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Hadith 1140

1140 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا الزُّهْرِيُّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: «قَدِمْتُ عَلَي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ خَيْبَرَ بَعْدَمَا افْتَتَحُوهَا، فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُسْهِمَ لِي مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ» ، فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ بَنِي سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ: لَا تُسْهِمْ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، هَذَا قَاتِلُ ابْنِ قَوْقَلٍ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ: يَا عَجَبًا لِوَبْرٍ تَدَّلَي عَلَيْنَا مِنْ قَدُومِ ضَأْنٍ يَنْعَي عَلَي قَتْلِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَي يَدِي، وَلَمْ يُهِنِّي عَلَي يَدَيْهِ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: «فَلَا أَدْرَيْ أَسْهَمَ لَهُ أَوْ لَمِ يُسْهِمْ لَهُ» ،
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I presented myself before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions after the conquest of Khaybar. I requested the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Please grant me something from the spoils of war." Then a person from Banu Sa'id bin As intervened and said to the Prophet (peace be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! Do not give him a share." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! He is the killer of Ibn Qawqal." Then Ibn Sa'id said: "It is astonishing about this cat, who has come down from the mountain and is now informing against me about the killing of such a Muslim, whom Allah honored at my hands and did not disgrace me at his hands." Sufyan says: I do not know whether the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave him a share or did not give him a share.
Hadith Reference مسند الحميدي / 1140
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij « إسناده صحيح ، وأخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2827، 4237، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 2724، والبيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 3992، 13041، 13042، والحميدي فى «مسنده» برقم: 1140، 1141، والطحاوي فى «شرح مشكل الآثار» برقم: 2908، 2909»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:

Those people who do not participate in the battle in any way
do not have a formal share in the spoils of war (ghanimah).
However, Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah states
that those who join the Muslim army after the spoils have been collected, but before they have been distributed, will also receive a share from them.


Ibn Qawqal (Nu'man bin Qawqal radi Allahu anhu) was an Ansari Companion
who was martyred at the Battle of Uhud at the hands of Aban bin Sa'id.
Whereas Aban accepted Islam after Hudaybiyyah,
and the Battle of Khaybar took place after Hudaybiyyah.


In the first narration, it is mentioned that Aban bin Sa'id made a claim for the spoils of war,
but Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu refused.
In the second narration, it is mentioned that Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu made the request, but Aban refused.
Hafiz Mundhiri, referencing Abu Bakr al-Khatib rahimahullah, has considered the second narration to be more correct.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2724