Sahih Al-Bukhari: Chapter 57

I got a she-camel in my share of the war booty on the day (of the battle) of Badr, and the Prophet (PbUH) had
given me a she-camel from the Khumus. When I intended to marry Fatima, the daughter of Allah's
Apostle, I had an appointment with a goldsmith from the tribe of Bani Qainuqa' to go with me to bring
Idhkhir (i.e. grass of pleasant smell) and sell it to the goldsmiths and spend its price on my wedding
party. I was collecting for my she-camels equipment of saddles, sacks and ropes while my two shecamels
were kneeling down beside the room of an Ansari man. I returned after collecting whatever I
collected, to see the humps of my two she-camels cut off and their flanks cut open and some portion
of their livers was taken out. When I saw that state of my two she-camels, I could not help weeping. I
asked, "Who has done this?" The people replied, "Hamza bin `Abdul Muttalib who is staying with
some Ansari drunks in this house." I went away till I reached the Prophet (PbUH) and Zaid bin Haritha was
with him. The Prophet (PbUH) noticed on my face the effect of what I had suffered, so the Prophet (PbUH) asked.
"What is wrong with you." I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have never seen such a day as today.
Hamza attacked my two she-camels, cut off their humps, and ripped open their flanks, and he is sitting
there in a house in the company of some drunks." The Prophet (PbUH) then asked for his covering sheet, put it
on, and set out walking followed by me and Zaid bin Haritha till he came to the house where Hamza
was. He asked permission to enter, and they allowed him, and they were drunk. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) started
rebuking Hamza for what he had done, but Hamza was drunk and his eyes were red. Hamza looked at
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and then he raised his eyes, looking at his knees, then he raised up his eyes looking at
his umbilicus, and again he raised up his eyes look in at his face. Hamza then said, "Aren't you but the
slaves of my father?" Allah's Messenger (PbUH) realized that he was drunk, so Allah's Messenger (PbUH) retreated, and we
went out with him.

(mother of the believers) After the death of Allah 's Apostle Fatima the daughter of Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
asked Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her share of inheritance from what Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had left of
the Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting) which Allah had given him. Abu Bakr said to her, "Allah's
Apostle said, 'Our property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets) leave is Sadaqa (to be
used for charity)." Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) got angry and stopped speaking to Abu
Bakr, and continued assuming that attitude till she died. Fatima remained alive for six months after the
death of Allah's Messenger (PbUH).
She used to ask Abu Bakr for her share from the property of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) which he left at Khaibar,
and Fadak, and his property at Medina (devoted for charity). Abu Bakr refused to give her that
property and said, "I will not leave anything Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to do, because I am afraid that if I
left something from the Prophet's tradition, then I would go astray." (Later on) `Umar gave the
Prophet's property (of Sadaqa) at Medina to `Ali and `Abbas, but he withheld the properties of
Khaibar and Fadak in his custody and said, "These two properties are the Sadaqa which Allah's
Apostle used to use for his expenditures and urgent needs. Now their management is to be entrusted to
the ruler." (Az-Zuhri said, "They have been managed in this way till today.")

