Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 53:
One-fifth
of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus)
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 324:
Narrated Ali:
I got a she-camel
in my share of the war booty on the day (of the
battle) of Badr, and the Prophet had given me a
she-camel from the Khumus. When I intended to
marry Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle, I
had an appointment with a goldsmith from the tribe
of Bani Qainuqa' to go with me to bring Idhkhir
(i.e. grass of pleasant smell) and sell it to the
goldsmiths and spend its price on my wedding
party. I was collecting for my she-camels
equipment of saddles, sacks and ropes while my two
she-camels were kneeling down beside the room of
an Ansari man. I returned after collecting
whatever I collected, to see the humps of my two
she-camels cut off and their flanks cut open and
some portion of their livers was taken out. When I
saw that state of my two she-camels, I could not
help weeping. I asked, "Who has done
this?" The people replied, "Hamza bin
Abdul Muttalib who is staying with some Ansari
drunks in this house." I went away till I
reached the Prophet and Zaid bin Haritha was with
him. The Prophet noticed on my face the effect of
what I had suffered, so the Prophet asked.
"What is wrong with you." I replied,
"O Allah's Apostle! I have never seen such a
day as today. Hamza attacked my two she-camels,
cut off their humps, and ripped open their flanks,
and he is sitting there in a house in the company
of some drunks." The Prophet then asked for
his covering sheet, put it on, and set out walking
followed by me and Zaid bin Haritha till he came
to the house where Hamza was. He asked permission
to enter, and they allowed him, and they were
drunk. Allah's Apostle started rebuking Hamza for
what he had done, but Hamza was drunk and his eyes
were red. Hamza looked at Allah's Apostle and then
he raised his eyes, looking at his knees, then he
raised up his eyes looking at his umbilicus, and
again he raised up his eyes look in at his face.
Hamza then said, "Aren't you but the slaves
of my father?" Allah's Apostle realized that
he was drunk, so Allah's Apostle retreated, and we
went out with him.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 325:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(mother of the
believers) After the death of Allah 's Apostle
Fatima the daughter of Allah's Apostle asked Abu
Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her share of
inheritance from what Allah's Apostle had left of
the Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting) which
Allah had given him. Abu Bakr said to her,
"Allah's Apostle said, 'Our property will not
be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets) leave is
Sadaqa (to be used for charity)." Fatima, the
daughter of Allah's Apostle got angry and stopped
speaking to Abu Bakr, and continued assuming that
attitude till she died. Fatima remained alive for
six months after the death of Allah's Apostle.
She used to ask Abu
Bakr for her share from the property of Allah's
Apostle which he left at Khaibar, and Fadak, and
his property at Medina (devoted for charity). Abu
Bakr refused to give her that property and said,
"I will not leave anything Allah's Apostle
used to do, because I am afraid that if I left
something from the Prophet's tradition, then I
would go astray." (Later on) Umar gave the
Prophet's property (of Sadaqa) at Medina to 'Ali
and 'Abbas, but he withheld the properties of
Khaibar and Fadak in his custody and said,
"These two properties are the Sadaqa which
Allah's Apostle used to use for his expenditures
and urgent needs. Now their management is to be
entrusted to the ruler." (Az-Zuhrl said,
"They have been managed in this way till
today.")
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 326:
Narrated Malik bin
Aus:
While I was at
home, the sun rose high and it got hot. Suddenly
the messenger of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab came to me
and said, "The chief of the believers has
sent for you." So, I went along with him till
I entered the place where 'Umar was sitting on a
bedstead made of date-palm leaves and covered with
no mattress, and he was leaning over a leather
pillow. I greeted him and sat down. He said,
"O Malik! Some persons of your people who
have families came to me and I have ordered that a
gift should be given to them, so take it and
distribute it among them." I said, "O
chief of the believers! I wish that you order
someone else to do it." He said, "O man!
Take it." While I was sitting there with him,
his doorman Yarfa' came saying, "'Uthman, 'Abdur-Rahman
bin 'Auf, Az-Zubair and Sad bin Abi Waqqas are
asking your permission (to see you); may I admit
them?" 'Umar said, "Yes", So they
were admitted and they came in, greeted him, and
sat down. After a while Yarfa' came again and
said, "May I admit 'Ali and 'Abbas?" 'Umar
said, "yes." So, they were admitted and
they came in and greeted (him) and sat down. Then
'Abbas said, "O chief of the believers! Judge
between me and this (i.e. 'Ali)." They had a
dispute regarding the property of Bani An-Nadir
which Allah had given to His Apostle as Fai. The
group (i.e. 'Uthman and his companions) said,
"O chief of the believers! Judge between them
and relieve both of them front each other." 'Umar
said, "Be patient! I beseech you by Allah by
Whose Permission the Heaven and the Earth exist,
do you know that Allah's Apostle said, 'Our (i.e.
prophets') property will not be inherited, and
whatever we leave, is Sadaqa (to be used for
charity),' and Allah's Apostle meant himself (by
saying "we'')?" The group said, "He
said so." 'Umar then turned to 'Ali and 'Abbas
and said, "I beseech you by Allah, do you
know that Allah's Apostle said so?" They
replied, " He said so." 'Umar then said,
"So, I will talk to you about this matter.
Allah bestowed on His Apostle with a special favor
of something of this Fai (booty) which he gave to
nobody else." 'Umar then recited the Holy
Verses: "What Allah bestowed as (Fai) Booty
on his Apostle (Muhammad) from them --- for this
you made no expedition with either cavalry or
camelry: But Allah gives power to His Apostles
over whomever He will 'And Allah is able to do all
things." 9:6)
'Umar added
"So this property was especially given to
Allah's Apostle, but, by Allah, neither did he
take possession of it and leave your, nor did he
favor himself with it to your exclusion, but he
gave it to all of you and distributed it amongst
you till this property remained out of it. Allah's
Apostle used to spend the yearly expenses of his
family out of this property and used to keep the
rest of its revenue to be spent on Allah 's Cause.
Allah 's Apostle kept on doing this during all his
lifetime. I ask you by Allah do you know
this?" They replies in the affirmative. 'Umar
then said to 'Ali and 'Abbas. "I ask you by
Allah, do you know this?" 'Umar added,
"When Allah had taken His Prophet unto Him,
'Abu Bakr said, 'I am the successor of Allah's
Apostle so, Abu Bakr took over that property and
managed it in the same way as Allah's Apostle used
to do, and Allah knows that he was true, pious and
rightly-guided, and he was a follower of what was
right. Then Allah took Abu Bakr unto Him and I
became Abu Bakr's successor, and I kept that
property in my possession for the first two years
of my Caliphate, managing it in the same way as
Allah's Apostle used to do and as Abu Bakr used to
do, and Allah knows that I have been true, pious,
rightly guided, and a follower of what is right.
Now you both (i.e. 'Ah and 'Abbas) came to talk to
me, bearing the same claim and presenting the same
case; you, 'Abbas, came to me asking for your
share from your nephew's property, and this man,
i.e. 'Ali, came to me asking for his wife's share
from her father's property. I told you both that
Allah's Apostle said, 'Our (prophets') properties
are not to be inherited, but what we leave is
Sadaqa (to be used for charity).' When I thought
it right that I should hand over this property to
you, I said to you, 'I am ready to hand over this
property to you if you wish, on the condition that
you would take Allah's Pledge and Convention that
you would manage it in the same way as Allah's
Apostle used to, and as Abu Bakr used to do, and
as I have done since I was in charge of it.' So,
both of you said (to me), 'Hand it over to us,'
and on that condition I handed it over to you. So,
I ask you by Allah, did I hand it over to them on
this condition?" The group aid,
"Yes." Then 'Umar faced 'Ali and Abbas
saying, "I ask you by Allah, did I hand it
over to you on this condition?" They said,
"Yes. " He said, " Do you want now
to give a different decision? By Allah, by Whose
Leave both the Heaven and the Earth exist, I will
never give any decision other than that (I have
already given). And if you are unable to manage
it, then return it to me, and I will do the job on
your behalf."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 327:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The delegates of
the tribe of 'Abdul-Qais came and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We are from the tribe of Rabi'a,
and there is the infidels of the tribe of Mudar
intervening between you and us, so we cannot come
to you except in the Sacred Months. So please
order us some instructions that we may apply it to
ourselves and also invite our people whom we left
behind us to observe as well." The Prophet
said, "I order you (to do) four (things) and
forbid you (to do) four: I order you to believe in
Allah, that is, to testify that None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah (the Prophet pointed
with his hand); to offer prayers perfectly; to pay
Zakat; to fast the month of Ramadan, and to pay
the Khumus (i.e. one-fifth) of the war booty to
Allah and I forbid you to use Ad-dubba', An-Naqir,
Al-Hantam and Al-Muzaffat (i.e. utensils used for
preparing alcoholic drinks)." (See Hadith No.
