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Abu Saeed Al Khudri said “A Bedouin asked the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم about emigration. He replied “Woe to you! The matter of emigration is severe. Have you a Camel? He said, Yes. He asked “Do you pay its zakat? He said, Yes. He said, Then work (anywhere) beyond the seas. Allaah will not reduce anything from (the reward of) your work.

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Narrated Muawiyah: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: Migration will not end until repentance ends, and repentance will not end until the sun rises in the west.

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Amir said “A man came to Abd Allaah bin Amr while the people were with him. He sat with him and said “Tell me anything that you heard from the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم”. He said “I hears the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say “A Muslim is he from whose tongue and hand the Muslims remain safe and an emigrant is he who abandons what Allaah has prohibited. ””

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Narrated Ibn Hawalah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: It will turn out that you will be armed troops, one is Syria, one in the Yemen and one in Iraq. Ibn Hawalah said: Choose for me, Messenger of Allah, if I reach that time. He replied: Go to Syria, for it is Allah's chosen land, to which his best servants will be gathered, but if you are unwilling, go to your Yemen, and draw water from your tanks, for Allah has on my account taken special charge of Syria and its people.

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Abu Saeed (Al Khudri) reported The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was asked “Which believers are most perfect in respect of faith? He replied “A man who strives in the path of Allaah with his life and property and a man who worships Allaah in a mountain valley where he protects the people from his evil. ””

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Returning home is like going on an expedition.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: No one should sail on the sea except the one who is going to perform hajj or Umrah, or the one who is fighting in Allah's path for under the sea there is a fire, and under the fire there is a sea.

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Anas bin Malik said “Whenever the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم went to Quba, he used to visit Umm Haram daughter of Milhan who was married to Ubadah bin Al Samit. One day when he visited her she gave him food an sat clearing his head of lice. The narrator narrated the rest of the tradition. Abu Dawud said “Daughter of Milhan died in Cyprus”.

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Umm Haram reported the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “He who becomes sick on a stormy sea and vomits will have the reward of a martyr. And he who is drowned will have a reward of two martyrs.

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Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “An infidel and the one who killed him will never be brought together in Hell. ”

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Abdullah bin Amr reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “No warlike party will go out to fight in Allaah’s path and gain booty without getting beforehand two-thirds of their rewards in the next world and one-third (of their reward) will remain. And if they do not gain booty, they will get their rewards in full.

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Narrated Abu Malik al-Ashari: Abu Malik heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: He who goes forth in Allah's path and dies or is killed is a martyr, or has his neck broken through being thrown by his horse or by his camel, or is stung by a poisonous creature, or dies on his bed by any kind of death Allah wishes is a martyr and will go to Paradise.

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Narrated Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyyah: On the day of Hunayn we travelled with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and we journeyed for a long time until the evening came. I attended the prayer along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. A horseman came and said: Messenger of Allah, I went before you and climbed a certain mountain where saw Hawazin all together with their women, cattle, and sheep, having gathered at Hunayn. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم smiled and said: That will be the booty of the Muslims tomorrow if Allah wills. He then asked: Who will be on guard tonight? Anas ibn Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi said: I shall, Messenger of Allah. He said: Then mount your horse. He then mounted his horse, and came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. The Messenger of Allah said to him: Go forward to this ravine till you get to the top of it. We should not be exposed to danger from your side. In the morning the Messenger of of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came out to his place of prayer, and offered two rak'ahs. He then said: Have you seen any sign of your horseman? They said: We have not, Messenger of Allah. The announcement of the time for prayer was then made, and while the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was saying the prayer, he began to glance towards the ravine. When he finished his prayer and uttered salutation, he said: Cheer up, for your horseman has come. We therefore began to look between the trees in the ravine, and sure enough he had come. He stood beside the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, saluted him and said: I continued till I reached the top of this ravine where the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم commanded me, and in the morning I looked down into both ravines but saw no one. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم asked him: Did you dismount during the night? He replied: No, except to pray or to relieve myself. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: You have ensured your entry to (Paradise). No blame will be attached to you supposing you do not work after it.

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Narrated Abu Umamah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: He who does not join the warlike expedition (jihad), or equip, or looks well after a warrior's family when he is away, will be smitten by Allah with a sudden calamity. Yazid ibn Abdu Rabbihi said in his tradition: 'before the Day of Resurrection .

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Ibn Abbas said “The Quranic verse “Unless you go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and the verse “It is not fitting for the people of Madina”. . . up to “that Allaah might required their deed with the best (possible reward) have been repealed by the verse. Nor should the believers all go forth together. ”

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Zaid bin Thabit said “I was beside the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم when the divinely-inspired calmness overtook him and the thigh of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم fell on my thigh. I did not find any weightier than the thigh of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He then regained his composure and said “Write down. I wrote on a shoulder. Not equal are thise believers who sit (at home), other than those who have a (disabling) hurt, and those who strive in the way of Allaah. When Ibn Umm Makhtum who was blind heard the excellence of the warriors. He stood up and said “Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم how is it for those believers who are unable to fight (in the path of Allaah)? When he finished his question his divinely-inspired calmness overtook him, and his thigh fell on my thigh and I found its weight the second time as I found the first time. ” When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم regained his composure, he said “Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Other than those who have a (disabling hurt). Zaid said “Allaah, the exalted, revealed it alone and I appended it. ” By Him in Whose hands is my life, I am seeing, as it were the place where I put it (i. e., the verse) at the crack in the shoulder. ”

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Zaid bin Khalid al Juhani reported that Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “He who equips a fighter in Allaah’s path has taken part in the fighting. And he looks after a fighter’s family when he is away has taken part in the fighting. ”

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Narrated Abu Hurairah: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: What is evil in a man are alarming niggardliness and unrestrained cowardice.

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Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: Allah, Most High, will cause three persons to enter Paradise for one arrow: the maker when he has a good motive in making it, the one who shoots it, and the one who hands it; so shoot and ride, but your shooting is dearer to me than your riding. Everything with which a man amuses himself is vain except three (things): a man's training of his horse, his playing with his wife, and his shooting with his bow and arrow. If anyone abandons archery after becoming an adept through distaste for it, it is a blessing he has abandoned; or he said: for which he has been ungrateful.

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Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Fighting is of two kinds: The one who seeks Allah's favour, obeys the leader, gives the property he values, treats his associates gently and avoids doing mischief, will have the reward for all the time whether he is asleep or awake; but the one who fights in a boasting spirit, for the sake of display and to gain a reputation, who disobeys the leader and does mischief in the earth will not return credit or without blame.

