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Sahih Muslim 1748a

Chapter: Spoils of War

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1748a

Narrator:Sa‘d

وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَخَذَ أَبِي

مِنَ الْخُمْسِ سَيْفًا فَأَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ هَبْ لِي هَذَا ‏.‏

A hadith has been narrated by Mus'ab b. Sa'd who heard it from his father as saying:

My father took a sword from Khums and brought it to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Grant it to me. He refused. At this Allah revealed (the Qur'anic verse):" They ask thee concerning the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war are for Allah and the Apostle" (viii. 1).

Reported by Muslim (No. 1748a).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( عَنْ مُصْعَب بْن سَعْد عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ : أَخَذَ أَبِي مِنْ الْخُمُس سَيْفًا فَأَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : هَبْ لِي هَذَا فَأَبَى , قَالَ : فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّه تَعَالَى : { يَسْأَلُونَك عَنْ الْأَنْفَال قُلْ الْأَنْفَال لِلَّهِ وَالرَّسُول } فَقَوْله : ( عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ : أَخَذَ أَبِي ) هُوَ مِنْ تَلْوِينَ الْخِطَاب , وَتَقْدِيره : عَنْ مُصْعَب بْن سَعْد أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ بِحَدِيثٍ قَالَ فِيهِ قَالَ أَبِي : أَخَذْت حُكْم الْغَنَائِم مِنْ الْخُمُس سَيْفًا إِلَى آخِره , قَالَ الْقَاضِي : يَحْتَمِل أَنْ يَكُون هَذَا الْحَدِيث قَبْل نُزُول الْآيَة وَإِبَاحَتهَا , قَالَ : وَهَذَا هُوَ الصَّوَاب , وَعَلَيْهِ يَدُلّ الْحَدِيث , وَقَدْ رُو…

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