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Sahih al-BukhariFighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2863

Chapter: The share of the horse (from the booty)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 2863

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

جَعَلَ لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ وَلِصَاحِبِهِ سَهْمًا‏.‏ وَقَالَ مَالِكٌ يُسْهَمُ لِلْخَيْلِ وَالْبَرَاذِينِ مِنْهَا لِقَوْلِهِ ‏‏{‏وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا‏}‏ وَلاَ يُسْهَمُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ فَرَسٍ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fixed two shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2863).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْلُهُ : ( وَقَالَ مَالِك : يُسْهَمُ لِلْخَيْلِ وَالْبَرَاذِين ) جَمْع بِرْذَوْن بِكَسْرِ اَلْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَسُكُون اَلرَّاءِ وَفَتْح اَلْمُعْجَمَة وَالْمُرَاد اَلْجُفَاةُ اَلْخِلْقَةِ مِنْ اَلْخَيْلِ وَأَكْثَرُ مَا تُجْلَبُ مِنْ بِلَادِ اَلرُّومِ وَلَهَا جَلَدٌ عَلَى اَلسَّيْرِ فِي اَلشِّعَابِ وَالْجِبَالِ وَالْوَعْرِ بِخِلَاف اَلْخَيْل اَلْعَرَبِيَّة. قَوْلُهُ : لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : ( وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِير لِتَرْكَبُوهَا ) قَالَ اِبْن بَطَّال : وَجْهُ اَلِاحْتِجَاجِ بِالْآيَةِ أَنَّ اَللَّهَ تَعَالَى اِمْتَنَّ بِرُكُوبِ اَلْخَيْلِ وَقَدْ أَسْهَمَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. وَاسْمُ اَلْخَيْلِ يَقَعُ عَلَى اَلْبِرْذَوْنِ وَالْهَجِين بِخِلَافِ…

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Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1762a

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) divided the spoils, allotting two shares to the horse and one share to the man.

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) divided the spoils, allotting two shares to the horse and one share to the man.

قَسَمَ فِي النَّفَلِ لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ وَلِلرَّجُلِ سَهْمًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 3 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4228

On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) divided (the war booty of Khaibar) with the ratio of two shares for the horse and one-share for the foot soldier. (The sub-narrator, Nafi` explained this, saying, "If a man had a horse, he was given three shares and if he had no horse, then he was given…

قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ، وَلِلرَّاجِلِ سَهْمًا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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