Nafi reported on the authority of Abd Allaah bin Umar “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a detachment towards Najd. Abd Allaah bin Umar also accompanied it. They gained a large number of Camels as a booty. Their portion was twelve Camels each and they were rewarded (in addition) one Camel each. The version of Ibn Mawhab added “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not change it”
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ When a detachment from the army undertakes a specific operation, it is recommended (mustahabb) to grant them an additional reward in accordance with their action.
➋ However, everyone will share in the general spoils (ghanimah).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2741
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The reconciliation and synthesis in the aforementioned ahadith is as follows:
The commander (amir) gave the reward.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) affirmed it.
This was then directly attributed to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), which is correct.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2745