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Abu Musa said “A beduoin came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said “One man fights for reputation, one fights for being praised, one fights for booty and one for his place to be seen. (Which of them is in Allaah’s path?)”. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم replied “The one who fights that Allaah’s word may have pre-eminence is in Allaah’s path. ”

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: Messenger of Allah, tell me about jihad and fighting. He replied: Abdullah ibn Amr, if you fight with endurance seeking from Allah your reward, Allah will resurrect you showing endurance and seeking your reward from Him, but, if you fight for vain show seeking to acquire much, Allah will resurrect you making a vain show and seeking to acquire much. In whatever you fight or are killed, Abdullah ibn Amr, in that state Allah will resurrect you.

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Narrated Hasana' daughter of Muawiyah: She reported on the authority of her paternal uncle: I asked the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم: Who are in Paradise? He replied: Prophets are in Paradise, martyrs are in Paradise, infants are in Paradise and children buried alive are in Paradise.

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Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: When Negus died, we were told that a light would be seen perpetually at his grave.

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Narrated Abu Ayyub al-Ansari: Abu Ayyub heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: Capitals will be conquered at your hands, and you will have to raise companies in large armies. A man will be unwilling to join a company, so he will escape from his people and go round the tribes offering himself to them, saying: Whose place may I take in such and such expedition? Whose place may I take in such and such expedition? Beware: That man is a hireling to the last drop of his blood.

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Narrated Yala ibn Munyah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم announced an expedition, and I was a very old man and I had no servant. I, therefore, sought a hireling who would serve instead of me, and I would give him his portion. So I found a man. When the time of departure arrived, he came to me and said: I do not know what would be the portions, and how much would be my portion. So offer something (as wages) to me, whether there would be any portion or not. I offered three dinars (as his wages) for him. When some booty arrived, I wanted to offer him his portion. But I remembered the dinars, so I went to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and mentioned the matter to him. He said: All I can find for him regarding this expedition of his in this world and the next is three dinars which were offered him.

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Abdullah bin Amr said “A man came to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said “Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, May I take part in jihad?” He asked “Do you have parents?” He replied “Yes”. So, strive for them. ” Abu Dawud said: The name of the narrator Abu al-Abbas, a poet, is al-Saib bin Farrukh.

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Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم went on an expedition, he took Umm Sulaym, and he had some women of the Ansar who supplied water and tended the wounded.

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Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Striving in the path of Allah (jihad) is incumbent on you along with every ruler, whether he is pious or impious; the prayer is obligatory on you behind every believer, pious or impious, even if he commits grave sins; the (funeral) prayer is incumbent upon every Muslim, pious and impious, even if he commits major sins.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Hawalah al-Azdi: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent us on foot to get spoil, but we returned without getting any. When he saw the signs of distress on our faces, he stood up on our faces and said: O Allah, do not put them under my care, for I would be too weak to care for them; do not put them in care of themselves, for they would be incapable of that, and do not put them in the care of men, for they would choose the best things for themselves. He then placed his hand on my head and said: Ibn Hawalah, when you see the caliphate has settled in the holy land, earthquakes, sorrows and serious matters will have drawn near and on that day the Last Hour will be nearer to mankind than this hand of mine is to your head. Abu Dawud said: Abdullah bin Hawalah belongs to Hims.

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Narrated Abu Hurairah: Amr ibn Uqaysh had given usurious loans in pre-Islamic period; so he disliked to embrace Islam until he took them. He came on the day of Uhud and asked: Where are my cousins? They (the people) replied: At Uhud. He asked: Where is so-and-so? They said: At Uhud. He asked: Where is so-and-so? They said: At Uhud. He then put on his coat of mail and rode his horse; he then proceeded towards them. When the Muslims saw him, they said: Keep away, Amir. He said: I have become a believer. He fought until he was wounded. He was then taken to his family wounded. Saad ibn Muadh came to his sister: Ask him (whether he fought) out of partisanship, out of anger for them, or out of anger for Allah. He said: Out of anger of Allah and His Messenger. He then died and entered Paradise. He did not offer any prayer for Allah.

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Narrated Abu Salam: Abu Salam reported on the authority of a man from the companion of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He said: We attacked a tribe of Juhaynah. A man from the Muslims pursued a man of them, and struck him but missed him. He struck himself with the sword. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Your brother, O group of Muslims. The people hastened towards him, but found him dead. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم wrapped him with his clothes and his blood, and offered (funeral) prayer for him and buried him. They said: Messenger of Allah, is he a martyr? He said: Yes, and I am witness to him.

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Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: If anyone fights in Allah's path as long as the time between two milkings of a she-camel, Paradise will be assured for him. If anyone sincerely asks Allah for being killed and then dies or is killed, there will be a reward of a martyr for him. Ibn al-Musaffa added from here: If anyone is wounded in Allah's path, or suffers a misfortune, it will come on the Day of resurrection as copious as possible, its colour saffron, and its odour musk; and if anyone suffers from ulcers while in Allah's path, he will have on him the stamp of the martyrs.

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Narrated Abu Wahb al-Jushami,: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Keep to every dark bay horse with a white blaze and white on the legs, or sorrel with a white blaze and white on the legs, or black with a white blaze and white on the legs.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: The most favoured horses are the sorrel.

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Abu Hurairah said “The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم disapproved the shikal horses. Shikal are the horses that are white on their right hind leg and white on their left foreleg or white on their right foreleg and left hind leg. Abu Dawud said “This means alternate legs”.

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Abd Allaah bin Jafar said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم seated me behind him (on his ride) one day, and told me secretly a thing asking me not to tell it to anyone. The place for easing dearer to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was a mound or host of palm trees by which he could conceal himself. He entered the garden of a man from the Ansar (Helpers). All of a sudden when a Camel saw the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم it wept tenderly producing yearning sound and it eyes flowed. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came to it and wiped the temple of its head. So it kept silence. He then said “Who is the master of this Camel? Whose Camel is this? A young man from the Ansar came and said “This is mine, Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. ” He said “Don’t you fear Allaah about this beast which Allaah has given in your possession. It has complained to me that you keep it hungry and load it heavily which fatigues it. ”

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Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When we alighted at a station (for stay), we did not pray until we united the saddles of the camels.

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Narrated Abu Wahb al-Jushami,: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Tie the horses, rub down their forelocks and their buttocks (or he said: Their rumps), and put things on their necks, but do not put bowstrings.

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Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “The angels do not accompany the fellow travelers who have a dog or bell (with them). ”

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: It has been prohibited to ride the beast which eats dung.