50, Vol. 1).
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 328:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "My heirs should not take even a single
Dinar (i.e. anything from my property), and
whatever I leave, excluding the expenditure of my
wives and my laborers, will be Sadaqa (i.e. be
used for charity)."'
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 329:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
died, and there was nothing in my house that a
living being could eat, except some barley Lying
on a shelf. So, I ate of it for a long period and
measured it, and (after a short period) it was
consumed.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 330:
Narrated 'Amr bin
Al-Harith:
The Prophet did not
leave anything (after his death) except his arms,
a white mule, and a (piece of) land which he had
given as Sadaqa.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 331:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) When the sickness of Allah's Apostle got
aggravated, he asked the permission of his wives
that he should be treated in my house, and they
permitted him.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 332:
Narrated Ibn Abu
Mulaika:
'Aisha said,
"The Prophet died in my house on the day of
my turn while he was leaning on my chest closer to
my neck, and Allah made my saliva mix with his
Saliva." 'Aisha added, "'AbdurRahman
came with a Siwak and the Prophet was too weak to
use it so I took it, chewed it and then (gave it
to him and he) cleaned his teeth with it."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 333:
Narrated Safiya:
(the wife of the
Prophet) That she came to visit Allah's Apostle
while he was in Itikaf(i.e. seclusion in the
Mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan. When
she got up to return, Allah's Apostle got up with
her and accompanied her, and when he reached near
the gate of the Mosque close to the door (of the
house) of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet, two
Ansari men passed by them and greeted Allah's
Apostle and then went away. Allah's Apostle
addressed them saying, "Don't hurry! (She is
my wife)," They said, "Glorified be
Allah! O Allah's Apostle (You are far away from
any suspicion)," and his saying was hard on
them. Allah's Apostle said, "Satan circulates
in the mind of a person as blood does (in his
body). I was afraid that Satan might put some
(evil) thoughts in your minds."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 334:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
Once I went
upstairs in Hafsa's house and saw the Prophet
answering the call of nature with his back towards
the Qibla and facing Sham.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 335:
Narrated Aisha:
That Allah's
Apostle used to offer the 'Asr prayer while the
sun was still shining in her Hujra (i.e. her
dwelling place).
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 336:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet stood
up and delivered a sermon, and pointing to 'Aisha's
house (i.e. eastwards), he said thrice,
"Affliction (will appear from) here,"
and, "from where the side of the Satan's head
comes out (i.e. from the East)."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 337:
Narrated 'Amra bint
Abdur-Rahman:
'Aisha, the wife of
the Prophet told her that once Allah's Apostle was
with her and she heard somebody asking permission
to enter Hafsa's house. She said, "O Allah's
Apostle! This man is asking permission to enter
your house." Allah's Apostle replied, "I
think he is so-and-so (meaning the foster uncle of
Hafsa). What is rendered illegal because of blood
relations, is also rendered illegal because of the
corresponding foster-relations."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 338:
Narrated Anas:
That when Abu Bakr
became the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and
wrote this letter for him, and stamped it with the
Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on
the Ring, (the word) 'Muhammad' was in a line,
'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a
third.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 339:
Narrated 'Isa bin
Tahman:
Anas brought out to
us two worn out leather shoes without hair and
with pieces of leather straps. Later on Thabit Al-Banani
told me that Anas said that they were the shoes of
the Prophet.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 340:
Narrated Abu Burda:
'Aisha brought out
to us a patched wool Len garment, and she said,
"(It chanced that) the soul of Allah's
Apostle was taken away while he was wearing
this." Abu-Burda added, "Aisha brought
out to us a thick waist sheet like the ones made
by the Yemenites, and also a garment of the type
called Al-Mulabbada."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 341:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
When the cup of
Allah's Apostle got broken, he fixed it with a
silver wire at the crack. (The sub-narrator, 'Asim
said, "I saw the cup and drank (water) in
it.")
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 342:
Narrated 'Ali bin
Al-Husain:
That when they
reached Medina after returning from Yazid bin
Mu'awaiya after the martyrdom of Husain bin 'Ali
(may Allah bestow His Mercy upon him), Al-Miswar
bin Makhrama met him and said to him, "Do you
have any need you may order me to satisfy?"
'Ali said, "No." Al-Miswar said, Will
you give me the sword of Allah's Apostle for I am
afraid that people may take it from you by force?
By Allah, if you give it to me, they will never be
able to take it till I die." When Ali bin Abu
Talib demanded the hand of the daughter of Abi
Jahal to be his wife besides Fatima, I heard
Allah's Apostle on his pulpit delivering a sermon
in this connection before the people, and I had
then attained my age of puberty. Allah's Apostle
said, "Fatima is from me, and I am afraid she
will be subjected to trials in her religion
(because of jealousy)." The Prophet then
mentioned one of his son-in-law who was from the
tribe of 'Abu Shams, and he praised him as a good
son-in-law, saying, "Whatever he said was the
truth, and he promised me and fulfilled his
promise. I do not make a legal thing illegal, nor
do I make an illegal thing legal, but by Allah,
the daughter of Allah's Apostle and the daughter
of the enemy of Allah, (i.e. Abu Jahl) can never
get together (as the wives of one man) (See Hadith
No. 76, Vo. 5).
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 343:
Narrated Ibn Al-Hanafiya:
If Ali had spoken
anything bad about 'Uthman then he would have
mentioned the day when some persons came to him
and complained about the Zakat officials of 'Uthman.
'Ali then said to me, "Go to 'Uthman and say
to him, 'This document contains the regulations of
spending the Sadaqa of Allah's Apostle so order
your Zakat officials to act accordingly." I
took the document to 'Uthman. 'Uthman said,
"Take it away, for we are not in need of
it." I returned to 'Ali with it and informed
him of that. He said, "Put it whence you took
it."
Narrated Muhammad
bin Suqa: I heard Mundhir At-Tuzi reporting Ibn
Hanafiya who said, "My father sent me saying,
'Take this letter to 'Uthman for it contains the
orders of the Prophet concerning the Sadaqa.'