While I was at home, the sun rose high and it got hot. Suddenly the messenger of `Umar bin Al-
Khattab came to me and said, "The chief of the believers has sent for you." So, I went along with him
till I entered the place where `Umar was sitting on a bedstead made of date-palm leaves and covered
with no mattress, and he was leaning over a leather pillow. I greeted him and sat down. He said, "O
Mali! Some persons of your people who have families came to me and I have ordered that a gift
should be given to them, so take it and distribute it among them." I said, "O chief of the believers! I
wish that you order someone else to do it." He said, "O man! Take it." While I was sitting there with
him, his doorman Yarfa' came saying, "`Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, Az-Zubair and Sa`d bin
Abi Waqqas are asking your permission (to see you); may I admit them?"
`Umar said, "Yes", So they were admitted and they came in, greeted him, and sat down. After a while
Yarfa' came again and said, "May I admit `Ali and `Abbas?" `Umar said, "yes." So, they were
admitted and they came in and greeted (him) and sat down. Then `Abbas said, "O chief of the
believers! Judge between me and this (i.e. `Ali)." They had a dispute regarding the property of Bani
An-Nadir which Allah had given to His Apostle as Fai. The group (i.e. `Uthman and his companions)
said, "O chief of the believers! Judge between them and relieve both of them front each other." `Umar
said, "Be patient! I beseech you by Allah by Whose Permission the Heaven and the Earth exist, do
you know that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, 'Our (i.e. prophets') property will not be inherited, and whatever
we leave, is Sadaqa (to be used for charity),' and Allah's Messenger (PbUH) meant himself (by saying "we'')?"
The group said, "He said so." `Umar then turned to `Ali and `Abbas and said, "I beseech you by Allah,
do you know that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said so?" They replied, " He said so." `Umar then said, "So, I will
talk to you about this matter. Allah bestowed on His Apostle with a special favor of something of this
Fai (booty) which he gave to nobody else." `Umar then recited the Holy Verses: "What Allah
bestowed as (Fai) Booty on his Apostle (Muhammad) from them --- for this you made no expedition
with either cavalry or camelry: But Allah gives power to His Apostles over whomever He will 'And
Allah is able to do all things." 9:6)
`Umar added "So this property was especially given to Allah's Messenger (PbUH), but, by Allah, neither did he
take possession of it and leave your, nor did he favor himself with it to your exclusion, but he gave it
to all of you and distributed it amongst you till this property remained out of it. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used
to spend the yearly expenses of his family out of this property and used to keep the rest of its revenue
to be spent on Allah 's Cause. Allah 's Apostle kept on doing this during all his lifetime. I ask you by
Allah do you know this?" They replies in the affirmative. `Umar then said to `Ali and `Abbas. "I ask
you by Allah, do you know this?" `Umar added, "When Allah had taken His Prophet unto Him, 'Abu
Bakr said, 'I am the successor of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) so, Abu Bakr took over that property and managed it
in the same way as Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to do, and Allah knows that he was true, pious and rightlyguided,
and he was a follower of what was right.
Then Allah took Abu Bakr unto Him and I became Abu Bakr's successor, and I kept that property in
my possession for the first two years of my Caliphate, managing it in the same way as Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
used to do and as Abu Bakr used to do, and Allah knows that I have been true, pious, rightly guided,
and a follower of what is right. Now you both (i.e. 'Ah and `Abbas) came to talk to me, bearing the
same claim and presenting the same case; you, `Abbas, came to me asking for your share from your
nephew's property, and this man, i.e. `Ali, came to me asking for his wife's share from her father's
property. I told you both that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, 'Our (prophets') properties are not to be inherited,
but what we leave is Sadaqa (to be used for charity).'
When I thought it right that I should hand over this property to you, I said to you, 'I am ready to hand
over this property to you if you wish, on the condition that you would take Allah's Pledge and
Convention that you would manage it in the same way as Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to, and as Abu Bakr
used to do, and as I have done since I was in charge of it.' So, both of you said (to me), 'Hand it over
to us,' and on that condition I handed it over to you. So, I ask you by Allah, did I hand it over to them
on this condition?" The group aid, "Yes." Then `Umar faced `Ali and `Abbas saying, "I ask you by
Allah, did I hand it over to you on this condition?" They said, "Yes. " He said, " Do you want now to
give a different decision? By Allah, by Whose Leave both the Heaven and the Earth exist, I will never
give any decision other than that (I have already given). And if you are unable to manage it, then
return it to me, and I will do the job on your behalf."

The delegates of the tribe of `Abdul-Qais came and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! We are from the tribe of
Rabi`a, and there is the infidels of the tribe of Mudar intervening between you and us, so we cannot
come to you except in the Sacred Months. So please order us some instructions that we may apply it to
ourselves and also invite our people whom we left behind us to observe as well." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I
order you (to do) four (things) and forbid you (to do) four: I order you to believe in Allah, that is, to
testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah (the Prophet (PbUH) pointed with his hand); to offer
prayers perfectly; to pay Zakat; to fast the month of Ramadan, and to pay the Khumus (i.e. one-fifth)
of the war booty to Allah and I forbid you to use Ad-dubba', An-Naqir, Al-Hantam and Al-Muzaffat
(i.e. utensils used for preparing alcoholic drinks)." (See Hadith No. 50, Vol. 1).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "My heirs should not take even a single Dinar (i.e. anything from my property),
and whatever I leave, excluding the expenditure of my wives and my laborers, will be Sadaqa (i.e. be
used for charity)."'

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) died, and there was nothing in my house that a living being could eat, except some
barley Lying on a shelf. So, I ate of it for a long period and measured it, and (after a short period) it
was consumed.

The Prophet (PbUH) did not leave anything (after his death) except his arms, a white mule, and a (piece of)
land which he had given as Sadaqa.

(the wife of the Prophet) When the sickness of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) got aggravated, he asked the
permission of his wives that he should be treated in my house, and they permitted him.

`Aisha said, "The Prophet (PbUH) died in my house on the day of my turn while he was leaning on my chest
closer to my neck, and Allah made my saliva mix with his Saliva." `Aisha added, "`AbdurRahman
came with a Siwak and the Prophet (PbUH) was too weak to use it so I took it, chewed it and then (gave it to
him and he) cleaned his teeth with it."

(the wife of the Prophet) That she came to visit Allah's Messenger (PbUH) while he was in I`tikaf (i.e. seclusion
in the Mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan). When she got up to return, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) got up
with her and accompanied her, and when he reached near the gate of the Mosque close to the door (of
the house) of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet, two Ansari men passed by them and greeted Allah's
Apostle and then went away. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) addressed them saying, "Don't hurry! (She is my wife),"
They said, "Glorified be Allah! O Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (You are far away from any suspicion)," and his
saying was hard on them. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Satan circulates in the mind of a person as blood does
(in his body). I was afraid that Satan might put some (evil) thoughts in your minds."