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Muadh said “I was seated behind the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم on a donkey that was called Ufair”.

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Imran bin Hussain said “The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was on a journey. He heard a curse. He asked “What is this? They (the people) said “This is so and so (a woman) who cursed her riding beast. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Remove the saddle from it, for it is accursed. So, they removed (the saddle) from it. Imran said “As if I am looking at it a grey she Camel. ”

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Anas bin Malik said “I brought my brother when he was born to Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم to chew something for him and rub his palate with it and found him in a sheep pen branding the sheep, I think, on their ears. ”

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Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was present with a she-mule which he rode, so Ali said: If we made asses cover mares we would have animals of this type. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Only those who do not know do that.

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Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “Do not treat the backs of your beasts as pulpits, for Allaah has made them subject to you only to convey you to a town which you cannot reach without difficulty and He has appointed the earth (a floor to work) for you, so conduct your business on it.

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Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “When you travel in fertile country, give the Camel their due (from the ground), and when you travel in time of drought make them go quickly. When you intend to encamp in the last hours of the night, keep away from the roads. ”

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Anas reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “Keep to travelling by night, for the earth is traversed (more easily) by night.

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Narrated Abbad ibn Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr: My foster-father said to me - he was one of Banu Murrah ibn Awf, and he was present in that battle, the battle of Mu'tah: By Allah, as if I am seeing Jafar who jumped from his reddish horse and hamstrung it; he then fought with the people until he was killed. Abu Dawud said: The tradition is not strong.

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Abdullah bin Umar said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم held race between the horses which had been made lean by training from Al Hafya’. The goal was Thaniyyat Al Wada’ and he held a race between the horses Banu Zuraiq and Abd Allaah was one of the racers.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to hold a race between horses and kept the one in the fifth year at a long distance.

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Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: If one enters a horse with two others when he is not certain that it cannot be beaten, it is not gambling; but when one enters a horse with two others when he is certain it cannot be beaten, it is gambling.

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Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: There must be no shouting or leading another horse at one's side. Yahya added in his tradition: When racing for a wager.

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Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The pommel of the sword of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was of silver.

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The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Anas bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. He mentioned similar words. Abu Dawud said “the strongest of these traditions is the one of Saeed bin Abu Al Hasan. The rest are weak.

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Abu Musa reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “ When one of you passes our Masjid or our market with an arrow, he should hold its head or hold it with its hand (the narrator is doubtful) so that no harm may be done to any Muslim. ”

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Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prohibited to cut a piece of leather between two fingers.

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Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: Yunus ibn Ubayd, client of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, said that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim sent to al-Bara ibn Azib to ask him about the standard of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He said: It was black and square, being made of a woollen rug.

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Narrated Simak ibn Harb: Simak reported on the authority of a man from his people, on the authority of another man from them: I saw that the standard of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was yellow.

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Samurah bin Jundub said “The war-cry of the Emigrants was Abdullah and that of the helpers Abd Al Rahman. ”

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Narrated A man who heard the Prophet: Al-Muhallab ibn Abu Sufrah said: A man who heard the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: If the enemy attacks you at night, let your war cry be Ha-Mim. They will not be helped.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sat on his camel to go out on a journey, he said: Allah is Most Great three times. Then he said: Glory be to Him Who has made subservient to us, for we had not the strength for it, and to our Lord do we return. O Allah, we ask Thee in this journey of ours, uprightness, piety and such deeds as are pleasing to Thee. O Allah, make easy for us this journey of ours and make its length short for us. O Allah, Thou art the Companion in the journey, and the One Who looks after the family and property in our absence. When he returned, he said these words adding: Returning, repentant, serving and praising our Lord. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and his armies said: Allah is Most Great when they went up to high ground; and when armies said: Allah is most Great when they went up to high ground; and when they descended, they said: Glory be to Allah. So the prayer was patterned on that.

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Narrated Abdullah al-Khutami: When the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم wanted to say farewell to an army, he would say: I entrust to Allah your religion, what you are responsible for, and your final deeds.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was travelling and night came on, he said: O earth, my Lord and your Lord is Allah; I seek refuge in Allah from your evil, the evil of what you contain, the evil of what has been created in you, and the evil of what creeps upon you; I seek refuge in Allah from lions, from large black snakes, from other snakes, from scorpions, from the evil of jinn which inhabit a settlement, and from a parent and his offspring.

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Narrated Kab ibn Malik: It was rarely that the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم set out on a journey on any day but on a Thursday.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: A single rider is a devil, and a pair of riders are a pair of devils, but three are a company of riders.

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Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: When three are on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their commander. Nafi said: We said to Abu Salamah: You are our commander.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: The best number of companions is four, the best number in expeditions four hundred, and the best number in armies four thousand; and twelve thousand will not be overcome through smallness of numbers. Abu Dawud said: What is correct is that this tradition is mursal (i. e. the link of the Companion is missing).

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Sulaiman bin Buraidah reported on his father’s authority The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Fight in the name of Allaah and in the path of Allaah and with him who disbelieves in Allaah fight and do not be treacherous and do not be dishonest about boot yand do not deface (in killing) and do not kill a child. ”

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IbnUmar said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم burned the palm tree of Banu Al Nadr and cut (them) down at Al Buwairah. So, Allaah the exalted sent down “the palm trees you cut down or left. ”

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Abu Mishar was told about Ubna. He said “We know it better. This is Yubna of Palestine.

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Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: When one of you comes to the cattle, he should seek permission of their master if he is there; if he permits, he should milk (the animals) and drink. If he is not there, he should call three times. If he responds, he should seek his permission; otherwise, he may milk (the animals) and drink, but should not carry (with him).

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Abu Bishr said “I heard Abbad bin ‘Shurahbil a man of us from Banu Ghubar. He narrated the reast of the tradition to the same effect. ”

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Abdullah bin Umar reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “One should not milk the cattle of anyone without his permission. Does anyone of you like that any one approaches his corn cell and its storage is broken and then the corn scatters away? Likewise, the teats of their Cattle store their food. Therefore none of you should milk the cattle of anyone without his permission. ”

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Ali (Allaah be pleased with him) said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent an army and appointed a man as a commander for them and he commanded them to listen to him and obey. He kindled fire and ordered them to jump into it. A group refused to enter into it and said “We escaped from the fire; a group intended to enter into it. When the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was informed about it, he said “Had they entered into it, they would have remained into it. There is no obedience in matters involving disobedience to Allaah. Obedience is in matters which are good and universally recognized.