"
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 344:
Narrated 'Ali:
Fatima complained
of what she suffered from the hand mill and from
grinding, when she got the news that some slave
girls of the booty had been brought to Allah's
Apostle. She went to him to ask for a
maid-servant, but she could not find him, and told
'Aisha of her need. When the Prophet came, Aisha
informed him of that. The Prophet came to our
house when we had gone to our beds. (On seeing the
Prophet) we were going to get up, but he said,
'Keep at your places,' I felt the coolness of the
Prophet's feet on my chest. Then he said,
"Shall I tell you a thing which is better
than what you asked me for? When you go to your
beds, say: 'Allahu Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)'
for 34 times, and 'Alhamdu Lillah (i.e. all the
praises are for Allah)' for 33 times, and Subhan
Allah (i.e. Glorified be Allah) for 33 times. This
is better for you than what you have
requested."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 345:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah Al-Ansari:
A man amongst us
begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. On that the
Ansar said, (to the man), "We will never call
you Abu-al-Qasim and will never please you with
this blessed title." So, he went to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have
begotten a boy whom I named Al-Qasim and the Ansar
said, 'We will never call you Abu-al-Qasim, nor
will we please you with this title.' " The
Prophet said, "The Ansar have done well. Name
by my name, but do not name by my Kunya, for I am
Qasim."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 346:
Narrated Muawiya:
Allah's Apostle
said, "If Allah wants to do good for
somebody, he makes him comprehend the Religion
(i.e. Islam), and Allah is the Giver and I am Al-Qasim
(i.e. the distributor), and this (Muslim) nation
will remain victorious over their opponents, till
Allah's Order comes and they will still be
victorious "
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Neither do I
give you (anything) nor withhold (anything) from
you, but I am just a distributor (i.e. Qasim), and
I give as I am ordered."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 347:
Narrated Khaula Al-Ansariya:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "Some people spend Allah's
Wealth (i.e. Muslim's wealth) in an unjust manner;
such people will be put in the (Hell) Fire on the
Day of Resurrection."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 348:
Narrated 'Urwa-al-Bariqi:
The Prophet said,
"Horses are always the source of good,
namely, rewards (in the Hereafter) and booty, till
the Day of Resurrection."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 349:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When Khosrau is ruined, there will be
no Khosrau after him; and when Caesar is ruined,
there will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose
Hands my life is, you will spend their treasures
in Allah's Cause."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 350:
Narrated Jabir bin
Samura:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When Khosrau is ruined, there will be
no Khosrau after him; and when Caesar is ruined,
their will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose
Hands my life is, you will spend their treasures
in Allah's Cause."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 351:
Narrated Jabir bin
Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Booty has been made legal for
me."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 352:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah guarantees him who strives in
His Cause and whose motivation for going out is
nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His
Word, that He will admit him into Paradise (if
martyred) or bring him back to his dwelling place,
whence he has come out, with what he gains of
reward and booty."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 353:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"A prophet amongst the prophets carried out a
holy military expedition, so he said to his
followers, 'Anyone who has married a woman and
wants to consummate the marriage, and has not done
so yet, should not accompany me; nor should a man
who has built a house but has not completed its
roof; nor a man who has sheep or shecamels and is
waiting for the birth of their young ones.' So,
the prophet carried out the expedition and when he
reached that town at the time or nearly at the
time of the 'Asr prayer, he said to the sun, 'O
sun! You are under Allah's Order and I am under
Allah's Order O Allah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from
setting.' It was stopped till Allah made him
victorious.
Then he collected
the booty and the fire came to burn it, but it did
not burn it. He said (to his men), 'Some of you
have stolen something from the booty. So one man
from every tribe should give me a pledge of
allegiance by shaking hands with me.' (They did so
and) the hand of a man got stuck over the hand of
their prophet. Then that prophet said (to the
man), 'The theft has been committed by your
people. So all the persons of your tribe should
give me the pledge of allegiance by shaking hands
with me.' The hands of two or three men got stuck
over the hand of their prophet and he said,
"You have committed the theft.' Then they
brought a head of gold like the head of a cow and
put it there, and the fire came and consumed the
booty. The Prophet added: Then Allah saw our
weakness and disability, so he made booty legal
for us."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 354:
Narrated Aslam:
'Umar said,
"Were it not for those Muslims who have not
come to existence yet, I would have distributed
(the land of) every town I conquer among the
fighters as the Prophet distributed the land of
Khaibar."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 355:
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ashari:
A bedouin asked the
Prophet, "A man may fight for the sake of
booty, and another may fight so that he may be
mentioned by the people, and a third may fight to
show his position (i.e. bravery); which of these
regarded as fighting in Allah's Cause?" The
Prophet said, "He who fights so that Allah's
Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights for
Allah's Cause."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 356:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Abu Mulaika:
Some silken cloaks
with golden buttons were presented to the Prophet.
He distributed them amongst his companions and
kept one for Makhrama, bin Naufal. Later on
Makhrama came along with his son Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama, and stood up at the gate and said (to
his son). "Call him (i.e. the Prophet) to
me." The Prophet heard his voice, took a
silken cloak and brought it to him, placing those
golden buttons in front of him saying, "O
Abu-al-Miswar! I have kept this aside for you! O
Abu-al Miswar! I have kept this aside for
you!" Makhrama was a bad-tempered man.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 357:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
People used to give
some of their datepalms to the Prophet (as a
gift), till he conquered Bani Quraiza and Bani
An-Nadir, whereupon he started returning their
favors.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 358:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Az-Zubair:
When Az-Zubair got
up during the battle of Al-Jamal, he called me and
I stood up beside him, and he said to me, "O
my son! Today one will be killed either as an
oppressor or as an oppressed one. I see that I
will be killed as an oppressed one. My biggest
worry is my debts. Do you think, if we pay the
debts, there will be something left for us from
our money?" Az-Zubair added, "O my son!
Sell our property and pay my debts."
Az-Zubair then willed one-third of his property
and willed one-third of that portion to his sons;
namely, 'Abdullah's sons. He said, "One-third
of the one third. If any property is left after
the payment of the debts, one-third (of the
one-third of what is left) is to be given to your
sons." (Hisham, a sub-narrator added,
"Some of the sons of 'Abdullah were equal in
age to the sons of Az-Zubair e.g. Khubaib and 'Abbas.
'Abdullah had nine sons and nine daughters at that
time." (The narrator 'Abdullah added:) My
father (Az-Zubair) went on drawing my attention to
his debts saying, "If you should fail to pay
part of the debts, appeal to my Master to help
you." By Allah! I could not understand what
he meant till I asked, "O father! Who is your
Master?" He replied, "Allah (is my
Master)." By Allah, whenever I had any
difficulty regarding his debts, I would say,
"Master of Az-Zubair! Pay his debts on his
behalf ." and Allah would (help me to) pay
it. Az-Zubair was martyred leaving no Dinar or
Dirham but two pieces of land, one of which was
(called) Al-Ghaba, and eleven houses in Medina,
two in Basra, one in Kufa and one in Egypt. In
fact, the source of the debt which he owed was,
that if somebody brought some money to deposit
with him. Az Zubair would say, "No, (i won't
keep it as a trust), but I take it as a debt, for
I am afraid it might be lost." Az-Zubair was
never appointed governor or collector of the tax
of Kharaj or any other similar thing, but he
collected his wealth (from the war booty he
gained) during the holy battles he took part in,
in the company of the Prophet, Abu Bakr, 'Umar,
and 'Uthman. ('Abdullah bin Az-Zubair added:) When
I counted his debt, it turned to be two million
and two hundred thousand. (The sub-narrator
added:) Hakim bin Hizam met Abdullah bin Zubair
and asked, "O my nephew! How much is the debt
of my brother?" 'Abdullah kept it as a secret
and said, "One hundred thousand," Hakim
said, "By Allah! I don't think your property
will cover it." On that 'Abdullah said to
him, "What if it is two million and two
hundred thousand?" Hakim said, "I don't
think you can pay it; so if you are unable to pay
all of it, I will help you." Az-Zubair had
already bought Al-Ghaba for one hundred and
seventy thousand. 'Abdullah sold it for one
million and six hundred thousand. Then he called
the people saying, "Any person who has any
money claim on Az-Zubair should come to us in Al-Ghaba."
There came to him 'Abdullah bin Ja'far whom
Az-Zubair owed four hundred thousand. He said to
'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "If you wish I will
forgive you the debt." 'Abdullah (bin
Az-Zubair) said, "No." Then Ibn Ja'far
said, "If you wish you can defer the payment
if you should defer the payment of any debt."
Ibn Az-Zubair said, "No." 'Abdullah bin
Ja'far said, "Give me a piece of the
land." 'Abdullah bin AzZubair said (to him),
"Yours is the land extending from this place
to this place." So, 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair
sold some of the property (including the houses)
and paid his debt perfectly, retaining four and a
half shares from the land (i.e. Al-Ghaba). He then
went to Mu'awlya while 'Amr bin 'Uthman, Al-Mundhir
bin Az-Zubair and Ibn Zam'a were sitting with him.
Mu'awiya asked, "At what price have you
appraised Al-Ghaba?" He said, "One
hundred thousand for each share," Muawiya
asked, "How many shares have been left?"