Once I went upstairs in Hafsa's house and saw the Prophet (PbUH) answering the call of nature with his back
towards the Qibla and facing Sham.

That Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to offer the `Asr prayer while the sun was still shining in her Hujra (i.e. her
dwelling place).

The Prophet (PbUH) stood up and delivered a sermon, and pointing to `Aisha's house (i.e. eastwards), he said
thrice, "Affliction (will appear from) here," and, "from where the side of the Satan's head comes out
(i.e. from the East).

`Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (PbUH) told her that once Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was with her and she heard
somebody asking permission to enter Hafsa's house. She said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! This man is asking
permission to enter your house." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) replied, "I think he is so-and-so (meaning the foster
uncle of Hafsa). What is rendered illegal because of blood relations, is also rendered illegal because of
the corresponding foster-relations."

That when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and wrote this letter for him, and
stamped it with the Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on the Ring, (the word)
'Muhammad' was in a line, 'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a third.

Anas brought out to us two worn out leather shoes without hair and with pieces of leather straps. Later
on Thabit Al-Banani told me that Anas said that they were the shoes of the Prophet.

`Aisha brought out to us a patched wool Len garment, and she said, "(It chanced that) the soul of
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was taken away while he was wearing this." Abu-Burda added, "Aisha brought out to
us a thick waist sheet like the ones made by the Yemenites, and also a garment of the type called Al-
Mulabbada."

When the cup of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) got broken, he fixed it with a silver wire at the crack. (The subnarrator,
`Asim said, "I saw the cup and drank (water) in it.")

That when they reached Medina after returning from Yazid bin Mu'awaiya after the martyrdom of
Husain bin `Ali (may Allah bestow His Mercy upon him), Al-Miswar bin Makhrama met him and said
to him, "Do you have any need you may order me to satisfy?" `Ali said, "No." Al-Miswar said, Will
you give me the sword of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) for I am afraid that people may take it from you by force?
By Allah, if you give it to me, they will never be able to take it till I die." When `Ali bin Abu Talib
demanded the hand of the daughter of Abi Jahal to be his wife besides Fatima, I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
on his pulpit delivering a sermon in this connection before the people, and I had then attained my age
of puberty. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Fatima is from me, and I am afraid she will be subjected to trials in
her religion (because of jealousy)." The Prophet (PbUH) then mentioned one of his son-in-law who was from
the tribe of 'Abu Shams, and he praised him as a good son-in-law, saying, "Whatever he said was the
truth, and he promised me and fulfilled his promise. I do not make a legal thing illegal, nor do I make
an illegal thing legal, but by Allah, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and the daughter of the enemy of
Allah, (i.e. Abu Jahl) can never get together (as the wives of one man) (See Hadith No. 76, Vo. 5).

If `Ali had spoken anything bad about `Uthman then he would have mentioned the day when some
persons came to him and complained about the Zakat officials of `Uthman. `Ali then said to me, "Go
to `Uthman and say to him, 'This document contains the regulations of spending the Sadaqa of Allah's
Apostle so order your Zakat officials to act accordingly." I took the document to `Uthman. `Uthman
said, "Take it away, for we are not in need of it." I returned to `Ali with it and informed him of that.
He said, "Put it whence you took it."

I heard Mundhir at-Tuzi reporting Ibn Hanafiya who said,

"My father
sent me saying, 'Take this letter to `Uthman for it contains the orders of the Prophet (PbUH) concerning the
Sadaqa.' "

Fatima complained of what she suffered from the hand mill and from grinding, when she got the news
that some slave girls of the booty had been brought to Allah's Messenger (PbUH). She went to him to ask for a
maid-servant, but she could not find him, and told `Aisha of her need. When the Prophet (PbUH) came, Aisha
informed him of that. The Prophet (PbUH) came to our house when we had gone to our beds. (On seeing the
Prophet) we were going to get up, but he said, 'Keep at your places,' I felt the coolness of the Prophet's
feet on my chest. Then he said, "Shall I tell you a thing which is better than what you asked me for?
When you go to your beds, say: 'Allahu Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)' for 34 times, and 'Al hamdu Li llah
(i.e. all the praises are for Allah)' for 33 times, and Subhan Allah (i.e. Glorified be Allah) for 33
times. This is better for you than what you have requested."

A boy was born to one of our men, the Ansar, and he wanted to name him Muhammad. Then Ansari man said, "I took the boy to the Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH). The Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH) said, "Name your child by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya, for I have been made Qasim (i.e., a distributor) to distribute (the booty etc.) amongst you." The narrator, Husain said that the Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH) said, "I have been sent as a Qasim (i.e., distributor) to distribute (things) amongst you." [The Sub narrator Salim said that he heard Jabir saying that the man wanted to name the boy Al-Qasim, but the Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH) said, "Call (your sons) by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya."]