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Narrated Uqbah ibn Malik: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent a detachment. I gave a sword to a man from among them. When he came back, he said: Would that you saw us how the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم rebuked us, saying: When I sent out a man who does not fulfil my command, are you unable to appoint in his place one who will fulfil my command.

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Narrated Muadh ibn Anas al-Juhani: I fought along with the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in such and such battles. The people occupied much space and encroached on the road. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent an announcer to announce among the people: Those who occupy much space or encroach on the road will not be credited with jihad.

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Salim Abu Al Nadr, client of Umar bin Ubaid Allaah that is Ibn Mamar who Salim was his (Umar’s) secretary reported “When Abdullah bin Abi Afwa went out to the Haruriyyah (Khawarij), he wrote to him (Umar bin Ubaid Allaah), The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said on a ceratin day when he was fighting with the enemy. O people do not desire to meet the enemy, ask Allaah, Most High, for health and security. When you meet them (the enemy) have patience and endurance, you should know that paradise is under the shade of swords. He then said “O Allaah, Who sends down the Book, makes the cloud to travel and rotes the confederates, tout them and give us victory over them. ”

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Ibn Awn said “I wrote to Nafi asking him about summoning the polytheists (to Islam) at the time of fighting. So, he wrote to me “This was in the early days of Islam. The Prophet of Allaah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم attacked Banu Al Mustaliq while they were inattentive and their cattle were drinking water. So their fighters were killed and the survivors (i. e., women and children) were taken prisoners. On that day Juwairiyyah daughter of Al Harith was obtained. Abd Allaah narrated this to me, he was in that army. ” Abu Dawud said “This is a good tradition narrtted by Ibn Awn from Nafi and no one shared him in narrating it. ”

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Narrated Isam al-Muzani: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent us in a detachment and said (to us): If you see a mosque or hear a muadhdhin (calling to prayer), do not kill anyone.

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Narrated Kab ibn Malik: When the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم intended to go on an expedition, he always pretended to be going somewhere else, and he would say: War is deception. Abu Dawud said: Only Mamar has transmitted this tradition. By this he refers to his statement War is deception through this chain of narrators. He narrated it from the tradition of Amr bin Dinar from Jabir, and from the tradition of Mamar from Hammam bin Munabbih on the authority of Abu Hurairah.

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Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to keep to the rear when travelling and urge on the weak. He would take someone up behind him and make supplication for them all.

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Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: I am commanded to fight with men till they testify that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, face our qiblah (direction of prayer), eat what we slaughter, and pray like us. When they do that, their life and property are unlawful for us except what is due to them. They will have the same rights as the Muslims have, and have the same responsibilities as the Muslims have.

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Narrated Jarir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent an expedition to Khath'am. Some people sought protection by having recourse to prostration, and were hastily killed. When the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم heard that, he ordered half the blood-wit to be paid for them, saying: I am not responsible for any Muslim who stays among polytheists. They asked: Why, Messenger of Allah? He said: Their fires should not be visible to one another. Abu Dawud said: Hushaim, Mamar, Khalid bin al-Wasiti and a group of narrators have also narrated it, but did not mention Jarir.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Ibn Umar was sent with a detachment of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. The people wheeled round in flight. He said: I was one of those who wheeled round in flight. When we stopped, we said (i. e. thought): How should we do? We have run away from the battlefield and deserve Allah's wrath. Then we said (thought): Let us enter Madina, stay there, and go there while no one sees us. So we entered (Madina) and thought: If we present ourselves before the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, and if there is a change of repentance for us, we shall stay; if there is something else, we shall go away. So we sat down (waiting) for the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم before the dawn prayer. When he came out, we stood up to him and said: We are the ones who have fled. He turned to us and said: No, you are the ones who return to fight after wheeling away. We then approached and kissed his hand, and he said; I am the main body of the Muslims.

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Khabbab said “We came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم while he was reclining on an outer garment in the shade of the Kaabah. Complaining to him we said “Do you not ask Allaah for help for us? And do you not pray to Allaah for us? He sat aright turning red in his face and said “A man before you (i. e., in ancient times) was caught and a pit was dug for him in the earth and then a saw was brought placed on his head and it was broken into two pieces but that did not turn him away from his religion. They were combed in iron combs in flesh and sinews above the bones. Even that did not turn them away from their religion. I swear by Allaah, Allaah will accomplish this affair until a rider will travel between San’a and Hadramaut and he will not fear anyone except Allaah, Most High (nor will he fear the attack of) a wolf on his sheep, but you are making haste.

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Ali said “Hatib went and wrote to the people of Makkah that Muhammad صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم is going to proceed to them. This version has “She said “I have no letter. We made her Camel kneel down, but we did not find any letter with her. Ali said “By Him in Whose name oath is taken, I shall kill you or you should bring out the letter. He then narrated the rest of the tradition.

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Ibn Salamah bin Al Akwa repoted on the authority of his father. A spy of the polytheists came to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم when he was on a journey. He sat near his Companions and then slipped away. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “look for him and kill him”. He said “I raced to him and killed him. I took his belongings which he (the Prophet) gave me.

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Narrated An-Numan ibn Muqarrin: I was present at fighting along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, and when he did not fight at the beginning of the day, he waited till the sun had passed the meridian, the winds blew, and help came down.

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A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Bardah on the authority of his father from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم.

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Narrated Jabir ibn Atik: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: There is jealousy which Allah loves and jealousy which Allah hates. That which Allah loves is jealousy regarding a matter of doubt, and that which Allah hates is jealousy regarding something which is not doubtful. There is pride which Allah hates and pride which Allah loves. That which Allah loves is a man's pride when fighting and when giving sadaqah and that which Allah hates is pride shown by oppression. The narrator Musa said: by boasting.

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Al Zuhri said “This tradition has been transmitted to me by Amr bin Abu Sufyan bin Usaid bin Jariyat Al Thaqafi who was an ally of Banu Zuhrah and a companion of Abu Hurairah. He then narrated the tradition. ”

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Abu Usaid reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying to us at the battle of Badr when he drew up in rows. When they came near you, shoot arrows at them, but do not use all your arrows.

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Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: (At the battle of Badr) Utbah ibn Rabiah came forward followed by his son and his brother and cried out: Who will be engaged in single combat? Some young men of the Helpers responded to his call. He asked: Who are you? They told him. He said: We do not want you; we, in fact, want only our cousins. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Get up Hamzah get up Ali; get up Ubaydah ibn al-Harith. Hamzah went forward to Utbah, I went forward to Shaybah; and after two blows had been exchanged between Ubaydah and al-Walid, they wounded one another severely; so we turned against al-Walid and killed him, and we carried Ubaydah away.