'Abdullah replied, "Four and a half
shares." Al-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair said,
"I would like to buy one share for one
hundred thousand." 'Amr bin 'Uthman said,
"I would like to buy one share for one
hundred thousand." Ibn Zam'a said, "I
would like to buy one share for one hundred
thousand." Muawiya said, "How much is
left now?" 'Abdullah replied, "One share
and a half." Muawiya said, "I would like
to buy it for one hundred and fifty
thousand." 'Abdullah also sold his part to
Muawiya six hundred thousand. When Ibn AzZubair
had paid all the debts. Az-Zubair's sons said to
him, "Distribute our inheritance among
us." He said, "No, by Allah, I will not
distribute it among you till I announce in four
successive Hajj seasons, 'Would those who have
money claims on Az-Zubair come so that we may pay
them their debt." So, he started to announce
that in public in every Hajj season, and when four
years had elapsed, he distributed the inheritance
among the inheritors. Az-Zubair had four wives,
and after the one-third of his property was
excluded (according to the will), each of his
wives received one million and two hundred
thousand. So the total amount of his property was
fifty million and two hundred thousand.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 359:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
'Uthman did not
join the Badr battle because he was married to one
of the daughters of Allah's Apostle and she was
ill. So, the Prophet said to him. "You will
get a reward and a share (from the war booty)
similar to the reward and the share of one who has
taken part in the Badr battle."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 360:
Narrated Marwan bin
Al-Hakim and Miswar bin Makhrama:
When the Hawazin
delegation came to Allah's Apostle after they had
embraced Islam and requested him to return their
properties and war prisoners to them, Allah's
Apostle said, "To me the best talk is the
truest, so you may choose either of two things;
the war prisoners or the wealth, for I have
delayed their distribution." Allah's Apostle
had waited for them for over ten days when he
returned from Ta'if. So, when those people came to
know that Allah's Apostle was not going to return
to them except one of the two things the said,
"We choose our war Prisoners 'Allah's Apostle
stood up amongst the Muslims, and after glorifying
Allah as He deserved, he said, "Now then,
these brothers of yours have come to us with
repentance, and I see it logical that I should
return their captives to them, so whoever of you
likes to do that as a favor then he can do it, and
whoever amongst you likes to stick to his share,
let him give up his prisoners and we will
compensate him from the very first Fai' (i.e. war
booty received without fight) which Allah will
give us." On that, all the people said. 'O
Allah's Apostles We have agreed willingly to do so
(return the captives)" Then Allah's Apostle
said to them "I do not know who amongst you
has agreed to this and who has not. You should
return and let your leaders inform me of your
agreement." The people returned and their
leaders spoke to them, and then came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "All the people have agreed
willingly to do so and have given the permission
to return the war prisoners (without
Compensation)" (Az-Zuhri, the sub-narrator
states) This is what has been related to us about
the captives of Hawazin.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 361:
Narrated Zahdam:
Once we were in the
house of Abu Musa who presented a meal containing
cooked chicken. A man from the tribe of Bani Taim
Allah with red complexion as if he were from the
Byzantine war prisoners, was present. Abu Musa
invited him to share the meal but he (apologised)
saying. "I saw chickens eating dirty things
and so I have had a strong aversion to eating
them, and have taken an oath that I will not eat
chickens." Abu Musa said, "Come along, I
will tell you about this matter (i.e. how to
cancel one's oat ). I went to the Prophet in the
company of a group of Al-Ashariyin, asked him to
provide us with means of conveyance. He said, 'By
Allah, I will not provide you with any means of
conveyance and I have nothing to make you ride
on.' Then some camels as booty were brought to
Allah's Apostle and he asked for us saying. 'Where
are the group of Al-Ash'ariyun?' Then he ordered
that we should be given five camels with white
humps. When we set out we said, 'What have we
done? We will never be blessed (with what we have
been given).' So, we returned to the Prophet and
said, 'We asked you to provide us with means of
conveyance, but you took an oath that you would
not provide us with any means of conveyance. Did
you forget (your oath when you gave us the
camels)? He replied. 'I have not provided you with
means of conveyance, but Allah has provided you
with it, and by Allah, Allah willing, if ever I
take an oath to do something, and later on I find
that it is more beneficial to do something
different, I will do the thing which is better,
and give expiation for my oath."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 362:
Narrated Nafi from
Ibn Umar:
Allah's Apostle
sent a Sariya towards Najd, and Abdullah bin 'Umar
was in the Sariya. They gained a great number of
camels as war booty. The share of each one of them
was twelve or eleven camels, and they were given
an extra camel each.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 363:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
used to give extra share to some of the members of
the Sariya he used to send, in addition to the
shares they shared with the army in general.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 364:
Narrated Abu Musa:
We got the news of
the migration of the Prophet while we were in
Yemen, so we set out migrating to him. We were, I
and my two brothers, I being the youngest, and one
of my brothers was Abu Burda and the other was Abu
Ruhm. We were over fifty (or fifty-three or fifty
two) men from our people. We got on board a ship
which took us to An-Najashi in Ethiopia, and there
we found Ja'far bin Abu Talib and his companions
with An-Najaishi. Ja'far said (to us),
"Allah's Apostle has sent us here and ordered
us to stay here, so you too, stay with us."
We stayed with him till we all left (Ethiopia) and
met the Prophet at the time when he had conquered
Khaibar. He gave us a share from its booty (or
gave us from its booty). He gave only to those who
had taken part in the Ghazwa with him. but he did
not give any share to any person who had not
participated in Khaibar's conquest except the
people of our ship, besides Ja'far and his
companions, whom he gave a share as he did them
(i.e. the people of the ship).
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 365:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle
said (to me), "If the property of Bahrain had
come to us, I would have given you so much and so
much." But the Bahrain property did not come
till the Prophet had died. When the Bahrain
property came. Abu Bakr ordered somebody to
announce, "Any person who has money claim on
Allah's Apostle or whom Allah's Apostle had
promised something, should come to us." So, I
went to him and said, "Allah's Apostle had
promised to give me so much an so much." Abu
Bakr scooped up money with both hands thrice for
me." (The sub-narrator Sufyan illustrated
this action by scooping up with both hands and
said, "Ibn Munkadir, another sub-narrator,
used to illustrate it in this way.")
Narrated Jabir:
Once I went to Abu Bakr and asked for the money
but he did not give me, and I went to him again,
but he did not give me, so I went to him for the
third time and said, "I asked you, but you
did not give me; then I asked you (for the second
time) and you did not give me; then I asked you
(for the third time) but you did not give me. You
should either give me or allow yourself to be
considered a miser regarding my case." Abu
Bakr said, "You tell me that I am a miser
with regard to you. But really, whenever I
rejected your request, I had the inclination to
give you."
(In another
narration Jabir added:) So, Abu Bakr scooped up
money with both hands for me and asked me to count
it. I found out that It was five hundred. Abu Bakr
told me to take twice that amount.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 366:
Narrated Jabir bin
Abdullah:
While Allah's
Apostle was distributing the booty at Al-Ja'rana,
somebody said to him "Be just (in your
distribution)." The Prophet replied,
"Verily I would be miserable if I did not act
justly."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 367:
Narrated Jubair bin
Mutim:
The Prophet talked
about war prisoners of Badr saying, "Had Al-Mutim
bin Adi been alive and interceded with me for
these mean people, I would have freed them for his
sake."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 368:
Narrated Jubair bin
Mutim:
I and 'Uthman bin 'Affan
went to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! You have given to Bani Al-Muttalib and
left us although they and we are of the same
kinship to you." Allah's Apostle said, "Bani
Muttalib and Bani Hashim are one and the
same." The Prophet did not give a share to
Bani Abd Shams and Bani Naufai. (Ibn Ishaq said,
"Abd Shams and Hashim and Al-Muttalib were
maternal brothers and their mother was 'Atika bint
Murra and Naufal was their paternal brother.)
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 369:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman
bin 'Auf:
While I was
standing in the row on the day (of the battle) of
Badr, I looked to my right and my left and saw two
young Ansari boys, and I wished I had been
stronger than they. One of them called my
attention saying, "O Uncle! Do you know Abu
Jahl?" I said, "Yes, What do you want
from him, O my nephew?" He said, "I have
been informed that he abuses Allah's Apostle. By
Him in Whose Hands my life is, if I should see
him, then my body will not leave his body till
either of us meet his fate." I was astonished
at that talk. Then the other boy called my
attention saying the same as the other had said.
