الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
تفسير من سورة النساء إلى سورة الأعرافInterpretation from Surah An-Nisa to Surah Al-A'raf
بابُ: «يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَنْفَالِ»
Chapter: "They ask you about the spoils of war"
Hadith 8606
وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْأَنْفَالِ فَقَالَ فِينَا مَعْشَرَ أَصْحَابِ بَدْرٍ نَزَلَتْ حِينَ اخْتَلَفْنَا فِي النَّفْلِ وَسَاءَتْ فِيهِ أَخْلَاقُنَا فَانْتَزَعَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَيْدِينَا وَجَعَلَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَسَمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَنْ بَوَاءٍ يَقُولُ عَلَى السَّوَاءِ
(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah Bahili, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: I asked Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit about the verse of Anfal. He said: This verse was revealed about us, the people of Badr. When we disagreed over the spoils of war and began to behave badly regarding it, Allah Almighty took this matter out of our hands and entrusted it to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, distributed it equally among the Muslims.
عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَشَهِدْتُ مَعَهُ بَدْرًا فَالْتَقَى النَّاسُ فَهَزَمَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى الْعَدُوَّ فَانْطَلَقَتْ طَائِفَةٌ فِي آثَارِهِمْ يَهْزِمُونَ وَيَقْتُلُونَ فَأَكَبَّتْ طَائِفَةٌ عَلَى الْعَسْكَرِ يَحْوُونَهُ وَيَجْمَعُونَهُ وَأَحْدَقَتْ طَائِفَةٌ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُصِيبُ الْعَدُوُّ مِنْهُ غِرَّةً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ وَفَاءَ النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ جَمَعُوا الْغَنَائِمَ نَحْنُ حَوَيْنَاهَا وَجَمَعْنَاهَا فَلَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ فِيهَا نَصِيبٌ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا فِي طَلَبِ الْعَدُوِّ لَسْتُمْ بِأَحَقَّ بِهَا مِنَّا نَحْنُ نَفَيْنَا عَنْهَا الْعَدُوَّ وَهَزَمْنَاهُمْ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَحْدَقُوا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَسْتُمْ بِأَحَقَّ بِهَا مِنَّا نَحْنُ أَحْدَقْنَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَخِفْنَا أَنْ يُصِيبَ الْعَدُوُّ مِنْهُ غِرَّةً وَاشْتَغَلْنَا بِهِ فَنَزَلَتْ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَنْفَالِ قُلِ الْأَنْفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَصْلِحُوا ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ [سورة الأنفال: ١] فَقَسَمَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى فَوَاقٍ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَغَارَ فِي أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ نَفَلَ الرُّبْعَ وَإِذَا أَقْبَلَ رَاجِعًا وَكُلَّ النَّاسِ نَفَلَ الثُّلُثَ وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ الْأَنْفَالَ وَيَقُولُ لِيَرُدَّ قَوِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى ضَعِيفِهِمْ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We went out with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I was with him in the Battle of Badr. When the people confronted each other, Allah Almighty defeated the enemies. Some people from the army of Islam began to pursue the enemies, defeating and killing them, while a group fell upon the spoils of war and began to gather them, and another group surrounded the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that the enemy might not take advantage of any negligence and harm the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This continued until night fell and all the people returned. Those who had gathered the spoils said: We have collected this wealth, no one else has any share in it. The group that pursued the enemy said: You are not more entitled to this wealth than us; we drove the enemy away from this wealth and defeated them. And those who protected the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You do not have more right to this wealth than us; we surrounded the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and we feared that the enemy might take advantage of any negligence and harm the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and thus we remained engaged there. At that time, this verse was revealed: {یَسْأَ لُونَکَ عَنْ الْأَ نْفَالِ، قُلْ الْأَ نْفَالُ لِلّٰہِ وَالرَّسُولِ، فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰہَ وَأَ صْلِحُوا ذَاتَ بَیْنِکُمْ} … They ask you about the spoils of war. Say: The spoils are for Allah and the Messenger. So fear Allah and set right the relations among yourselves. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed this wealth among the Muslims in the time it takes for a camel to be milked. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) attacked enemy territory, he would give an extra fourth share, and if it was on the return, due to the fatigue of the fighters, he would give an extra third share. However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked that people should be greedy for extra shares, so he used to say: Strong Muslims should include the weak in the extra shares.
