مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب السيرBook of Expeditions
في العبد يأسره (العدو)، ثم يظهر عليه (المسلمون)Regarding a Slave Captured by the Enemy and Then Recaptured by Muslims
Hadith 35583
٣٥٥٨٣ - حدثنا هشيم عن ابن عون عن رجاء بن حيوة أن أبا عبيدة كتب إلى عمر بن الخطاب في عبد أسره المشركون، ثم ظهر عليه (المسلمون) (١) بعد ذلك، قال: صاحبه أحق به ما لم يقسم، فإذا قسم (٢) مضى (٣).
Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asking: If a slave is captured by the polytheists and then the Muslims regain dominance over him, what is the ruling? Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: Before the distribution of the spoils, his owner has more right to him, but if the spoils have been distributed, then his right has ended.
