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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الخراج والفيء والإمارة
Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai Wal-Imarah)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي سَهْمِ الصَّفِيِّ
Chapter: The Special Portion (As-Safi) Of The Prophet (saws) That Was taken From The Spoils Of War.
Sunan Abu Dawud 2992 — The Special Portion (As-Safi) Of The Prophet
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، وَأَزْهَرُ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدًا عَنْ سَهْمِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالصَّفِيِّ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ يُضْرَبُ لَهُ بِسَهْمٍ مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ وَالصَّفِيُّ يُؤْخَذُ لَهُ رَأْسٌ مِنَ الْخُمُسِ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ " .
Ibn Awn said “I asked Muhammad about the portion of the Prophet ﷺ and safi. He replied “A portion was taken for him along with the Muslims, even if he did not attend (the battle) and safi (special portion) was taken from the fifth before everything. ”
Brief Explanation
1؎ : This narration indicates that «صفي» used to be from the khums (one-fifth share), and the previous narration from Sha'bi indicates that «صفي» used to be from the entire spoils of war before the khums was taken out. To reconcile between the two, the interpretation is that by «قبل الخمس» is meant «قبل أن يقسم الخمس», that is, the safi was from the khums, but it used to be taken out before the division of the khums.
