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موطا امام مالك رواية ابن القاسم
Muwatta Malik (Qasim)
Issues Related to Jihad
Description of war booty
Hadith 566
اُردوEn
213- وبه: أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بعث سرية فيها عبد الله بن عمر قبل نجد، فغنموا إبلا كثيرة، فكانت سهمانهم اثني عشر بعيرا أو أحد عشر بعيرا ونفلوا بعيرا بعيرا.
And with this same chain of narration, it is narrated from (Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent a detachment (of fighters) towards Najd in which Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, was also included. Then they received many camels as spoils of war, so each man received twelve or eleven camels as his share, and then each one was given one additional camel.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith: [وأخرجه البخاري 3134، ومسلم 35/1749، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ If the Commander of the Faithful or his appointed deputy distributes the spoils of war (mal-e-ghanīmah) or a portion thereof among his army after extracting the khums (one-fifth), then it is lawful (halal) for the members of the army.
➋ If there is a threat of attack from the disbelievers, then by the order of the Caliph, a preemptive jihad (jihād al-taqdīm) may be undertaken.
➌ The wealth acquired from the disbelievers during a state of war is called spoils of war (mal-e-ghanīmah).
➍ Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib rahimahullah used to say: When people would distribute the spoils of war on the battlefield, they would consider one camel equivalent to ten goats. [الموطأ 2/450 ح1001، وسنده صحيح]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ If the Commander of the Faithful or his appointed deputy distributes the spoils of war (mal-e-ghanīmah) or a portion thereof among his army after extracting the khums (one-fifth), then it is lawful (halal) for the members of the army.
➋ If there is a threat of attack from the disbelievers, then by the order of the Caliph, a preemptive jihad (jihād al-taqdīm) may be undertaken.
➌ The wealth acquired from the disbelievers during a state of war is called spoils of war (mal-e-ghanīmah).
➍ Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib rahimahullah used to say: When people would distribute the spoils of war on the battlefield, they would consider one camel equivalent to ten goats. [الموطأ 2/450 ح1001، وسنده صحيح]
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 213
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
And it is evident that the commander of the army must have given this reward from the khums (one-fifth share).
Although this action was performed by the commander of the army, it occurred during the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam); he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) must have heard of it and remained silent regarding it, thus it serves as a proof.
And it is evident that the commander of the army must have given this reward from the khums (one-fifth share).
Although this action was performed by the commander of the army, it occurred during the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam); he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) must have heard of it and remained silent regarding it, thus it serves as a proof.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3134
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned this expedition after the (expedition of) Ta’if, whereas the view of other scholars of Maghazi is that this detachment was dispatched by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam before setting out for the conquest of Makkah.
Its commander was Abu Qatadah radi Allahu anhu.
There were only twenty-five men in it, who, in confrontation with Ghatafan, obtained two hundred camels and two thousand goats.
(Fath al-Bari: 8/70)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned this expedition after the (expedition of) Ta’if, whereas the view of other scholars of Maghazi is that this detachment was dispatched by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam before setting out for the conquest of Makkah.
Its commander was Abu Qatadah radi Allahu anhu.
There were only twenty-five men in it, who, in confrontation with Ghatafan, obtained two hundred camels and two thousand goats.
(Fath al-Bari: 8/70)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4338
