Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 36042 — The affair of al-Qadisiyyah

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I took part in the Battle of Jalula', and I bought forty thousand worth of the spoils of war. Then I came with them to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked: "What is this?" I said: "I bought forty thousand worth of the spoils of war." He said: "O Safiyyah, guard what Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) has brought. I adjure you not to take anything out of it." She said: "O Commander of the Faithful, what if something is not wholesome?" Sayyiduna Umar said: "That is up to you." Then Sayyiduna Umar said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "If I were being taken to the Fire, would you ransom me with this?" He said: "I certainly would, and with everything I possess." Then Sayyiduna Umar said: "It is as if I see you on the day of Jalula', trading with the people while they say: 'This is Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the son of the Commander of the Faithful and the most honoured of his family,' and you are indeed so. For them to give you a reduction of a hundred dirhams is dearer to them than to charge you one dirham more. I will contend with you in this, and I will give you more profit than the best any man of Quraysh makes: I will give you a dirham of profit on every dirham." He left me for seven days, then he called the merchants and sold those goods for four hundred thousand. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: He gave me eighty thousand and sent three hundred and twenty thousand to Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), and said: "Distribute this wealth among the fighters who took part in the battle. If any of them has died, give it to his heirs."