Anas reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying “He who kills and infidel gets his spoil. ” Abu Talhah killed twenty men that day meaning the day of Hunain and got their spoils. Abu Talhah met Umm Sulaim who had a dagger with her. He asked “What is with you, Umm Sulaim”? She replied “I swear by Allaah, I intended that if anyone came near me I would pierce his belly with it. Abu Talhah informed the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلمabout it. Abu Dawud said “This is good (hasan) tradition. Abu Dawud said “By this was meant dagger. The weapon used by the Non – Arabs in those days was dagger. ”
Read More..Awf bin malik Al Ashjai said “I went out with Zaid bin Harith in the battle of Mutah. For the reinforcement of the Muslim army a man from the people of Yemen accompanied me. He had only his sword with him. A man from the Muslims slaughtered a Camel. The man for the reinforcement asked him for a part of its skin which he gave him. He made it like the shape of a shield. We went on and met the Byzantine armies. There was a man among them on a reddish horse with a golden saddle and golden weapons. This Byzantinian soldiers began to attack the Muslims desperately. The man for reinforcement sat behind a rock for (attacking) him. He hamstrung his horse and overpowered him and then killed him. He took his horse and weapons. When Allah, Most High, bestowed victory on the Muslims. Khalid bin Al Walid sent for him and took his spoils. Awf said “I came to him and said “Khalid, do you know that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم had decided to give spoils to the killer? He said “Yes, I thought it abundant. I said “You should return it to him, or I shall tell you about it before the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. But he refused to return it. Awf said “We then assembled with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. I told him the story of the man of reinforcement and what Khalid had done. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said “Khalid, what made you do the work you have done?” He said “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, I considered it to be abundant. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said “Khalid, return it to him what you have taken from him. ” Awf said “I said to him “here you are, Khalid. Did I not keep my word? The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said “What is that? I then informed him. ” He said “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم became angry and said “Khalid, do not return it to him. Are you going to leave my commanders? You may take from them what is best for you and eave to them what is worst.
Read More..The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Awf bin Malik Al Ashjai through a different chain of narrators.
Read More..Narrated Awf ibn Malik al-Ashjai ; Khalid ibn al-Walid: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم gave judgement that the killer should have what was taken from the man he killed, and did not make this subject to division into fifths.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: At the battle of Badr the Messenger of Allah gave me Abu Jahl's sword, as I had killed him.
Read More..Narrated Saeed ibn al-As: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sent Abu Saeed ibn al-As with an expedition from Madina towards Najd. Aban ibn Saeed and his companions came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم at Khaybar after it had been captured. The girths of their horses were made of palm fibres. Aban said: Give us a share (from the booty), Messenger of Allah. Abu Hurairah said: I said: Do not give them a share, Messenger of Allah. Aban said: Why are you talking so, Wabr. You have come to us from the peak of Dal. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Sit down, Aban. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not give any share to them (from the booty).
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