After a while I saw Abu Jahl walking amongst the
people. I said (to the boys), "Look! This is
the man you asked me about." So, both of them
attacked him with their swords and struck him to
death and returned to Allah'S Apostle to inform
him of that. Allah's Apostle asked, "Which of
you has killed him?" Each of them said,
"I Have killed him." Allah's Apostle
asked, "Have you cleaned your swords?"
They said, "No. " He then looked at
their swords and said, "No doubt, you both
have killed him and the spoils of the deceased
will be given to Muadh bin Amr bin Al-Jamuh."
The two boys were Muadh bin 'Afra and Muadh bin
Amr bin Al-Jamuh.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 370:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
We set out in the
company of Allah's Apostle on the day (of the
battle) of Hunain. When we faced the enemy, the
Muslims retreated and I saw a pagan throwing
himself over a Muslim. I turned around and came
upon him from behind and hit him on the shoulder
with the sword He (i.e. the pagan) came towards me
and seized me so violently that I felt as if it
were death itself, but death overtook him and he
released me. I followed 'Umar bin Al Khattab and
asked (him), "What is wrong with the people
(fleeing)?" He replied, "This is the
Will of Allah," After the people returned,
the Prophet sat and said, "Anyone who has
killed an enemy and has a proof of that, will
posses his spoils." I got up and said,
"Who will be a witness for me?" and then
sat down. The Prophet again said, "Anyone who
has killed an enemy and has proof of that, will
possess his spoils." I (again) got up and
said, "Who will be a witness for me?"
and sat down. Then the Prophet said the same for
the third time. I again got up, and Allah's
Apostle said, "O Abu Qatada! What is your
story?" Then I narrated the whole story to
him. A man (got up and) said, "O Allah's
Apostle! He is speaking the truth, and the spoils
of the killed man are with me. So please
compensate him on my behalf." On that Abu
Bakr As-Siddiq said, "No, by Allah, he (i.e.
Allah's Apostle ) will not agree to give you the
spoils gained by one of Allah's Lions who fights
on the behalf of Allah and His Apostle." The
Prophet said, "Abu Bakr has spoken the
truth." So, Allah's Apostle gave the spoils
to me. I sold that armor (i.e. the spoils) and
with its price I bought a garden at Bani Salima,
and this was my first property which I gained
after my conversion to Islam.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 371:
Narrated Urwa bin
Az-Zubair:
Hakim bin Hizam
said, "I asked Allah's Apostle for something,
and he gave me. I asked him again, and he gave me,
and said to me. 'O Hakim! This wealth is like
green sweet (i.e. fruit), and if one takes it
without greed, then one is blessed in it, and if
one takes it with greediness, then one is not
blessed in it, and will be like the one who eats
without satisfaction. And an upper (i.e. giving)
hand is better than a lower (i.e. taking) hand,' I
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who has sent you
with the Truth. I will not ask anyone for anything
after you till I leave this world." So, when
Abu Bakr during his Caliphate, called Hakim to
give him (some money), Hakim refused to accept
anything from him. Once 'Umar called him (during
his Caliphate) in order to give him something, but
Hakim refused to accept it, whereupon 'Umar said,
"O Muslims! I give him (i.e. Haklm) his right
which Allah has assigned to him) from this Fai
'(booty), but he refuses to take it." So
Haklm never took anything from anybody after the
Prophet till he died.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 372:
Narrated Nafi:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I vowed to observe
Itikaf for one day during the Pre-lslamic
period." The Prophet ordered him to fulfill
his vow. 'Umar gained two lady captives from the
war prisoners of Hunain and he left them in some
of the houses at Mecca. When Allah's Apostle freed
the captives of Hunain without ransom, they came
out walking in the streets. 'Umar said (to his
son), "O Abdullah! See what is the
matter." 'Abdullah replied, "Allah's
Apostle has freed the captives without
ransom." He said (to him), "Go and set
free those two slave girls." (Nafi added:)
Allah's Apostle did not perform the 'Umra from Al-Jarana,
and if he had performed the 'Umra, it would not
have been hidden from 'Abdullah.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 373:
Narrated 'Amr bin
Taghlib:
Allah's Apostle
gave (gifts) to some people to the exclusion of
some others. The latter seemed to be displeased by
that. The Prophet said, "I give to some
people, lest they should deviate from True Faith
or lose patience, while I refer other people to
the goodness and contentment which Allah has put
in their hearts, and 'Amr bin Taghlib is amongst
them." 'Amr bin Taghlib said, "The
statement of Allah's Apostle is dearer to me than
red camels."
Narrated Al-Hasan:
'Amr bin Taghlib told us that Allah's Apostle got
some property or some war prisoners and he
distributed them in the above way (i.e. giving to
some people to the exclusion of others) .
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 374:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"I give to Quraish people in order to let
them adhere to Islam, for they are near to their
life of Ignorance (i.e. they have newly embraced
Islam and it is still not strong in their
hearts."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 375:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
When Allah favored
His Apostle with the properties of Hawazin tribe
as Fai (booty), he started giving to some Quarries
men even up to one-hundred camels each, whereupon
some Ansari men said about Allah's Apostle,
"May Allah forgive His Apostle! He is giving
to (men of) Quraish and leaves us, in spite of the
fact that our swords are still dropping blood (of
the infidels)" When Allah's Apostle was
informed of what they had said, he called the
Ansar and gathered them in a leather tent and did
not call anybody else along, with them. When they
gathered, Allah's Apostle came to them and said,
"What is the statement which, I have been
informed, and that which you have said?" The
learned ones among them replied," O Allah's
Apostle! The wise ones amongst us did not say
anything, but the youngsters amongst us said, 'May
Allah forgive His Apostle; he gives the Quarish
and leaves the Ansar, in spite of the fact that
our swords are still dribbling (wet) with the
blood of the infidels.' " Allah's Apostle
replied, I give to such people as are still close
to the period of Infidelity (i.e. they have
recently embraced Islam and Faith is still weak in
their hearts). Won't you be pleased to see people
go with fortune, while you return with Allah's
Apostle to your houses? By Allah, what you will
return with, is better than what they are
returning with." The Ansar replied,
"Yes, O Allah's Apostle, we are satisfied'
Then the Prophet said to them." You will find
after me, others being preferred to you. Then be
patient till you meet Allah and meet His Apostle
at Al-Kauthar (i.e. a fount in Paradise)." (Anas
added:) But we did not remain patient.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 376:
Narrated Jubair bin
Mutim:
That while he was
with Allah's Apostle who was accompanied by the
people on their way back from Hunain, the bedouins
started begging things of Allah's Apostle so much
so that they forced him to go under a Samura tree
where his loose outer garment was snatched away.
On that, Allah's Apostle stood up and said to
them, "Return my garment to me. If I had as
many camels as these trees, I would have
distributed them amongst you; and you will not
find me a miser or a liar or a coward."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 377:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
While I was walking
with the Prophet who was wearing a Najrani outer
garment with a thick hem, a bedouin came upon the
Prophet and pulled his garment so violently that I
could recognize the impress of the hem of the
garment on his shoulder, caused by the violence of
his pull. Then the bedouin said, "Order for
me something from Allah's Fortune which you
have." The Prophet turned to him and smiled,
and ordered that a gift be given to him.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 378:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
On the day (of the
battle) of Hunain, Allah's Apostle favored some
people in the distribution of the booty (to the
exclusion of others); he gave Al-Aqra' bin Habis
one-hundred camels and he gave 'Uyaina the same
amount, and also gave to some of the eminent
Arabs, giving them preference in this regard. Then
a person came and said, "By Allah, in this
distribution justice has not been observed, nor
has Allah's Pleasure been aimed at." I said
(to him), "By Allah, I will inform the
Prophet (of what you have said), "I went and
informed him, and he said, "If Allah and His
Apostle did not act justly, who else would act
justly. May Allah be merciful to Moses, for he was
harmed with more than this, yet he kept
patient."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 379:
Narrated Asma bint
Abu Bakr:
I used to carry the
date stones on my head from the land of Az-Zubair
which Allah's Apostle had given to him, and it was
at a distance of 2/3 of a Farsakh from my house.