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Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: Al-Hayyaj ibn Imran ibn Husayn reported that a slave of Imran ran away. He took a vow to Allah that if he overpowers him, he will cut off his head. He then sent me (to Samurah ibn Jundub) to ask him about this question for him. I came to Samurah ibn Jundub and asked him. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to exhort us to give alms (sadaqah) and forbid us to mutilate (a slain). I then came to Imran ibn Husayn and asked him. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to exhort us to give alms (sadaqah) and forbid us to mutilate (a slain).

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Narrated Rabah ibn Rabi: When we were with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم on an expedition, he saw some people collected together over something and sent a man and said: See, what are these people collected around? He then came and said: They are round a woman who has been killed. He said: This is not one with whom fighting should have taken place. Khalid ibn al-Walid was in charge of the van; so he sent a man and said: Tell Khalid not to kill a woman or a hired servant.

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Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: No woman of Banu Qurayzah was killed except one. She was with me, talking and laughing on her back and belly (extremely), while the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was killing her people with the swords. Suddenly a man called her name: Where is so-and-so? She said: I I asked: What is the matter with you? She said: I did a new act. She said: The man took her and beheaded her. She said: I will not forget that she was laughing extremely although she knew that she would be killed.

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Narrated Hamzah al-Aslami: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم appointed him commander over a detachment. He said: I went out along with it. He (the Prophet) said: If you find so-and-so, burn him with the fire. I then turned away, and he called me. So I returned to him, and he said: If you find so-and-so, kill him, and do not burn him, for no one punishes with fire except the Lord of the fire.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: We were with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم during a journey. He went to ease himself. We saw a bird with her two young ones and we captured her young ones. The bird came and began to spread its wings. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came and said: Who grieved this for its young ones? Return its young ones to it. He also saw an ant village that we had burnt. He asked: Who has burnt this? We replied: We. He said: It is not proper to punish with fire except the Lord of fire.

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Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “Our Lord Most High is charmed with people who will be led to Paradise in chains. ”

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Abu Hurairah said “ The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent some horsemen to Najd and they brought a man of the Banu Hanifah called Thumamah bint Uthal who was the chief of the people of Al Yamamah and bound him to one of the pillars of the mosque. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came out to him and said “What are you expecting, Thumamah?”. He replied “I expect good, Muhammad. If you kill (me), you will kill one whose blood will be avenged, if you show favor, you will show it to one who is grateful and if you want property and ask you will be given as much of it as you wish. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم left him till the following day and asked him ”What are you expecting, Thumamah?” He repeated the same words (in reply). The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلمleft him till the day after the following one and he mentioned the same words. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then said “Set Thumamah free. ” He went off to some palm trees near the mosque. He took a bath there and entered the mosque and said “I testify that there is no god but Allaah and I testify that Muhammd is His servant and His Messenger. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. The narrator ‘Isa said “Al Laith narrated to us”. He said “a man of respect and reverence. ”

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Anas said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم called on his Companions and they proceeded towards Badr. Suddenly they found the watering Camels of the Quraish, there was among them a black slave of Banu Al Hajjaj. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم seized him and began to ask “Where is Abu Sufyan?” He said “I swear by Allaah, I do not know anything about him, but this is the Quraish who have come here, among them are Abu Jahl, ‘Utbah, Shaibah the two sons of Rabiah and Umayyah bin Khalaf. When he aid this to them, they beat him and he began to say “Leave me, leave me. I shall tell you. When they left him he said “I know nothing about Abu Sufyan, but this is the Quraish who have come (here), among them are Abu Jahl, ‘Utbah, Shaibah the two sons of Rab’iah and Umayyah bin Khalaf who have come here. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was praying and hearing all that (dialogue). When he finished, he said “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you beat him when he speaks the truth to you and you leave him when he tells a lie. This is the Quraish who have come here to defend Abu Sufyan. Anas said, The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “This will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he placed his hand on the ground. This will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he put his hand on the ground. And this will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he put his hand on the ground. He (Ansas) said “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, no one fell beyond the place of the hand of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ordered for them, and they were caught by their feet and dragged and thrown in a well at Badr.

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Narrated Saad: On the day when Makkah was conquered, the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم gave protection to the People except four men and two women and he named them. Ibn Abu Sarh was one of them. He then narrated the tradition. He said: Ibn Abu Sarh hid himself with Uthman ibn Affan. When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم called the people to take the oath of allegiance, he brought him and made him stand before the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He said: Messenger of Allah, receive the oath of allegiance from him. He raised his head and looked at him thrice, denying him every time. After the third time he received his oath. He then turned to his Companions and said: Is not there any intelligent man among you who would stand to this (man) when he saw me desisting from receiving the oath of allegiance, and kill him? They replied: We do not know, Messenger of Allah, what lies in your heart; did you not give us an hint with your eye? He said: It is not proper for a Prophet to have a treacherous eye. Abu Dawud said: Abdullah (bin Abi Sarh) was the foster brother of Uthman, and Walid bin Uqbah was his brother by mother, and Uthman inflicted on him hadd punishment when he drank wine.

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Anas bin Malik said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم entered Makkah in the year of the conquest (of Makkah) wearing a helmet on his head. When he took off it a man came to him and said “Ibn Akhtal is hanging with the curtains of the Kaabah. ” He said “Kill him”. Abu Dawud said “The name of Ibn Akhtal is Abd Allaah and Abu Barzat Al Aslami killed him.

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Narrated Ibn Ti'li: We fought along with Abdur Rahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid. Four infidels from the enemy were brought to him. He commanded about them and they were killed in confinement. Abu Dawud said: The narrators other than Saeed reported from Ibn Wahb in this tradition: (killed him) with arrows in confinement. When Abu Ayyub al-Ansari was informed about it, he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prohibiting to kill in confinement. By Him in Whose hands my soul is, if there were a hen, I would not kill it in confinement. Abdur-Rahman bin Khalid bin al-Walid was informed about it (the Prophet's prohibition). He set four slaves free.

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Jubair bin Mutim reported the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying about the prisoners taken at Badr. If Mutim bin Adi had been alive and spoken to me about these filthy ones, I would have left them for him.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم fixed the ransom of the people of pre-Islamic Arabia at four hundred dirhams per head on the day of the battle of Badr.