A man amongst us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. On that the Ansar said, (to the man), "We
will never call you Abu-al-Qasim and will never please you with this blessed title." So, he went to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have begotten a boy whom I named Al-Qasim and the Ansar
said, 'We will never call you Abu-al-Qasim, nor will we please you with this title.' " The Prophet (PbUH) said,
"The Ansar have done well. Name by my name, but do not name by my Kunya, for I am Qasim."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "If Allah wants to do good for somebody, he makes him comprehend the
Religion (i.e. Islam), and Allah is the Giver and I am Al-Qasim (i.e. the distributor), and this (Muslim)
nation will remain victorious over their opponents, till Allah's Order comes and they will still be
victorious "

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Neither do I give you (anything) nor withhold (anything)
from you, but I am just a distributor (i.e. Qasim), and I give as I am ordered."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "Some people spend Allah's Wealth (i.e. Muslim's wealth) in an unjust
manner; such people will be put in the (Hell) Fire on the Day of Resurrection."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Horses are always the source of good, namely, rewards (in the Hereafter) and
booty, till the Day of Resurrection."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "When Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau after him; and when Caesar
is ruined, there will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, you will spend their
treasures in Allah's Cause."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "When Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau after him; and when Caesar
is ruined, their will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, you will spend their
treasures in Allah's Cause."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Booty has been made legal for me."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for going
out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will admit him into Paradise (if
martyred) or bring him back to his dwelling place, whence he has come out, with what he gains of
reward and booty."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A prophet amongst the prophets carried out a holy military expedition, so he said
to his followers, 'Anyone who has married a woman and wants to consummate the marriage, and has
not done so yet, should not accompany me; nor should a man who has built a house but has not
completed its roof; nor a man who has sheep or shecamels and is waiting for the birth of their young
ones.' So, the prophet carried out the expedition and when he reached that town at the time or nearly at
the time of the `Asr prayer, he said to the sun, 'O sun! You are under Allah's Order and I am under
Allah's Order O Allah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting.' It was stopped till Allah made him
victorious.
Then he collected the booty and the fire came to burn it, but it did not burn it. He said (to his men),
'Some of you have stolen something from the booty. So one man from every tribe should give me a
pledge of allegiance by shaking hands with me.' (They did so and) the hand of a man got stuck over
the hand of their prophet. Then that prophet said (to the man), 'The theft has been committed by your
people. So all the persons of your tribe should give me the pledge of allegiance by shaking hands with
me.' The hands of two or three men got stuck over the hand of their prophet and he said, "You have
committed the theft.' Then they brought a head of gold like the head of a cow and put it there, and the
fire came and consumed the booty. The Prophet (PbUH) added: Then Allah saw our weakness and disability,
so he made booty legal for us."

`Umar said, "Were it not for those Muslims who have not come to existence yet, I would have
distributed (the land of) every town I conquer among the fighters as the Prophet (PbUH) distributed the land of
Khaibar."

A bedouin asked the Prophet, "A man may fight for the sake of booty, and another may fight so that
he may be mentioned by the people, and a third may fight to show his position (i.e. bravery); which of
these regarded as fighting in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "He who fights so that Allah's Word
(i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights for Allah's Cause."

Some silken cloaks with golden buttons were presented to the Prophet. He distributed them amongst
his companions and kept one for Makhrama, bin Naufal. Later on Makhrama came along with his son
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama, and stood up at the gate and said (to his son). "Call him (i.e. the Prophet)
to me." The Prophet (PbUH) heard his voice, took a silken cloak and brought it to him, placing those golden
buttons in front of him saying, "O Abu-al-Miswar! I have kept this aside for you! O Abu-al Miswar! I
have kept this aside for you!" Makhrama was a bad-tempered man.

People used to give some of their datepalms to the Prophet (PbUH) (as a gift), till he conquered Bani Quraiza
and Bani An-Nadir, whereupon he started returning their favors.