Narrated Hisham's
father: The Prophet (gave Az-Zubair a piece of
land from the property of Bani An-Nadir (gained as
war booty).
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 380:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Umar bin Al-Khattab
expelled all the Jews and Christians from the land
of Hijaz. Allah's Apostle after conquering Khaibar,
thought of expelling the Jews from the land which,
after he conquered it belonged to Allah, Allah's
Apostle and the Muslims. But the Jews requested
Allah's Apostle to leave them there on the
condition that they would do the labor and get
half of the fruits (the land would yield). Allah's
Apostle said, "We shall keep you on these
terms as long as we wish." Thus they stayed
till the time of 'Umar's Caliphate when he
expelled them to Taima and Ariha.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 381:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Mughaffal:
While we were
besieging the fort of Khaibar, a person threw a
leather container containing fat, and I ran to
take it, but when I turned I saw the Prophet
(standing behind), so I felt embarrassed in front
of him.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 382:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
In our holy
battles, we used to get honey and grapes, as war
booty which we would eat and would not store.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 383:
Narrated Ibn Abi
Aufa:
We were afflicted
with hunger during the besiege of Khaibar, and
when it was the day of (the battle of) Khaibar, we
slaughtered the donkeys and when the pots got
boiling (with their meat). Allah's Apostle made an
announcement that all the pots should be upset and
that nobody should eat anything of the meat of the
donkeys. We thought that the Prophet prohibited
that because the Khumus had not been taken out of
the booty (i.e. donkeys); other people said,
"He prohibited eating them for ever."
The sub-narrator added, "I asked Said bin
Jubair who said, 'He has made the eating of
donkeys' meat illegal for ever.")
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 384:
Narrated 'Umar bin
Dinar:
I was sitting with
Jabir bin Zaid and 'Amr bin Aus, and Bjalla was
narrating to them in 70 A.H. the year when Musab
bin Az-Zubair was the leader of the pilgrims of
Basra. We were sitting at the steps of Zam-zam
well and Bajala said, "I was the clerk of Juz
bin Muawiya, Al-Ahnaf's paternal uncle. A letter
came from 'Umar bin Al-Khattab one year before his
death; and it was read:-- "Cancel every
marriage contracted among the Magians between
relatives of close kinship (marriages that are
regarded illegal in Islam: a relative of this sort
being called Dhu-Mahram.)" 'Umar did not take
the Jizya from the Magian infidels till 'Abdur-Rahman
bin 'Auf testified that Allah's Apostle had taken
the Jizya from the Magians of Hajar.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 385:
Narrated 'Amr bin
'Auf Al-Ansari:
(who was an ally of
Bam 'Amr bin Lu'ai and one of those who had taken
part in (the Ghazwa of) Badr): Allah's Apostle
sent Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarreh to Bahrain to
collect the Jizya. Allah's Apostle had established
peace with the people of Bahrain and appointed
Al-'Ala' bin Al-Hadrami as their governor. When
Abu 'Ubaida came from Bahrain with the money, the
Ansar heard of Abu 'Ubaida's arrival which
coincided with the time of the morning prayer with
the Prophet. When Allah's Apostle led them in the
morning prayer and finished, the Ansar approached
him, and he looked at them and smiled on seeing
them and said, "I feel that you have heard
that Abu. 'Ubaida has brought something?"
They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle' He said,
"Rejoice and hope for what will please you!
By Allah, I am not afraid of your poverty but I am
afraid that you will lead a life of luxury as past
nations did, whereupon you will compete with each
other for it, as they competed for it, and it will
destroy you as it destroyed them."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 386:
Narrated Jubair bin
Haiya:
'Umar sent the
Muslims to the great countries to fight the
pagans. When Al-Hurmuzan embraced Islam, 'Umar
said to him. "I would like to consult you
regarding these countries which I intend to
invade." Al-Hurmuzan said, "Yes, the
example of these countries and their inhabitants
who are the enemies. of the Muslims, is like a
bird with a head, two wings and two legs; If one
of its wings got broken, it would get up over its
two legs, with one wing and the head; and if the
other wing got broken, it would get up with two
legs and a head, but if its head got destroyed,
then the two legs, two wings and the head would
become useless. The head stands for Khosrau, and
one wing stands for Caesar and the other wing
stands for Faris. So, order the Muslims to go
towards Khosrau." So, 'Umar sent us (to
Khosrau) appointing An-Numan bin Muqrin as our
commander. When we reached the land of the enemy,
the representative of Khosrau came out with
forty-thousand warriors, and an interpreter got up
saying, "Let one of you talk to me!" Al-Mughira
replied, "Ask whatever you wish." The
other asked, "Who are you?" Al-Mughira
replied, "We are some people from the Arabs;
we led a hard, miserable, disastrous life: we used
to suck the hides and the date stones from hunger;
we used to wear clothes made up of fur of camels
and hair of goats, and to worship trees and
stones. While we were in this state, the Lord of
the Heavens and the Earths, Elevated is His
Remembrance and Majestic is His Highness, sent to
us from among ourselves a Prophet whose father and
mother are known to us. Our Prophet, the Messenger
of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you
worship Allah Alone or give Jizya (i.e. tribute);
and our Prophet has informed us that our Lord
says:-- "Whoever amongst us is killed (i.e.
martyred), shall go to Paradise to lead such a
luxurious life as he has never seen, and whoever
amongst us remain alive, shall become your
master." (Al-Mughira, then blamed An-Numan
for delaying the attack and) An-Nu' man said to
Al-Mughira, "If you had participated in a
similar battle, in the company of Allah's Apostle
he would not have blamed you for waiting, nor
would he have disgraced you. But I accompanied
Allah's Apostle in many battles and it was his
custom that if he did not fight early by daytime,
he would wait till the wind had started blowing
and the time for the prayer was due (i.e. after
midday)."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 387:
Narrated Abu Humaid
As-Saidi:
We accompanied the
Prophet in the Ghazwa of Tabuk and the king of 'Aila
presented a white mule and a cloak as a gift to
the Prophet. And the Prophet wrote to him a peace
treaty allowing him to keep authority over his
country.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 388:
Narrated Juwairiya
bin Qudama At-Tamimi:
We said to 'Umar
bin Al-Khattab, Jo Chief of the believers! Advise
us." He said, "I advise you to fulfill
Allah's Convention (made with the Dhimmis) as it
is the convention of your Prophet and the source
of the livelihood of your dependents (i.e. the
taxes from the Dhimmis.) "
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 389:
Narrated Yahya bin
Said:
Once the Prophet
called the Ansar in order to grant them part of
the land of Bahrain. On that they said, "No!
By Allah, we will not accept it unless you grant a
similar thing to our Quarries brothers as
well." He said, "That will be their's if
Allah wishes." But when the Ansar persisted
in their request, he said, "After me you will
see others given preference over you in this
respect (in which case) you should be patient till
you meet me at the Tank (of Al-Kauthar)."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 390:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle
once said to me, "If the revenue of Bahrain
came, I would give you this much and this
much." When Allah's Apostle had died, the
revenue of Bahrain came, and Abu Bakr announced,
" Let whoever was promised something by
Allah's Apostle come to me." So, I went to
Abu Bakr and said, "Allah's Apostle said to
me, 'If the revenue of Bahrain came, I would give
you this much and this. much." On that Abu
Bakr said to me, "Scoop (money) with both
your hands." I scooped money with both my
hands and Abu Bakr asked me to count it. I counted
it and it was five-hundred (gold pieces). The
total amount he gave me was one thousand and five
hundred (gold pieces.)
Narrated Anas:
Money from Bahrain was brought to the Prophet . He
said, "Spread it in the Mosque." It was
the biggest amount that had ever been brought to
Allah's Apostle . In the meantime Al-'Abbas came
to him and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Give me,
for I gave the ransom of myself and Aqil."
