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Bayhaqi 12712 — Explanation of how spoils were spent at the beginning

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحِيرِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، ثنا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، ثنا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ: " مَنْ فَعَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَلَهُ مِنَ النَّفْلِ كَذَا وَكَذَا "، قَالَ: فَتَقَدَّمَ الْفِتْيَانُ، وَلَزِمَ الْمَشْيَخَةُ الرَّايَاتِ فَلَمْ يَبْرَحُوهَا، فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَتِ الْمَشْيَخَةُ: كُنَّا رِدَاءً لَكُمْ، لَوِ انْهَزَمْتُمْ فِئْتُمْ إِلَيْنَا، فَلَا تَذْهَبُوا بِالْمَغْنَمِ وَنَبْقَى، فَأَبَى الْفِتْيَانُ وَقَالُوا: جَعَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَنَا، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَنْفَالِ قُلِ الْأَنْفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ} [الأنفال: ١] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {كَمَا أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَارِهُونَ} [الأنفال: ٥]، يَقُولُ: فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضًا فَأَطِيعُونِي فَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِعَاقِبَةِ هَذَا مِنْكُمْ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that on the day of Badr the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does such-and-such will have such-and-such as a reward." So the young men went forward and the old men stayed by the banners, and they remained firmly there. When Allah granted the Muslims victory, the old men said: We were your helpers and your support; had you been defeated, you would have fallen back to us, so it cannot be that you take away the spoils and we are simply left behind. But the young men refused and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave it to us. So Allah Almighty revealed the verses from "They ask you about the spoils of war" [Surah al-Anfal: 1] up to "were averse" [Surah al-Anfal: 5]. That was better for them; so obey me, for I know the outcome better.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب قسم الفيء والغنيمة / 12712
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