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Sunan Ibn Majah 2849

Chapter: Stealing from the spoils of war

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2849

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ كَانَ عَلَى ثَقَلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ كِرْكِرَةُ ‏.‏ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ هُوَ فِي النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ فَوَجَدُوا عَلَيْهِ كِسَاءً أَوْ عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said:

“There was a man called Kirkah in charge of the goods of the Prophet (ﷺ), who died. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘He is in Hell.’ They went and looked, and found him wearing a garment or a cloak that he had stolen from the spoils of war.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2849) and Al-Bukhari (No. 3074).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 3074

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( يُقَال لَهُ كِرْكِرَة ) قِيلَ بِكَسْرِ الْكَافَيْنِ أَوْ فَتْحهمَا وَهُوَ الْأَكْثَر وَقَالَ النَّوَوِيّ بِفَتْحِ الْكَاف الْأُولَى وَكَسْرهَا وَأَمَّا الثَّانِيَة فَمَكْسُورَة فِيهِمَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2849
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2849
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 2849
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2849

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3074

"He is in Hellfire." The people then went to look at him and found in his place a cloak which he had stolen from the war booty

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: There was a man who looked after the family and the belongings of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him); he was called Karkara. The man died and the Prophet said: "He is in Hellfire." The people then went to look at…

هُوَ فِي النَّارِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَوَجَدُوا عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Explained

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3998

'Abdallah b. ‘Amr told that when a man called Karkara* who was in charge of the Prophet’s belongings died God’s Messenger said, “He will go to hell. “The people went off and looked and found a striped woollen garment which he had dishonestly appropriated from the spoil. *There is doubt about the…

وَعَن عبدِ الله بنِ عَمْروٍ قَالَ: كَانَ عَلَى ثَقَلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ كَرْكَرَةُ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هُوَ فِي النَّارِ»…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Also reported by… (7)
  • أسد الغابة (1397)عَلَى ثَقَلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ ، يُقَالُ لَهُ : كَرْكَرَةُ ، فَمَاتَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : هُوَ فِي النَّارِ ، فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدُوا عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1641)هُوَ فِي النَّارِ ، فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدُوا عَلَيْهِ عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (16746)عَلَى ثَقَلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ ، يُقَالُ لَهُ كِرْكِرَةُ , فَمَاتَ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : هُوَ فِي النَّارِ ، فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدُوا عَلَيْهِ عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا
  • الكفاية في علم الرواية للخطيب (163)هُوَفِي النَّارِ ، فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدُوا عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا
  • سير أعلام النبلاء الذهبي (1170)هُوَ فِي النَّارِ فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدُوا عَلَيْهِ عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (32830)هُوَ فِي النَّارِ , فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ ، فَوَجَدُوا عَلَيْهِ عَبَاءَةً قَدْ غَلَّهَا
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (9272)رَجُلٌ عَلَى ثَقَلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُقَالُ لَهُ كَرْكَرَةُ فَمَاتَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : هُوَ فِي النَّارِ ، فَذَهَبُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدُوا عَلَيْهِ كِسَاءً قَدْ غَلَّهُ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4011

Yazid b. Khalid told that when one of God’s Messenger’s companions died at the battle of Khaibar they mentioned the matter to him and he replied, “Pray over your companion.” When the people looked perplexed at that he said, “Your companion was dishonest about booty in God’s path.” They searched his…

وَعَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ: أَنِّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُوُفِّيَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ فَذَكَرُوا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «صَلُّوا…

+ 3 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2711

Abu Hurairah said “We went out along with the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) in the year of Khaibar. We did not get gold or silver in the booty of war except clothes, equipment and property. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) sent (a detachment) towards Wadi Al Qura. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) was presented a black…

فَوَجَّهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ وَادِي الْقُرَى وَقَدْ أُهْدِيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَبْدٌ أَسْوَدُ يُقَالُ لَهُ مِدْعَمٌ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِوَادِي الْقُرَى فَبَيْنَا مِدْعَمٌ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 5 other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1574

"I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying: 'Umar bin Al-Khattab narrated to me that he said: "It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah! So-and-so has been martyred.' He said: "No! I saw him in the fire of garment he pilfered from the spoils of war.' He said: 'Stand up O 'Umar! Call out that no one enters paradise…

قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي النَّارِ بِعَبَاءَةٍ قَدْ غَلَّهَا قَالَ قُمْ يَا عَلِيُّ فَنَادِ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ثَلاَثًا

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 114

So and so is a martyr, till they happened to pass by a man and said: So and so is a martyr. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: Nay, not so verily I have seen him in the Fire for the garment or cloak that he had stolen from the booty, Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Umar son of…

لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَنَادَيْتُ ‏"‏ أَلاَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ‏"

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb

Authentic Sahih Muslim 115

We went to Khaibar along with the Apostle (ﷺ) and Allah granted us victory. We plundered neither gold nor silver but laid our hands on goods, corn and clothes, and then bent our stops to a valley; along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) there was a slave who was presented to him by one Rifa'a b. Zaid…

الشَّمْلَةَ لَتَلْتَهِبُ عَلَيْهِ نَارًا أَخَذَهَا مِنَ الْغَنَائِمِ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ لَمْ تُصِبْهَا الْمَقَاسِمُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَفَزِعَ النَّاسُ ‏.‏ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ بِشِرَاكٍ أَوْ شِرَاكَيْنِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 2848

“A man from (the tribe of) Ashja’ died in Khaibar, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Offer the funeral prayer for your companion.’ The people found that strange.* When he saw that, he said: ‘Your companion stole from the spoils of war (when fighting) in the cause of Allah.’”

"‏ صَلُّوا عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَنْكَرَ النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ وَتَغَيَّرَتْ لَهُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ غَلَّ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Zayd ibn Khālid al-Juhani

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