The Prophet said (to him), "Take." He
scooped money with both hands and poured it in his
garment and tried to lift it, but he could not and
appealed to the Prophet, "Will you order
someone to help me in lifting it?" The
Prophet said, "No." Then Al-'Abbas said,
"Then will you yourself help me carry
it?" The Prophet said, "No." Then
Al 'Abbas threw away some of the money, but even
then he was not able to lift it, and so he gain
requested the Prophet "Will you order someone
to help me carry it?" The Prophet said,
"No." Then Al-'Abbas said, "Then
will you yourself yelp me carry it?" The
Prophet said, 'No." So, Al-'Abbas threw away
some more money and lifted it on his shoulder and
went away. The Prophet kept on looking at him with
astonishment at his greediness till he went out of
our sight. Allah's Apostle did not get up from
there till not a single Dirham remained from that
money.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 391:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever killed a person having a treaty with
the Muslims, shall not smell the smell of Paradise
though its smell is perceived from a distance of
forty years."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 392:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
While we were in
the Mosque, the Prophet came out and said,
"Let us go to the Jews" We went out till
we reached Bait-ul-Midras. He said to them,
"If you embrace Islam, you will be safe. You
should know that the earth belongs to Allah and
His Apostle, and I want to expel you from this
land. So, if anyone amongst you owns some
property, he is permitted to sell it, otherwise
you should know that the Earth belongs to Allah
and His Apostle."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 393:
Narrated Said bin
Jubair:
that he heard Ibn 'Abbas
saying, "Thursday! And you know not what
Thursday is? After that Ibn 'Abbas wept till the
stones on the ground were soaked with his tears.
On that I asked Ibn 'Abbas, "What is (about)
Thursday?" He said, "When the condition
(i.e. health) of Allah's Apostle deteriorated, he
said, 'Bring me a bone of scapula, so that I may
write something for you after which you will never
go astray.'The people differed in their opinions
although it was improper to differ in front of a
prophet, They said, 'What is wrong with him? Do
you think he is delirious? Ask him (to
understand). The Prophet replied, 'Leave me as I
am in a better state than what you are asking me
to do.' Then the Prophet ordered them to do three
things saying, 'Turn out all the pagans from the
Arabian Peninsula, show respect to all foreign
delegates by giving them gifts as I used to do.'
" The sub-narrator added, "The third
order was something beneficial which either Ibn 'Abbas
did not mention or he mentioned but I forgot.'
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 394:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
When Khaibar was
conquered, a roasted poisoned sheep was presented
to the Prophets as a gift (by the Jews). The
Prophet ordered, "Let all the Jews who have
been here, be assembled before me." The Jews
were collected and the Prophet said (to them),
"I am going to ask you a question. Will you
tell the truth?'' They said, "Yes.' The
Prophet asked, "Who is your father?"
They replied, "So-and-so." He said,
"You have told a ie; your father is
so-and-so." They said, "You are
right." He siad, "Will you now tell me
the truth, if I ask you about something?"
They replied, "Yes, O AbuAl-Qasim; and if we
should tell a lie, you can realize our lie as you
have done regarding our father." On that he
asked, "Who are the people of the (Hell)
Fire?" They said, "We shall remain in
the (Hell) Fire for a short period, and after that
you will replace us." The Prophet said,
"You may be cursed and humiliated in it! By
Allah, we shall never replace you in it.'' Then he
asked, "Will you now tell me the truth if I
ask you a question?" They said, "Yes, O
Ab Li-AI-Qasim." He asked, "Have you
poisoned this sheep?" They said,
"Yes." He asked, "What made you do
so?" They said, "We wanted to know if
you were a liar in which case we would get rid of
you, and if you are a prophet then the poison
would not harm you."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 395:
Narrated 'Asim:
I asked Anas about
the Qunut (i.e. invocation in the prayer). Anas
said, "It should be recited before
bowing." I said, "So-and-so claims that
you say that it should be recited after
bowing." He replied, "He is
mistaken." Then Anas narrated to us that the
Prophet invoked evil on the tribe of Bani-Sulaim
for one month after bowing. ' Anas Further said,
"The Prophet had sent 40 or 70 Qaris (i.e.
men well versed in the knowledge of the Qur'an) to
some pagans, but the latter struggled with them
and martyred them, although there was a peace pact
between them and the Prophet I had never seen the
Prophet so sorry and worried about anybody as he
was about them (i.e. the Qaris)."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 396:
Narrated Um Hani:
the daughter of Abu
Talib: I went to Allah's Apostle on the day of the
conquest of Mecca and found him taking a bath, and
his daughter Fatima was screening him. I greeted
him and he asked, "Who is that?" I said,
"I, Um Hani bint Abi Talib." He said,
"Welcome, O Um Hani." When he had
finished his bath, he stood up and offered eight
Rakat while dressed in one garment. I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! My brother 'Ali has
declared that he will kill a man to whom I have
granted asylum. The man is so and-so bin Hubaira."
Allah's Apostle said, "O Um Hani! We will
grant asylum to the one whom you have granted
asylum." (Um Hani said, "That (visit)
took place in the Duha (i.e. forenoon)).
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 397:
Narrated Ibrahim
At-Tamimi's father:
'Ali delivered a
sermon saying, "We have no book to read
except the Book of Allah and what is written in
this paper which contains verdicts regarding
(retaliation for) wounds, the ages of the camels
(given as Zakat or as blood money) and the fact
that Medina is a sanctuary in between Air mountain
to so-and-so (mountain). So, whoever innovates in
it an heresy or commits a sin or gives shelter in
it, to such an innovator will incur the Curse of
Allah, the angels and all the people, and none of
his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship
will be accepted. And whoever (freed slave) takes
as his master (i.e. befriends) other than his real
masters will incur the same (Curse). And the
asylum granted by any Muslim is to be secured by
all the other Muslims, and whoever betrays a
Muslim in this respect will incur the same
(Curse)."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 398:
Narrated Sahl bin
Abi Hathma:
'Abdullah bin Sahl
and Muhaiyisa bin Mas'ud bin Zaid set out to
Khaibar, the inhabitants of which had a peace
treaty with the Muslims at that time. They parted
and later on Muhaiyisa came upon 'Abdullah bin Sah!
and found him murdered agitating in his blood. He
buried him and returned to Medina. 'Abdur Rahman
bin Sahl, Muhaiyisa and Huwaiuisa, the sons of
Mas'ud came to the Prophet and 'Abdur Rahman
intended to talk, but the Prophet said (to him),
"Let the eldest of you speak." as 'Abdur-Rahman
was the youngest:. 'Abdur-Rahman kept silent and
the other two spoke. The Prophet said, "If
you swear as to who has committed the murder, you
will have the right to take your right from the
murderer." They said, "How should we
swear if we did not witness the murder or see the
murderer?" The Prophet said, "Then the
Jews can clear themselves from the charge by
taking Alaska (an oath taken by men that it was
not they who committed the murder)." The!y
said, "How should we believe in the oaths of
infidels?" So, the Prophet himself paid the
blood money (of 'Abdullah). (See Hadith No. 36
Vol. 9.)
