Sunan Ibn Majah: Chapter 24

“Allah has prepared (reward) for those who go out (to fight) in
His
cause: ‘And do not go out except (to fight) for Jihad in My cause,
out of faith in Me and belief in My Messengers, but he has a
guarantee
from Me that I will admit him to Paradise, or I will return
him to his
dwelling from which he set out, with the reward that he
attained, or
the spoils that he acquired.’ Then he said: ‘By the
One in Whose Hand
is my soul, were it not that it would be too
difficult for the
Muslims, I would never have stayed behind from any
expedition that
went out in the cause of Allah. But I could not find
the resources to
give them mounts and they could not find the
resources to follow me,
nor would they be pleased to stay behind if I
went. By the One in
Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, I wish I
could fight in the cause
of Allah and be killed, then fight and be
killed, then fight and be
killed.’”

“The one who fights in the cause of Allah has a guarantee from
Allah. Either He will raise him to His forgiveness and mercy, or He
will send him back with reward and spoils of war. The likeness of the
one who fights in the cause of Allah is that of one who fasts and
prays at night without ceasing, until he returns.”

“Going out in the morning in the cause of Allah, or in the
evening,
is more virtuous than the world and what is in it.”

“Going out in the morning in the cause of Allah, or
in
the evening, is better than the world and what is in it.”

“Going out in the morning in the cause of Allah, or in the
evening,
is better than the world and what is in it.”

“I heard the Messenger
of
Allah (PbUH) say: ‘Whoever equips a warrior in the cause of Allah
until he is fully equipped, he will have a reward like his, until he
dies or returns.”

“Whoever equips a warrior in the cause of Allah, he
will have a reward like his, without that detracting from the
warrior’s reward in the slightest.”

“The
best Dinar that a man can spend is a Dinar that he spends on his
family, a Dinar that he spends on a horse in the cause of Allah, and
a
Dinar that a man spends on his companions in the cause of Allah.”

“Whoever sends financial
support in the
cause of Allah and stays at home, for every Dirham he
will have (the
reward of) seven hundred Dirham. Whoever fights
himself in the cause
of Allah, and spends on that, for every Dirham
he will have (the
reward of) seven hundred thousand Dirham.” Then
he recited the Verse:
“Allah gives manifold increase to whom He
wills.”[2:261]

“Whoever
does
not fight, or equip a fighter, or stay behind to look after a
fighter’s family, Allah will strike him with a calamity before the
Day
of Resurrection.”

“Whoever meets Allah with no mark on him (as a result of
fighting)
in His cause, he will meet Him with a deficiency.”

“When the Messenger of
Allah
(PbUH) was returning from the campaign of Tabuk, and had drawn
close
to Al-Madinah, he said: ‘In Al-Madinah there are people who, as
you
traveled and crossed valleys, were with you.’ They said: ‘O
Messenger of Allah, even though they are in Al-Madinah?’ He said:
‘Even though they were in Al-Madinah. They were kept behind by
(legitimate) excuses.’”

“in
Al-Madinah there are men who, every time you crossed a valley or
travelled a road, they shared with you in the reward. They were kept
behind by (legitimate) excuses.”

“Uthman bin ‘Affan
addressed the people and said: ‘O people! I heard a Hadith from the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) and nothing kept me from narrating it to you
except for the fact that I did not want to lose you and your
companionship. So it is up to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah
(PbUH) saying: “Whoever spends a night guarding the frontier in the
cause of Allah, it will be like a thousand nights spent in fasting
and
prayer.”

“Whoever dies being prepared in the cause of Allah, will be
given
continuously the reward for the good deeds that he used to do,
and he
will be rewarded with provision, and he will be kept safe from
Fattan,* and Allah will raise him on the Day of Resurrection free of
fright.”

“The Messenger of Allah
(PbUH)
said: ‘For guarding the frontier for a day in the cause of
Allah,
defending the Muslims, seeking reward, apart from in the month
of
Ramadan, there is a reward granted greater than worshipping for a
hundred years, fasting and praying. Guarding the frontier for a day
in
the cause of Allah, defending the Muslims, seeking reward, in the
month of Ramadan, is better before Allah and brings a greater reward”
– I think he said – “than worshipping for a thousand years,
fasting
and praying. If Allah returns him to his family safe and
sound, no bad
deed will be recorded for him for a thousand years, but
his good deeds
will be recorded, and the reward for guarding the
frontier will come
to him until the Day of Resurrection.”

“May Allah have mercy on the one who keeps watch
over the troops.”

I heard
Anas
bin Malik saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) say:
“Standing
guard one night in the cause of Allah is better than a man
fasting
and praying, among his family, for a thousand years. The year
is
three hundred and sixty days and a day is like a thousand years.”

“I advise you to fear Allah and to say the Takbir
(Allahu
Akbar) in every high place.”

