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Muwatta Malik 1391

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 1391

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِيَهُودِ خَيْبَرَ يَوْمَ افْتَتَحَ خَيْبَرَ ‏

"‏ أُقِرُّكُمْ فِيهَا مَا أَقَرَّكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّ الثَّمَرَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ ‏"

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to the jews of Khaybar on the day of the conquest of Khaybar, "I confirm you in it as long as Allah, the Mighty, the Majestic, establishes you in it, provided that the fruits are divided between us and you." Said continued, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to send Abdullah ibn Rawaha, to assess the division of the fruit crop between him and them, and he would say, 'If you wish, you can buy it back, and if you wish, it is mine.' They would take it."

Reported by Malik (No. 1391).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ إنَّهُ قَالَ لِيَهُودِ خَيْبَرَ يَوْمَ افْتَتَحَ خَيْبَرَ يُرِيدُ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَنِ حَيْثُ وَجَبَ تَفَرُّغُ النَّظَرِ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ فِيهَا كَمَا يُقَالُ قَالَ كَذَا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ , وَفَعَلَ كَذَا يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ , وَإِنَّمَا جَرَى ذَلِكَ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْمُضَافَةِ إلَيْهَا. ( فَصْلٌ ) وَقَوْلُهُ عَلَى مَا أَقَرَّكُمْ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّ التَّمْرَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ يَقْتَضِي أَنَّ النَّخْلَ صَارَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ دُونَ أَهْلِ خَيْبَرَ , وَلِذَلِكَ كَانَ لَهُمْ بِالْعَمَلِ بَعْضُ الثَّمَرَةِ , وَاخْتَلَفَ الْعُلَمَاءُ فِي افْتِتَاحِ خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ اُفْتُتِحَتْ عَنْوَةً لِمَا رَوَى عَب…

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Salim al-Hilali AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 1391

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