When Az-Zubair got up during the battle of Al-Jamal, he called me and I stood up beside him, and he
said to me, "O my son! Today one will be killed either as an oppressor or as an oppressed one. I see
that I will be killed as an oppressed one. My biggest worry is my debts. Do you think, if we pay the
debts, there will be something left for us from our money?" Az-Zubair added, "O my son! Sell our
property and pay my debts." Az-Zubair then willed one-third of his property and willed one-third of
that portion to his sons; namely, `Abdullah's sons. He said, "One-third of the one third. If any property
is left after the payment of the debts, one-third (of the one-third of what is left) is to be given to your
sons." (Hisham, a sub-narrator added, "Some of the sons of `Abdullah were equal in age to the sons of
Az-Zubair e.g. Khubaib and `Abbas. `Abdullah had nine sons and nine daughters at that time." (The
narrator `Abdullah added:) My father (Az-Zubair) went on drawing my attention to his debts saying,
"If you should fail to pay part of the debts, appeal to my Master to help you." By Allah! I could not
understand what he meant till I asked, "O father! Who is your Master?" He replied, "Allah (is my
Master)."
By Allah, whenever I had any difficulty regarding his debts, I would say, "Master of Az-Zubair! Pay
his debts on his behalf ." and Allah would (help me to) pay it. Az-Zubair was martyred leaving no
Dinar or Dirham but two pieces of land, one of which was (called) Al-Ghaba, and eleven houses in
Medina, two in Basra, one in Kufa and one in Egypt. In fact, the source of the debt which he owed
was, that if somebody brought some money to deposit with him. Az-Zubair would say, "No, (i won't
keep it as a trust), but I take it as a debt, for I am afraid it might be lost." Az-Zubair was never
appointed governor or collector of the tax of Kharaj or any other similar thing, but he collected his
wealth (from the war booty he gained) during the holy battles he took part in, in the company of the
Prophet, Abu Bakr, `Umar, and `Uthman. (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair added:) When I counted his debt,
it turned to be two million and two hundred thousand. (The sub-narrator added:) Hakim bin Hizam
met `Abdullah bin Zubair and asked, "O my nephew! How much is the debt of my brother?"
`Abdullah kept it as a secret and said, "One hundred thousand," Hakim said, "By Allah! I don't think
your property will cover it." On that `Abdullah said to him, "What if it is two million and two hundred
thousand?"
Hakim said, "I don't think you can pay it; so if you are unable to pay all of it, I will help you." Az-
Zubair had already bought Al-Ghaba for one hundred and seventy thousand. `Abdullah sold it for one
million and six hundred thousand. Then he called the people saying, "Any person who has any money
claim on Az-Zubair should come to us in Al-Ghaba." There came to him `Abdullah bin Ja`far whom
Az-Zubair owed four hundred thousand. He said to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "If you wish I will
forgive you the debt." `Abdullah (bin Az-Zubair) said, "No." Then Ibn Ja`far said, "If you wish you
can defer the payment if you should defer the payment of any debt." Ibn Az-Zubair said, "No."
`Abdullah bin Ja`far said, "Give me a piece of the land." `Abdullah bin AzZubair said (to him),
"Yours is the land extending from this place to this place." So, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair sold some of
the property (including the houses) and paid his debt perfectly, retaining four and a half shares from
the land (i.e. Al-Ghaba). He then went to Mu'awlya while `Amr bin `Uthman, Al-Mundhir bin Az-
Zubair and Ibn Zam`a were sitting with him. Mu'awiya asked, "At what price have you appraised Al-
Ghaba?" He said, "One hundred thousand for each share," Muawiya asked, "How many shares have
been left?" `Abdullah replied, "Four and a half shares."
Al-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." `Amr bin
`Uthman said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Ibn Zam`a said, "I would
like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Muawiya said, "How much is left now?" `Abdullah
replied, "One share and a half." Muawiya said, "I would like to buy it for one hundred and fifty
thousand." `Abdullah also sold his part to Muawiya six hundred thousand. When Ibn AzZubair had
paid all the debts. Az-Zubair's sons said to him, "Distribute our inheritance among us." He said, "No,
by Allah, I will not distribute it among you till I announce in four successive Hajj seasons, 'Would
those who have money claims on Az-Zubair come so that we may pay them their debt." So, he started
to announce that in public in every Hajj season, and when four years had elapsed, he distributed the
inheritance among the inheritors. Az-Zubair had four wives, and after the one-third of his property
was excluded (according to the will), each of his wives received one million and two hundred
thousand. So the total amount of his property was fifty million and two hundred thousand.

`Uthman did not join the Badr battle because he was married to one of the daughters of Allah's
Apostle and she was ill. So, the Prophet (PbUH) said to him. "You will get a reward and a share (from the war
booty) similar to the reward and the share of one who has taken part in the Badr battle."

When the Hawazin delegation came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) after they had embraced Islam and requested
him to return their properties and war prisoners to them, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "To me the best talk is
the truest, so you may choose either of two things; the war prisoners or the wealth, for I have delayed
their distribution." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had waited for them for over ten days when he returned from Ta'if.
So, when those people came to know that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was not going to return to them except one
of the two things the said, "We choose our war Prisoners 'Allah's Messenger (PbUH) stood up amongst the
Muslims, and after glorifying Allah as He deserved, he said, "Now then, these brothers of yours have
come to us with repentance, and I see it logical that I should return their captives to them, so whoever
of you likes to do that as a favor then he can do it, and whoever amongst you likes to stick to his
share, let him give up his prisoners and we will compensate him from the very first Fai' (i.e. war booty
received without fight) which Allah will give us." On that, all the people said. 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)s We
have agreed willingly to do so (return the captives)" Then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to them "I do not know
who amongst you has agreed to this and who has not. You should return and let your leaders inform
me of your agreement." The people returned and their leaders spoke to them, and then came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "All the people have agreed willingly to do so and have given the permission to
return the war prisoners (without Compensation)" (Az-Zuhri, the sub-narrator states) This is what has
been related to us about the captives of Hawazin.

