‘Umair, the freed slave of Abu Al-Lahm (may Allah be pleased with them), says: I participated in the Battle of Khaybar with my masters. They spoke to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about me and informed him that I was a slave. So he ordered, and a sword was hung on my body. I used to drag it (because of my short stature and the sword being large). He ordered that I be given some goods from the spoils of war. I presented before him the incantation and blowing (ruqyah) which I used to perform on the insane. He ordered me to leave some part of it and to remember some part of it. 1
Imam Tirmidhi says: 1- This hadith is Hasan Sahih. 2- In this chapter, there is also a narration from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). 3- Some people of knowledge act upon this, that a slave does not get a share, but he may be given something as a gift. This is also the saying of Thawri, Shafi’i, Ahmad, and Ishaq bin Rahwayh.
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب السير عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1557
1؎: That is, it was instructed to abandon the portion that was contrary to the Qur'an and Hadith, and to retain the words that were free from shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: That is, it was instructed to abandon the portion that was contrary to the Qur’an and Hadith, and to retain the words that were free from shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1557
Narrated Umayr, client of AbulLahm: I was present at Khaybar along with my masters who spoke about me to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He ordered about me, and a sword was girded on me and I was trailing it. He was then informed that I was a slave. He, therefore, ordered that I should be given some inferior goods. Abu Dawud said: This means that he (the Prophet) did not allot a portion of the spoils. Abu Dawud said: Abu Ubaid said: As he (the narrator Abi al-Lahm) made eating meat unlawful on himself, he was called Abi al-Lahm (one who hates meat).
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: His real name is Abdullah bin Abdul Malik bin Abdullah bin Ghifar. (al-Isabah)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2730