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Marwan and Al Miswar bin Makhramah told that when the deputation of the Hawazin came to the Muslims and asked the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم to return to them their property, the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to them “with me are those whom you see”. The speech dearest to me is the one which is true, so choose (one of the two) either the captives or the property. They said “We choose our captives. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم stood up, extolled Allaah and then said “To proceed, your brethren have come repentant I have considered that I should return their captives to them, so let those of you who are willing to release the captives act accordingly, but those who wish to hold on to what they have till we give them some of the first booty Allaah gives us may do so. The people said “We are willing for that (to release their captives), Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “We cannot distinguish between those of you who have granted that and those who have not, so return till your headmen may tell us about your affair. The people then returned and their headmen spoke to them, then they informed that they were agreeable and had given their permission.

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Abu Talhah said “When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prevailed on any people, he stayed three nights in the field. Ibn Al Muthanna said “When he prevailed over people, he liked to stay three nights in the field. ” Abu Dawud said “Yahya bin Saeed used to object to this tradition for this is not from his early traditions because his memory was spoiled at the age of forty five. He narrated this tradition in the last days of his age. ” Abu Dawud said “ It is said that Waki ‘ recived this tradition from him when his memory was spoiled. ”

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Salamah said “We went out (on an expedition) with Abu Bakr. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم appointed him commander over us. We attacked Fazarah and took them from all sides. I then saw a group of people which contained children and women. I shot an arrow towards them, but it fell between them and the mountain. They stood; I brought them to Abu Bakr. There was among them a woman of Fazarah. She wore a skin over her and her daughter who was the most beautiful of the Arabs was with her. Abu Bakr gave her daughter to me as a reward. I came back to Madeenah. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم met me and said to me “Give me the woman, Salamah. I said to him, I swear by Allaah, she is to my liking and I have not yet untied he garment. He kept silence, and when the next day came the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم met me in the market and said to me “Give me the woman, Salamah, by Allaah, your father. I said the Messenger of Allah, I have not yet untied her garment. I swear by Allaah, she is now yours. He sent her to the people of Makkah who had (some Muslims) prisoners in their hands. They released them for this woman.

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Nafi said that a horse of Ibn Umar went away and the enemy seized it. The Muslims overpowered them. Khalid bin Walid returned it to him after the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: In the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم an army got food and honey and a fifth was not taken from them.

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Narrated Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah ibn Kabul: AbuLabid said: We were with Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah ibn Kabul. The people got booty and plundered it. He stood and addressed (the people): I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prohibiting getting property from the booty before its distribution. Therefore, they returned what they had taken, He then distributed it among them.

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Narrated A man of the Ansar: Kulayb reported from a man of the Ansar. He said: We went out with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم on a journey. The people suffered from intense need and strain. They gained booty and then plundered it. While our pots were boiling the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came walking with his bow touching the ground. He turned over our pots with his bow and smeared the meat with the soil, and said: Plunder is more unlawful than carrion, or he said: Carrion is more unlawful than plunder. The narrator Hannad was doubtful.

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Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: Abdur Rahman ibn Ghanam said: We were stationed at the frontiers of the city of Qinnisrin with Shurahbil ibn as-Simt. When he conquered it, he got sheep and cows there. He distributed some of them amongst us, and deposited the rest of them in the spoils of war. I met Muadh ibn Jabal and mentioned it to him. Muadh said: we went on an expedition of Khaybar along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and we got spoils there. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم divided them among us and placed the rest of them in the booty.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: I passed when Abu Jahl had fallen as his foot was struck (with the swords). I said: O enemy of Allah, Abu Jahl, Allah has disgraced a man who was far away from His mercy. I did not fear him at that moment. He replied: It is most strange that a man has been killed by his people. I struck him with a blunt sword. But it did not work, and then his sword fell down from his hand, I struck him with it until he became dead.

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Abu Hurairah said “We went out along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in the year of Khaibar. We did not get gold or silver in the booty of war except clothes, equipment and property. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent (a detachment) towards Wadi Al Qura. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was presented a black slave called Mid’am. And while they were in Wadi Al Qura and Mid’am was unsaddling a Camel belonging to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم he was struck by a random arrow which killed him. The people said “Congratulations to him, he will go to paradise. But the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Not at all. By Him in Whose hand my soul is the cloak he took on the day of Khaibar from the spoils which was not among the shares divided will blaze with fire upon him. When they (the people) heard that, a man brought a sandal strap or two sandal straps to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “A sandal strap of fire or two sandal straps of fire. ”

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Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Salih ibn Muhammad ibn Zaidah (Abu Dawud said: This Salih is Abu Waqid) said: We entered the Byzantine territory with Maslamah. A man who had been dishonest about booty was brought. He (Maslamah) asked Salim about him. He said: I heard my father narrating from Umar ibn al-Khattab from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He said: When you find a man who has been dishonest about booty, burn his property, and beat him. He beat him. He said: We found in his property a copy of the Quran. He again asked Salim about it. He said: Sell it and give its price in charity.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, Abu Bakr and Umar burned the belongings of anyone who had been dishonest about booty and beat him. Abu Dawud said: Ali bin Bahr added on the authority of al-Walid, and I did not hear (a tradition) from him: And they denied him his share. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by al-Walid bin Utbah from Abd al-Wahhab bin Najdah; They said: This has been transmitted by al-Walid, from Zuhair bin Muhammad, from Amr bin Shuaib. Abd al-Wahhab bin Najdah al-Huti did not mention the words He denied him his share (as narrated by Ali bin Bahr from al-Walid).

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Abu Qatadah said “We went out with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in the year of Hunain. And when the armies met, the Muslims suffered a reverse. I saw one of the polytheists prevailing over a Muslim, so I went round him till I came to him from behind and struck him with my sword at the vein between his neck and shoulder. He came towards me and closed with me, so that I felt death was near, but he was overtaken by death and let me go. I then caught upon on “Umar bin Al Khattab and said to him “What is the matter with the people?” He said “It is what Allaah has commanded. Then the people returned and the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلمsat down and said “If anyone kills a man and can prove it, he will get his spoil. I stood up and said “Who will testify for me? I then sat down. ” He said again “If anyone kills a man and can prove it, he will get his spoil. I stood up and said “Who will testify for me? I then sat down. ” He then said the same for the third time. I then stood up. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “What is the matter with you, Abu Qatadah? I told him the story. A man from the people said “He has spoken the truth, and I have this spoil with me, so make him agreeable (to take something in exchange). Abu Bakr said “In that case I swear by Allaah that he must not do so. One of the Allaah’s heroes does not fight for Allaah and his Messenger and then give you his spoil. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “He has spoken the truth, hand it over to him. Abu Qatadah said “he handed it over to me, I sold the coat of mail and brought a garden among Banu Salamh. This was the first property I acquired in the Islamic period.

