لَكَ " . قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ : ( يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الأَنْفَالِ ) الآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَيْضًا . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ .
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Mus‘ab ibn Sa‘d reported from his father: ‘On the day of Badr, I brought a sword and said, “Messenger of Allah, Allah has healed my heart of the polytheists”—or words to that effect—“so give me this sword.” He replied, “It is not mine to give, nor is it yours.” I thought, “Perhaps he will give it to someone who did not fight as I did.” Then a messenger came to me and said, “You asked me for it when it was not mine to give. Now it has become mine to give, and it is yours.”’ Then the verse was revealed: “They ask you about the spoils of war…” (Qur’an 8:1). Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih. Simak ibn Harb also narrated it from Mus‘ab ibn Sa‘d. A report from ‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit is also cited on this topic.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source preserves uncertainty in Sa‘d’s wording and explains that the Prophet could grant the sword only after authority over the spoils was given to him.