Once we were in the house of Abu Musa who presented a meal containing cooked chicken. A man
from the tribe of Bani Taim Allah with red complexion as if he were from the Byzantine war
prisoners, was present. Abu Musa invited him to share the meal but he (apologised) saying. "I saw
chickens eating dirty things and so I have had a strong aversion to eating them, and have taken an oath
that I will not eat chickens." Abu Musa said, "Come along, I will tell you about this matter (i.e. how to
cancel one's oat ). I went to the Prophet (PbUH) in the company of a group of Al-Ashariyin, asked him to
provide us with means of conveyance. He said, 'By Allah, I will not provide you with any means of
conveyance and I have nothing to make you ride on.' Then some camels as booty were brought to
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and he asked for us saying. 'Where are the group of Al-Ash`ariyun?' Then he ordered
that we should be given five camels with white humps. When we set out we said, 'What have we
done? We will never be blessed (with what we have been given).' So, we returned to the Prophet (PbUH) and
said, 'We asked you to provide us with means of conveyance, but you took an oath that you would not
provide us with any means of conveyance. Did you forget (your oath when you gave us the camels)?
He replied. 'I have not provided you with means of conveyance, but Allah has provided you with it,
and by Allah, Allah willing, if ever I take an oath to do something, and later on I find that it is more
beneficial to do something different, I will do the thing which is better, and give expiation for my
oath."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent a Sariya towards Najd, and `Abdullah bin `Umar was in the Sariya. They gained a
great number of camels as war booty. The share of each one of them was twelve or eleven camels, and
they were given an extra camel each.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to give extra share to some of the members of the Sariya he used to send, in
addition to the shares they shared with the army in general.

We got the news of the migration of the Prophet (PbUH) while we were in Yemen, so we set out migrating to
him. We were, I and my two brothers, I being the youngest, and one of my brothers was Abu Burda
and the other was Abu Ruhm. We were over fifty (or fifty-three or fifty two) men from our people.
We got on board a ship which took us to An-Najashi in Ethiopia, and there we found Ja`far bin Abu
Talib and his companions with An-Najaishi. Ja`far said (to us), "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) has sent us here and
ordered us to stay here, so you too, stay with us." We stayed with him till we all left (Ethiopia) and
met the Prophet (PbUH) at the time when he had conquered Khaibar. He gave us a share from its booty (or
gave us from its booty). He gave only to those who had taken part in the Ghazwa with him. but he did
not give any share to any person who had not participated in Khaibar's conquest except the people of
our ship, besides Ja`far and his companions, whom he gave a share as he did them (i.e. the people of
the ship).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said (to me), "If the property of Bahrain had come to us, I would have given you so
much and so much." But the Bahrain property did not come till the Prophet (PbUH) had died. When the
Bahrain property came. Abu Bakr ordered somebody to announce, "Any person who has money claim
on Allah's Messenger (PbUH) or whom Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had promised something, should come to us." So, I went
to him and said, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had promised to give me so much an so much." Abu Bakr scooped
up money with both hands thrice for me." (The sub-narrator Sufyan illustrated this action by scooping
up with both hands and said, "Ibn Munkadir, another sub-narrator, used to illustrate it in this way.")
Narrated Jabir: Once I went to Abu Bakr and asked for the money but he did not give me, and I went
to him again, but he did not give me, so I went to him for the third time and said, "I asked you, but
you did not give me; then I asked you (for the second time) and you did not give me; then I asked you
(for the third time) but you did not give me. You should either give me or allow yourself to be
considered a miser regarding my case." Abu Bakr said, "You tell me that I am a miser with regard to
you. But really, whenever I rejected your request, I had the inclination to give you."
(In another narration Jabir added:) So, Abu Bakr scooped up money with both hands for me and asked
me to count it. I found out that It was five hundred. Abu Bakr told me to take twice that amount.

While Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was distributing the booty at Al-Ja'rana, somebody said to him "Be just (in your
distribution)." The Prophet (PbUH) replied, "Verily I would be miserable if I did not act justly."

The Prophet (PbUH) talked about war prisoners of Badr saying, "Had Al-Mut`im bin Adi been alive and
interceded with me for these mean people, I would have freed them for his sake."