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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.

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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.

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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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Abu Nusa said “We arrived just at the moment when the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم conquered Khaibar and he allotted us a portion (or he said he gave us some of it). He allotted nothing to anyone who was not present at the conquest of Khaybar, giving shares only to those who were present with him except for those who were in our ship, Jafar and his companions to whom he gave (a portion) something along with them.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Yazid ibn Hurmuz said: Najdah wrote to Ibn Abbas asking him about such-and-such, and such-and-such, and he mentioned some things; he (asked) about a slave whether he would get something from the spoils; and he (asked) about women whether they used to go out (on expeditions) along with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, and whether they would be allotted a share, Ibn Abbas said: Had I not apprehended a folly, I would not have written (a reply) to him. As for the slave, he was given a little of the spoils (as a reward from the booty); as to the women, they would treat the wounded and supply water.

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Narrated Umm Ziyad: Hashraj ibn Ziyad reported on the authority of his grandmother that she went out with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم for the battle of Khaybar. They were six in number including herself. (She said): When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was informed about it, he sent for us. We came to him, and found him angry. He said: With whom did you come out, and by whose permission did you come out? We said: Messenger of Allah, we have come out to spin the hair, by which we provide aid in the cause of Allah. We have medicine for the wounded, we hand arrows (to the fighters), and supply drink made of wheat or barley. He said: Stand up. When Allah bestowed victory of Khaybar on him, he allotted shares to us from spoils that he allotted to the men. He (Hashraj ibn Ziyad) said: I said to her: Grandmother, what was that? She replied: Dates.

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Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I supplied water to my companions on the day of Badr.

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Ibn Umar said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم allotted three portions for a man and his horse, one for him and two for his horse.

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The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu ‘Umrah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. But this version has “Three Persons” and added “To the horseman three portions. ”

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said on the day of Badr: He who does such-and-such, will have such-and such. The young men came forward and the old men remained standing near the banners, and they did not move from there. When Allah bestowed victory on them, the old men said: We were support for you. If you had been defeated, you would have returned to us. Do not take this booty alone and we remain (deprived of it). The young men refused (to give), and said: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم has given it to us. Then Allah sent down: They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war, Say: (Such) spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the Messenger. . . . . . Just as they Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, even though a party among the believers disliked it. This proved good for them. Similarly obey me. I know the consequence of this better than you.

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The tradition mentioned above has been transmitted by Dawud with a different chain of narrators. He said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم apportioned it (spoils of war) equally. The tradition of Khalid is more perfect.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent us along with an army towards Najd, and he sent a detachment of that army (to face the enemy). The whole army got twelve camels per head as their portion, but he gave the detachment one additional camel (apart from the division made to the army). Thus they got thirteen camels each (as a reward).

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent a detachment to Najd. I went out along with them, and got abundant riches. Our commander gave each of us a camel as a reward. We then came upon the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and he divided the spoils of war among us. Each of us received twelve camels after taking a fifth of it. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم did not take account of our companion (i. e. the commander of the army), nor did he blame him for what he had done. Thus each man of us had received thirteen camels with the reward he gave.

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Abd Allaah (bin Umar) said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent us along with a detachment. The share of each was twelve Camels. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم gave each one of us a Camel as a reward. Abu Dawud said “Burd bin Sinan narrated a similar tradition from Nafi as narrated by Ubaid Allaah. Ayyub also narrated from Nafi a similar tradition, but his version goes “We were rewarded one Camel each. He did not mention the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم went out on the day of Badr along with three hundred and fifteen (men). The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: O Allah, they are on foot, provide mount for them; O Allah, they are naked, clothe them; O Allah, they are hungry, provide food for them. Allah then bestowed victory on them. They returned when they were clothed. There was no man of them but he returned with one or two camels; they were clothed and ate to their fill.

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Narrated Habib ibn Maslamah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to give a quarter of the booty as reward after the fifty had been kept off, and a third after the fifth had been kept off when he returned.

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Muslims are equal in respect of blood. The lowest of them is entitled to give protection on behalf of them, and the one residing far away may give protection on behalf of them. They are like one hand over against all those who are outside the community. Those who have quick mounts should return to those who have slow mounts, and those who got out along with a detachment (should return) to those who are stationed. A believer shall not be killed for an unbeliever, nor a confederate within the term of confederation with him. Ibn Ishaq did not mention retaliation and equality in respect of blood.

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Narrated Maan ibn Yazid: AbulJuwayriyyah al-Jarmi said: I found a red pitcher containing dinars in Byzantine territory during the reign of Muawiyah. A man from the Companions of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم belonging to Banu Sulaym was our ruler. He was called Maan ibn Yazid. I brought it to him. He apportioned it among the Muslims. He gave me the same portion which he gave to one of them. He then said: Had I not heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: There is no reward except after taking the fifth (from the booty), I would have given you (the reward). He then presented his own share to me, but I refused.

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Narrated Amr ibn Abasah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم led us in prayer facing a camel which had been taken in booty, and when he had given the salutation, he took a hair from the camel's side and said: I have no right as much as this of your booty, but only to the fifth. and the fifth is returned to you.

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Abu Hurarirah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying “A Muslim ruler is shield by which a battle is fought. ”

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Narrated Amr ibn Abasah: Sulaym ibn Amir, a man of Himyar, said: There was a covenant between Muawiyah and the Byzantines, and he was going towards their country, and when the covenant came to an end, he attacked them. A man came on a horse, or a packhorse saying, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great; let there be faithfulness and not treachery. And when they looked they found that he was Amr ibn Abasah. Muawiyah sent for him and questioned him (about that). He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: When one has covenant with people he must not strengthen or loosen it till its term comes to an end or he brings it to an end in agreement with them (to make both the parties equal). So Muawiyah returned.

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Narrated Nuaym ibn Masud: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say when he read the letter of Musaylimah: What do you believe yourselves? They said: We believe as he believes. He said: I swear by Allah that were it not that messengers are not killed, I would cut off your heads.

