It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Aban bin Sa'id bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) from Madinah towards Najd with a sariyyah (a military detachment). Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "Then they reached us when we had already conquered Khaybar and had not yet divided the spoils; the reins of their horses were made of palm fibre." Sayyiduna Aban bin Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, give us a share (of it) too." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, do not give them a share." At this Sayyiduna Aban (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O wabr (a small rat-like mountain animal)! You have just come down from the top of the mountain." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give them anything from the spoils.
No one narrated this hadith from Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) except Muhammad bin al-Walid al-Zubaydi (may Allah have mercy on him).
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الباء / 3242
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