I and `Uthman bin `Affan went to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! You have given to
Bani Al-Muttalib and left us although they and we are of the same kinship to you." Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
said, "Bani Muttalib and Bani Hashim are one and the same." The Prophet (PbUH) did not give a share to Bani
`Abd Shams and Bani Naufai. (Ibn 'Is-haq said, "Abd Shams and Hashim and Al-Muttalib were
maternal brothers and their mother was 'Atika bint Murra and Naufal was their paternal brother.)

While I was standing in the row on the day (of the battle) of Badr, I looked to my right and my left
and saw two young Ansari boys, and I wished I had been stronger than they. One of them called my
attention saying, "O Uncle! Do you know Abu Jahl?" I said, "Yes, What do you want from him, O my
nephew?" He said, "I have been informed that he abuses Allah's Messenger (PbUH). By Him in Whose Hands my
life is, if I should see him, then my body will not leave his body till either of us meet his fate." I was
astonished at that talk. Then the other boy called my attention saying the same as the other had said.
After a while I saw Abu Jahl walking amongst the people. I said (to the boys), "Look! This is the man
you asked me about." So, both of them attacked him with their swords and struck him to death and
returned to Allah'S Apostle to inform him of that. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) asked, "Which of you has killed
him?" Each of them said, "I Have killed him." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) asked, "Have you cleaned your
swords?" They said, "No. " He then looked at their swords and said, "No doubt, you both have killed
him and the spoils of the deceased will be given to Mu`adh bin `Amr bin Al-Jamuh." The two boys
were Mu`adh bin 'Afra and Mu`adh bin `Amr bin Al-Jamuh.

We set out in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) on the day (of the battle) of Hunain. When we faced the
enemy, the Muslims retreated and I saw a pagan throwing himself over a Muslim. I turned around and
came upon him from behind and hit him on the shoulder with the sword He (i.e. the pagan) came
towards me and seized me so violently that I felt as if it were death itself, but death overtook him and
he released me. I followed `Umar bin Al Khattab and asked (him), "What is wrong with the people
(fleeing)?" He replied, "This is the Will of Allah," After the people returned, the Prophet (PbUH) sat and said,
"Anyone who has killed an enemy and has a proof of that, will posses his spoils." I got up and said,
"Who will be a witness for me?" and then sat down. The Prophet (PbUH) again said, "Anyone who has killed
an enemy and has proof of that, will possess his spoils." I (again) got up and said, "Who will be a
witness for me?" and sat down. Then the Prophet (PbUH) said the same for the third time. I again got up, and
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "O Abu Qatada! What is your story?" Then I narrated the whole story to him. A
man (got up and) said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! He is speaking the truth, and the spoils of the killed man
are with me. So please compensate him on my behalf." On that Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said, "No, by
Allah, he (i.e. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ) will not agree to give you the spoils gained by one of Allah's Lions
who fights on the behalf of Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Abu Bakr has spoken the
truth." So, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) gave the spoils to me. I sold that armor (i.e. the spoils) and with its price I
bought a garden at Bani Salima, and this was my first property which I gained after my conversion to
Islam.

Hakim bin Hizam said, "I asked Allah's Messenger (PbUH) for something, and he gave me. I asked him again,
and he gave me, and said to me. 'O Hakim! This wealth is like green sweet (i.e. fruit), and if one takes
it without greed, then one is blessed in it, and if one takes it with greediness, then one is not blessed in
it, and will be like the one who eats without satisfaction. And an upper (i.e. giving) hand is better than
a lower (i.e. taking) hand,' I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth. I will
not ask anyone for anything after you till I leave this world." So, when Abu Bakr during his Caliphate,
called Hakim to give him (some money), Hakim refused to accept anything from him. Once `Umar
called him (during his Caliphate) in order to give him something, but Hakim refused to accept it,
whereupon `Umar said, "O Muslims! I give him (i.e. Hakim) his right which Allah has assigned to
him) from this Fai '(booty), but he refuses to take it." So Hakim never took anything from anybody
after the Prophet (PbUH) till he died.

`Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I vowed to observe I`tikaf for one day during the Prelslamic
period." The Prophet (PbUH) ordered him to fulfill his vow. `Umar gained two lady captives from the
war prisoners of Hunain and he left them in some of the houses at Mecca. When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) freed
the captives of Hunain without ransom, they came out walking in the streets. `Umar said (to his son),
"O `Abdullah! See what is the matter." `Abdullah replied, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) has freed the captives
without ransom." He said (to him), "Go and set free those two slave girls." (Nafi` added:) Allah's
Apostle did not perform the `Umra from Al-Jarana, and if he had performed the `Umra, it would not
have been hidden from `Abdullah.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) gave (gifts) to some people to the exclusion of some others. The latter seemed to be
displeased by that. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I give to some people, lest they should deviate from True Faith
or lose patience, while I refer other people to the goodness and contentment which Allah has put in
their hearts, and `Amr bin Taghlib is amongst them." `Amr bin Taghlib said, "The statement of Allah's
Apostle is dearer to me than red camels."
Narrated Al-Hasan: `Amr bin Taghlib told us that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) got some property or some war
prisoners and he distributed them in the above way (i.e. giving to some people to the exclusion of
others) .

