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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الفتنChapters on Tribulations
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ عَنِ النُّهْبَةِChapter: The prohibition of plunder
Hadith 3938
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ , عَنْ سِمَاكٍ , عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ , قَالَ : أَصَبْنَا غَنَمًا لِلْعَدُوِّ , فَانْتَهَبْنَاهَا , فَنَصَبْنَا قُدُورَنَا , فَمَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْقُدُورِ , فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُكْفِئَتْ , ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنَّ النُّهْبَةَ لَا تَحِلُّ " .
´It was narrated that Tha’labah bin Hakam said:` “We came across some of the enemy’s sheep and plundered them, and set up our cooking pots. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by the pots and ordered that they be overturned, then he said: ‘Plunder is not permissible.’”
Brief Explanation
1؎ : This ruling is general and includes every kind of loot. It is thus understood that in the religion of Islam, no form of loot is permissible, and it is also contrary to etiquette. In looting, a Muslim is sometimes caused harm and distress; therefore, distributing (the spoils) is better.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is not permissible to use the spoils of war before they have been distributed.
➋ It is permissible to impose a financial penalty for a crime.
➊ It is not permissible to use the spoils of war before they have been distributed.
➋ It is permissible to impose a financial penalty for a crime.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3938
