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Sunan Abu DawudTribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2999

Chapter: The Special Portion (As-Safi) Of The Prophet (saws) That Was taken From The Spoils Of War

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2999

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَزِيدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا بِالْمِرْبَدِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ أَشْعَثُ الرَّأْسِ بِيَدِهِ قِطْعَةُ أَدِيمٍ أَحْمَرَ فَقُلْنَا كَأَنَّكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا نَاوِلْنَا هَذِهِ الْقِطْعَةَ الأَدِيمَ الَّتِي فِي يَدِكَ فَنَاوَلَنَاهَا فَقَرَأْنَاهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا ‏"‏ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى بَنِي زُهَيْرِ بْنِ أُقَيْشٍ

إِنَّكُمْ إِنْ شَهِدْتُمْ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ وَآتَيْتُمُ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَدَّيْتُمُ الْخُمُسَ مِنَ الْمَغْنَمِ وَسَهْمَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَهْمَ الصَّفِيِّ أَنْتُمْ آمِنُونَ بِأَمَانِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ كَتَبَ لَكَ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

Narrated Yazid ibn Abdullah:

We were at Mirbad. A man with dishevelled hair and holding a piece of red skin in his hand came.

We said: You appear to be a bedouin. He said: Yes. We said: Give us this piece of skin in your hand. He then gave it to us and we read it. It contained the text: "From Muhammad, Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), to Banu Zuhayr ibn Uqaysh. If you bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, offer prayer, pay zakat, pay the fifth from the booty, and the portion of the Prophet (ﷺ) and his special portion (safi), you will be under by the protection of Allah and His Apostle."

We then asked: Who wrote this document for you? He replied: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2999).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( كُنَّا بِالْمِرْبَدِ ) : بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم وَسُكُون الرَّاء وَفَتْح الْمُوَحَّدَة اِسْم مَوْضِع ( قِطْعَة أَدِيم ) : فِي الْقَامُوس : الْأَدِيم الْجِلْد أَوْ أَحْمَره أَوْ مَدْبُوغَة ( نَاوِلْنَا ) : أَمْر مِنْ الْمُنَاوَلَة أَيْ أَعْطِنَا ( فَقَرَأْنَا مَا فِيهَا ) : أَيْ قَرَأْنَا مَا كُتِبَ فِي ( إِنَّكُمْ إِنْ شَهِدْتُمْ إِلَخْ ) : إِنْ شَرْطِيَّة وَجَزَاؤُهَا قَوْله الْآتِي أَنْتُمْ آمِنُونَ إِلَخْ ( قَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ) : أَيْ قَالَ كَتَبَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : أَمَّا سَهْم النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ سَهْم لَهُ كَسَهْمِ رَجُل مِمَّنْ يَشْهَد الْوَقْعَة حَضَرَهَا رَسُول ال…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 2999
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2999
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2999
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 2999

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