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I give to Quraish people in order to let them adhere to Islam, for they are near to
their life of Ignorance (i.e. they have newly embraced Islam and it is still not strong in their hearts."

When Allah favored His Apostle with the properties of Hawazin tribe as Fai (booty), he started giving
to some Quarries men even up to one-hundred camels each, whereupon some Ansari men said about
Allah's Messenger (PbUH), "May Allah forgive His Apostle! He is giving to (men of) Quraish and leaves us, in
spite of the fact that our swords are still dropping blood (of the infidels)" When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was
informed of what they had said, he called the Ansar and gathered them in a leather tent and did not
call anybody else along, with them. When they gathered, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) came to them and said,
"What is the statement which, I have been informed, and that which you have said?" The learned ones
among them replied," O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! The wise ones amongst us did not say anything, but the
youngsters amongst us said, 'May Allah forgive His Apostle; he gives the Quarish and leaves the
Ansar, in spite of the fact that our swords are still dribbling (wet) with the blood of the infidels.' "
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) replied, I give to such people as are still close to the period of Infidelity (i.e. they have
recently embraced Islam and Faith is still weak in their hearts). Won't you be pleased to see people go
with fortune, while you return with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) to your houses? By Allah, what you will return
with, is better than what they are returning with." The Ansar replied, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH), we are
satisfied' Then the Prophet (PbUH) said to them." You will find after me, others being preferred to you. Then
be patient till you meet Allah and meet His Apostle at Al-Kauthar (i.e. a fount in Paradise)." (Anas
added:) But we did not remain patient.

That while he was with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who was accompanied by the people on their way back from
Hunain, the bedouins started begging things of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) so much so that they forced him to go
under a Samura tree where his loose outer garment was snatched away. On that, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) stood
up and said to them, "Return my garment to me. If I had as many camels as these trees, I would have
distributed them amongst you; and you will not find me a miser or a liar or a coward."

While I was walking with the Prophet (PbUH) who was wearing a Najrani outer garment with a thick hem, a
bedouin came upon the Prophet (PbUH) and pulled his garment so violently that I could recognize the impress
of the hem of the garment on his shoulder, caused by the violence of his pull. Then the bedouin said,
"Order for me something from Allah's Fortune which you have." The Prophet (PbUH) turned to him and
smiled, and ordered that a gift be given to him.

On the day (of the battle) of Hunain, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) favored some people in the distribution of the
booty (to the exclusion of others); he gave Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis one-hundred camels and he gave
'Uyaina the same amount, and also gave to some of the eminent Arabs, giving them preference in this
regard. Then a person came and said, "By Allah, in this distribution justice has not been observed, nor
has Allah's Pleasure been aimed at." I said (to him), "By Allah, I will inform the Prophet (PbUH) (of what you
have said), "I went and informed him, and he said, "If Allah and His Apostle did not act justly, who
else would act justly. May Allah be merciful to Moses, for he was harmed with more than this, yet he
kept patient."

I used to carry the date stones on my head from the land of Az-Zubair which Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had
given to him, and it was at a distance of 2/3 of a Farsakh from my house.
Narrated Hisham's father: The Prophet (PbUH) gave Az-Zubair a piece of land from the property of Bani An-
Nadir (gained as war booty).

`Umar bin Al-Khattab expelled all the Jews and Christians from the land of Hijaz. Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
after conquering Khaibar, thought of expelling the Jews from the land which, after he conquered it
belonged to Allah, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and the Muslims. But the Jews requested Allah's Messenger (PbUH) to leave
them there on the condition that they would do the labor and get half of the fruits (the land would
yield). Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "We shall keep you on these terms as long as we wish." Thus they stayed
till the time of `Umar's Caliphate when he expelled them to Taima and Ariha.

While we were besieging the fort of Khaibar, a person threw a leather container containing fat, and I
ran to take it, but when I turned I saw the Prophet (PbUH) (standing behind), so I felt embarrassed in front of
him.

In our holy battles, we used to get honey and grapes, as war booty which we would eat and would not
store.

We were afflicted with hunger during the besiege of Khaibar, and when it was the day of (the battle
of) Khaibar, we slaughtered the donkeys and when the pots got boiling (with their meat). Allah's
Apostle made an announcement that all the pots should be upset and that nobody should eat anything
of the meat of the donkeys. We thought that the Prophet (PbUH) prohibited that because the Khumus had not
been taken out of the booty (i.e. donkeys); other people said, "He prohibited eating them for ever."
The sub-narrator added, "I asked Sa`id bin Jubair who said, 'He has made the eating of donkeys' meat
illegal for ever.")