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Ibn Abbas said “Umm Hani daughter of Abu Talib told me that in the year of the conquest she gave protection to a man from the polytheists. She came to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and mentioned it to him. He said “We have given security to those to whom you have given it. ”

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Al Miswar bin Makhramah said: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came out in the year of al-Hudaibbiyyah with over ten hundreds of Companions and when he came to Dhu al Hulaifah. He garlanded and marked the sacrificial animals, and entered the sacred state of Umrah. He then went on with the tradition. The Prophet moved on and when he came to the mountain, pass by which one descends (to Makkah) to them, his riding-beast knelt down, and the people said twice: Go on, go on, al-Qaswa has become jaded. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: She has not become jaded and that is not a characteristic of hers, but He Who restrained the elephant has restrained her. He then said: By Him in Whose hand my soul is, they will not ask any me good thing by which they honor which God has made sacred without my giving them it. He then urged her and she leaped up and he turned aside from them, and stopped at the farthest side of al-Hudaibiyyah at a pool with little water. Meanwhile Budail bin Warqa al-Khuza’I came, and Urwah bin Masud joined him. He began to speak to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. Whenever he spoke to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, he caught his beard. Al Mughriah bin Shubah was standing beside the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He had a sword with him, wearing a helmet. He (Al Mughriah) struck his (Urwah’s) hand with the lower end of his sheath, and said: Keep away your hand from his beard. Urwah then raised his hand and asked: Who is this? They replied: Al-Mughirah bin Shubah. He said: O treacherous one! Did I not use my offices in your treachery? In pre-Islamic days Al-Mughirah bin Shubah accompanied some people and murdered them, and took their property. He then came (to the Prophet) and embraced Islam. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: As for Islam we accepted it, but as to the property, as it has been taken by treachery, we have no need of it. He went on with the tradition the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Write down: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has decided. He then narrated the tradition. Suhail then said: And that a man will not come to you from us, even if he follows your religion, without you sending him back to us. When he finished drawing up the document, the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to his Companions: Get up and sacrifice and then shave. Thereafter some believing women who were immigrants came. (Allah sent down: O yea who believe, when believing women come to you as emigrants). Allah most high forbade them to send them back, but ordered them to restore the dower. He then returned to Madina. Abu Basir a man from the Quraish (who was a Muslim), came to him. And they sent (two men) to look for him; so he handed him over to the two men. They took him away, and when they reached Dhu Al Hulaifah and alighted to eat some dates which they had, Abu Basir said to one of the men: I swear by Allah so-and-so, that I think this sword of yours is a fine one; the other drew the sword and said: Yes I have tried it. Abu Basir said: Let me look at it. He let him have it and he struck him till he died, whereupon the other fled and came to Madina, and running entered the mosque. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: This man has seen something frightful. He said: I swear by Allah that my Companion has been killed, and im as good as dead. Abu Basir then arrived and said: Allah has fulfilled your covenant. You returned me to them, but Allah saved me from them. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Woe to his mother, stirrer up of war! Would that he had someone (i. e. some kinsfolk). When he heard that he knew that he would send him back to them, so he went out and came to the seashore. Abu Jandal escaped and joined Abu Basir till a band of them collected.

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Narrated Dhu Mikhbar: Hassan ibn Atiyyah said: Makhul and Ibn Zakariyya went to Khalid ibn Madan, and I also went along with them. He reported a tradition on the authority of Jubayr ibn Nufayr. He said: Go with us to Dhu Mikhbar, a man from the Companions of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. We came to him and Jubayr asked him about peace. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: You will make a secure peace with the Byzantines, then you and they will fight an enemy behind you.

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Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Faith prevented assassination. A believer should not assassinate.

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Ibn Abbas said “The verse “Those who believe in Allaah and the Last Day ask thee for no exemption from fighting with their goods and persons” was abrogated by the verse “Only those are believers who believe in Allaah and His Messenger. . . . For Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ”

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Kaab bin Malik said “When the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم arrived from a journey, he first went to a mosque where he prayed two rak’ahs after which he sat in it and gave audience to the people. The narrator Ibn Al Sarh then narrated the rest of the tradition. He said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم forbade the Muslims to speak to any three of us. When considerable time had passed on me, I ascended the wall of Abu Qatadah who was my cousin. I saluted him, but, I swear by Allaah he did not return my salutation. I then offered the dawn prayer on the fiftieth day on the roof of one of our houses. I then hear d a crier say “Kaab bin Mailk, have good news”. When the man whose voice I heard came to me giving me good news, I took off my garments and clothed him. I went on till I entered the mosque. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was sitting there. Talhah bin Ubaid Allaah stood up and hastened to me till he shook hands with me and greeted me.

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Narrated Saad ibn Abu Waqqas: We went out with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم from Makkah making for Madina. When we were near Azwara', he alighted, then raised his hands, and made supplication to Allah for a time, after which he prostrated himself, remaining a long time in prostration. Then he stood up and raised his hands for a time, after which he prostrated himself, remaining a long time in prostration. He then stood up and raised his hands for a time, after which he prostrated himself. Ahmad mentioned it three times. He then said: I begged my Lord and made intercession for my people, and He gave me a third of my people, so I prostrated myself in gratitude to my Lord. Then I raised my head and begged my Lord for my people, and He gave me a third of my people, so I prostrated myself in gratitude to my Lord. Then I raised my head and begged my Lord for my people and He gave me the remaining third, so I prostrated myself in gratitude to my Lord. Abu Dawud said: When Ahmad bin Salih narrated this tradition to us, he omitted the name of Ashath bin Ishaq, but Musa bin Sahl al-Ramli narrated it to us through him.

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Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: The best time for a man to go in to his family on return from a journey is at the beginning of the night.

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Al Saiib bin Yazid said “When the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم turned from the battle of Tabuk to Madeenah, the people received him, I met him along with the children at Thaniyyat Al Wada’.

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Kaab bin Malik said “The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to arrive from a journey in the daytime. Al Hasan said “During the forenoon. ” When he arrived from a journey he went first to the mosque where he prayed two rak’ahs after which he sat in it and gave audience to the people.

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Narrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Beware of the wages of a distributor of booty (qusamah). We asked: What is qusamah (wages of a distributor)? He said: It means a thing which is shared by the people, and then it is reduced.

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Narrated A man from the Companions of the Prophet: Ubaydullah ibn Salman reported on the authority of a man from the Companions of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم: When we conquered Khaybar, they (the people) took out their spoils which contained equipment and captives. The people began to buy and sell their spoils. When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم prayed, a man came to him and said: Messenger of Allah, I have gained today so much so that no one gained from this valley. He asked: Woe unto you, how much did you gain? He replied: I kept on selling and buying until I gained three hundred uqiyahs. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: I tell you a man who gained better than you. He asked: What is that, Messenger of Allah? He replied! Two rak'ahs (of supererogatory prayer) after the (obligatory) prayer.

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Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: To proceed, the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Anyone who associates with a polytheist and lives with him is like him.