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 399:
Narrated ' Abdullah
bin 'Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan bin
Harb Informed him that Heraclius called him and
the members of a caravan from Quraish who had gone
to Sham as traders, during the truce which Allah's
Apostle had concluded with Abu Sufyan and the
Quraish infidels.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 400:
Narrated Aisha:
Once the Prophet
was bewitched so that he began to imagine that he
had done a thing which in fact he had not done.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 401:
Narrated Auf bin
Mali:
I went to the
Prophet during the Ghazwa of Tabuk while he was
sitting in a leather tent. He said, "Count
six signs that indicate the approach of the Hour:
my death, the conquest of Jerusalem, a plague that
will afflict you (and kill you in great numbers)
as the plague that afflicts sheep, the increase of
wealth to such an extent that even if one is given
one hundred Dinars, he will not be satisfied; then
an affliction which no Arab house will escape, and
then a truce between you and Bani Al-Asfar (i.e.
the Byzantines) who will betray you and attack you
under eighty flags. Under each flag will be twelve
thousand soldiers.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 402:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Abu Bakr, on the
day of Nahr (i.e. slaughtering of animals for
sacrifice), sent me in the company of others to
make this announcement: "After this year, no
pagan will be allowed to perform the Hajj, and
none will be allowed to perform the Tawaf of the
Ka'ba undressed." And the day of Al-Hajj-ul-Akbar
is the day of Nahr, and it called Al-Akbar because
the people call the 'Umra Al-Hajj-ul-Asghar (i.e.
the minor Hajj). Abu Bakr threw back the pagans'
covenant that year, and therefore, no pagan
performed the Hajj in the year of Hajj-ul-Wada' of
the Prophets.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 403:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever has (the following) four
characteristics will be a pure hypocrite: "If
he speaks, he tells a lie; if he gives a promise,
he breaks it, if he makes a covenant he proves
treacherous; and if he quarrels, he behaves in a
very imprudent evil insulting manner (unjust). And
whoever has one of these characteristics, has one
characteristic of a hypocrite, unless he gives it
us."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 404:
Narrated Ali:
We did not, write
anything from the Prophet except the Quran and
what is written in this paper, (wherein) the
Prophet said, "Medina is a sanctuary from
(the mountain of) Air to so and-so, therefore,
whoever innovates (in it) an heresy or commits a
sin, or gives shelter to such an innovator, will
incur the Curse of Allah. the angels and all the
people; and none of his compulsory or optional
good deeds of worship will be accepted And the
asylum granted by any Muslim Is to be secured by
all the Muslims even if it is granted by one of
the lowest social status among them. And whoever
betrays a Muslim in this respect will incur the
Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and
his compulsory and optional good deeds of worship
will not be accepted. And any freed slave will
take as masters (befriends) people other than his
own real masters who freed him without taking the
permission of the latter, will incur the Curse of
Allah, the angels and all the people, and his
compulsory and optional good deeds of worship will
not be accepted."
Narrated Said: Abu
Huraira once said (to the people), "What will
your state be when you can get no Dinar or Dirhan
(i.e. taxes from the Dhimmis)?" on that
someone asked him, "What makes you know that
this state will take place, O Abu- Hu raira?"
He said, "By Him in Whose Hands Abu Huraira's
life is, I know it through the statement of the
true and truly inspired one (i.e. the
Prophet)." The people asked, "What does
the Statement say?" He replied, "Allah
and His Apostle's asylum granted to Dhimmis, i.e.
non-Muslims living in a Muslim territory) will be
outraged, and so Allah will make the hearts of
these Dhimmis so daring that they will refuse to
pay the Jizya they will be supposed to pay."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 405:
Narrated Al-Amash:
I asked Abu Wail,
"Did you take part in the battle of Siffin?"
He said, 'Yes, and I heard Sahl bin Hunaif (when
he was blamed for lack of zeal for fighting)
saying, "You'd better blame your wrong
opinions. I wish you had seen me on the day of Abu
Jandal. If I had the courage to disobey the
Prophet's orders, I would have done so. We had
kept out swords on our necks and shoulders, for a
thing which frightened us. And we did so, we found
it easier for us, except in the case of the above
battle (of ours).' "
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 406:
Narrated Abu Wail:
We were in Siffin
and Sahl bin Hunaif got up and said, "O
people! Blame yourselves! We were with the Prophet
on the day of Hudaibiya, and if we had been called
to fight, we would have fought. But 'Umar bin Al
Khatab came and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Aren't
we in the right and our opponents in the wrongs'
Allah's Apostle said, 'Yes.' 'Umar said, 'Aren't
our killed persons in Paradise and their's in
Hell?' He said, 'Yes.' 'Umar said, 'Then why
should we accept hard terms in matters concerning
our religion? Shall we return before Allah judges
between us and them?' Allah's Apostle said, 'O Ibn
Al-Khattab! I am the Apostle of Allah and Allah
will never degrade me. Then 'Umar went to Abu Bakr
and told him the same as he had told the Prophet.
On that Abu Bakr
said (to 'Umar). 'He is the Apostle of Allah and
Allah will never degrade him.' Then Surat-al-Fath
(i.e. Victory) was revealed and Allah's Apostle
recited it to the end in front of 'Umar. On that 'Umar
asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! Was it (i.e. the
Hudaibiya Treaty) a victory?' Allah's Apostle
said, "Yes"
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 407:
Narrated Asma 'bint
Abi Bakr:
During the period
of the peace treaty of Quraish with Allah's
Apostle, my mother, accompanied by her father,
came to visit me, and she was a pagan. I consulted
Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! My
mother has come to me and she desires to receive a
reward from me, shall I keep good relation with
her?" He said, "Yes, keep good relation
with her."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 408:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Prophet
intended to perform the 'Umra he sent a person to
the people of Mecca asking their permission to
enter Mecca. They stipulated that he would not
stay for more than three days and would not enter
it except with sheathed arms and would not preach
(Islam) to any of them. So Ali bin Abi-Talib
started writing the treaty between them. He wrote,
"This is what Muhammad, Apostle of Allah has
agreed to." The (Meccans) said, "If we
knew that you (Muhammad) are the Apostle of Allah,
then we would not have prevented you and would
have followed you. But write, 'This is what
Muhammad bin 'Abdullah has agreed to..' " On
that Allah's Apostle said, "By Allah, I am
Muhammad bin 'Abdullah, and, by Allah, I am
Apostle of 'Allah." Allah's Apostle used not
to write; so he asked 'Ali to erase the expression
of Apostle of Allah. On that 'Ali said, "By
Allah I will never erase it." Allah's Apostle
said (to 'Ali), "Let me see the paper."
When 'Ali showed him the paper, the Prophet erased
the expression with his own hand. When Allah's
Apostle had entered Mecca and three days had
elapsed, the Meccans came to 'Ali and said,
"Let your friend (i.e. the Prophet) quit
Mecca." Ali informed Allah's Apostle about it
and Allah's Apostle said, "Yes," and
then he departed.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 409:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
While the Prophet
was in the state of prostration, surrounded by a
group of people from Quraish pagans. 'Uqba bin Abi
Mu'ait came and brought the intestines of a camel
and threw them on the back of the Prophet . The
Prophet did not raise his head from prostration
till Fatima (i.e. his daughter) came and removed
those intestines from his back, and invoked evil
on whoever had done (the evil deed). The Prophet
said, "O Allah! Destroy the chiefs of Quraish,
O Allah! Destroy Abu Jahl bin Hisham, 'Utba bin
Rabi'a, Shaiba bin Rabi'a. 'Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait 'Umaiya
bin Khalaf (or Ubai bin Kalaf)." Later on I
saw all of them killed during the battle of Badr
and their bodies were thrown into a well except
the body of Umaiya or Ubai, because he was a fat
person, and when he was pulled, the parts of his
body got separated before he was thrown into the
well.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 410:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
''Every betrayer will have a flag on the Day of
Resurrection" One of the two sub-narrators
said that the flag would be fixed, and the other
said that it would be shown on the Day of
Resurrection, so that the betrayer might be
recognized by it.
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 411:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The Prophet said,
"Every betrayer will have a flag which will
be fixed on the Day of Resurrection, and the
flag's prominence will be made in order to show
the betrayal he committed."
Volume
4, Book 53, Number 412:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle
said on the day of the conquest of Mecca,
"There is no migration now, but there is
Jihad (i.e.. holy battle) and good intentions. And
when you are called for Jihad, you should come out
at once" Allah's Apostle also said, on the
day of the conquest of Mecca, "Allah has made
this town a sanctuary since the day He created the
Heavens and the Earth. So, it is a sanctuary by
Allah's Decree till the Day of Resurrection.
Fighting in it was not legal for anyone before me,
and it was made legal for me only for an hour by
daytime. So, it (i.e. Mecca) is a sanctuary by
Allah's Decree till the Day of Resurrection. Its
thorny bushes should not be cut, and its game
should not be chased, its fallen property (i.e.
Luqata) should not be picked up except by one who
will announce it publicly; and its grass should
not be uprooted," On that Al-'Abbas said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Except the Idhkhir,
because it is used by the goldsmiths and by the
people for their houses." On that the Prophet
said, "Except the Idhkhir."
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