Hadith 5046

عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ مُسْلِمٌ وَمُشْرِكٌ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُعِينَ صَاحِبَهُ الْمُشْرِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَضَرَبْتُ يَدَهُ فَقَطَعْتُهَا وَاعْتَنَقَنِي بِيَدِهِ الْأُخْرَى فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَرْسَلَنِي حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ رِيحَ الْمَوْتِ فَلَوْلَا أَنَّ الدَّمَ نَزَفَهُ لَقَتَلَنِي فَسَقَطَ فَضَرَبْتُهُ فَقَتَلْتُهُ وَأَجْهَضَنِي عَنْهُ الْقِتَالُ وَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَسَلَبَهُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا وَوَضَعَتِ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَتَلَ قَتِيلًا فَسَلَبُهُ لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ قَتَلْتُ قَتِيلًا وَأُسْلِبَ فَأَجْهَضَنِي عَنْهُ الْقِتَالُ فَلَا أَدْرِي مَنِ اسْتَلَبَهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ صَدَقَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا سَلَبْتُهُ فَارْضِهِ عَنِّي مِنْ سَلَبِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَعْمِدُ إِلَى أَسَدٍ مِنْ أُسْدِ اللَّهِ يُقَاتِلُ عَنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تُقَاسِمُهُ سَلَبَهُ ارْدُدْ عَلَيْهِ سَلَبَ قَتِيلِهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَقَ فَارْدُدْ عَلَيْهِ سَلَبَ قَتِيلِهِ قَالَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ فَأَخَذْتُهُ مِنْهُ فَبِعْتُهُ فَاشْتَرَيْتُ بِثَمَنِهِ مَخْرَفًا بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَإِنَّهُ لَأَوَّلُ مَالٍ اعْتَقَدْتُهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah, he says: I saw two men fighting, one of them was a Muslim and the other a disbeliever. A polytheist man wanted to help his polytheist companion against the Muslim, but I came from there and struck his hand and cut it off. He then grabbed me with his other hand as if embracing me. By Allah! He did not let go of me until I sensed the smell of death from him. If his blood had not flowed, he would have killed me. Then he fell, and I struck him and killed him. Then, due to being occupied in the fighting, I could not take his spoils, and a man from the people of Makkah passed by and took his spoils. When we were free and the battle was over, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever kills a person, his spoils will be for him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! I killed a man, but then I got busy in the battle, and now I do not know who took his spoils. A man from the people of Makkah stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! He is telling the truth, I took his spoils, so please make him pleased with me. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: You intend to take from one of the lions of Allah, who fights in the way of Allah, and then you distribute his spoils? Return the spoils of his slain to him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Abu Bakr is telling the truth, so return the spoils of his slain to him. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I took that property from him and sold it, and with its price I bought a garden in Madinah Munawwarah. This was the first wealth I ever owned.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب الجهاد / 5046
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه البخاري: 2100، 3142،، ومسلم: 1751، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 22607 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 22981»