“He was the
best of
people, the most generous of people, the most courageous of
people.
The people of Al-Madinah became alarmed one night, and he was
the
first of them to investigate the noise and din. He was riding a
horse
belonging to Abu Talhah, bareback, with no saddle. His sword was
hanging from his neck and he was saying: ‘O people, do not be
afraid,’
sending them back to their houses. Then he said of the
horse, ‘We
found it like a sea,’ or, ‘It is a sea.’”*

“If you
are
called to arms then go forth.”

“The
dust
(of Jihad) in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never
be
combined in the interior of a Muslim.”

“Whoever goes out in the cause of Allah will have the equivalent
of
the dust that got on him, in musk, on the Day of Resurrection.”

“The Messenger of Allah (PbUH) slept near me one day,
then he woke up smiling. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what has
made
you smile?’ He said: ‘People of my nation who were shown to
me (in my
dream) riding across this sea like kings on thrones.’ I
said:
‘Supplicate to Allah to make me one of them.’” So he
prayed for her.
Then he slept again, and did likewise, and she said
the same as she
said before, and he replied in the same manner. She
said: “Pray to
Allah to make me one of them,” and he said: “You
will be one of the
first ones.” He said: “Then she went out with
her husband, ‘Ubadah bin
Samit, as a fighter, the first time that
the Muslims crossed the sea
with Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan. On their
way back, after they had
finished fighting, they stopped in Sham. An
animal was brought near
for her to ride it, but it threw her off, and
she died.”

“A
military expedition by sea is like ten expeditions by land.
The one
who suffers from seasickness is like one who gets drenched in
his own
blood in the cause of Allah.”

I heard Abu Umamah saying:
I
heard the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) say: “The martyr at sea is like
two martyrs on land, and the one who suffers seasickness is like one
who gets drenched in his own blood on land. The time spent between
one
wave and the next is like a lifetime spent in obedience to Allah.
Allah has appointed the Angel of Death to seize souls, except for the
martyr at sea, for Allah Himself seizes their souls. He forgives the
martyrs on land for all sins except debt, but (He forgives) the
martyr
at sea all his sins and his debt.”

“Even if there was only one day left of this world, Allah would
make it last until a man from my household took possession of (the
mountain of) Dailam and Constantinople.”

“The horizons will be opened to you, and you will conquer a city
called Qazvin. Whoever is stationed there for forty days or forty
nights, will have pillars of gold in Paradise, with green chrysolite
and topped by a dome of rubies. It will have seventy thousand doors,
at each door will be a wife from among the wide-eyed houris.’”

“I came
to
the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I
want to go for Jihad with you, seeking thereby the Face of Allah and
the Hereafter.’ He said: ‘Woe to you! Is your mother still
alive?’ I
said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Go back and honor her.’
Then I approached him
from the other side and said: ‘O Messenger of
Allah, I want to go for
Jihad with you, seeking thereby the Face of
Allah and the Hereafter.’
He said: ‘Woe to you! Is your mother
still alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He
said: ‘Go back and honour
her.’ Then I approached him from in front
and said: ‘O Messenger
of Allah, I want to go for Jihad with you,
seeking thereby the Face
of Allah and the Hereafter.’ He said: ‘Woe to
you! Is your mother
still alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Go back and
serve her,
for there is Paradise.’”

“A man came to the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have
come
seeking to go out in Jihad with you, seeking thereby the Face of
Allah
and the Hereafter. I have come even though my parents are
weeping.’ He
said: ‘Go back to them and make them smile as you
have made them
weep.’”

“The Prophet (PbUH) was asked
about a
man who fights to prove his courage, or out of pride and
honour for
his close relatives, or to show off. The Messenger of Allah
(PbUH)
said: ‘Whoever fights so that the Word of Allah may be supreme
is
the one who (is fighting) in the cause of Allah.’”

“I was present with the Prophet (PbUH) on the Day
of
Uhud. I struck a man from among the idolaters and said: ‘Take that!
And I am a Persian slave!’ News of that reached the Prophet (PbUH)
and
he said: ‘Why did you not say: “Take that! And I am an Ansari
slave!?”

“I heard the Prophet (PbUH) say: ‘There
is no
band of warriors that fights in the cause of Allah and acquires
war
spoils, but they have been given two thirds of their reward, but
if
they do not get any spoils of war, then they will have their
reward in
full (in the Hereafter).’”

“Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day
of
Resurrection.”

“There is goodness in the forelocks of horses until the
Day of Resurrection.”

“There is goodness in the forelocks of horses” – or he said:
“There is goodness tied in the forelocks of horses.” Suhail (one
of
the narrators) said: “I am not certain of” – “until the
Day of
Resurrection. And horses are of three types: those that bring
reward
to a man, those that are a means of protection for a man, and
those
that are a burden (of sin) for a man. As for those that bring
reward,
a man keeps them in the cause of Allah and keeps them
constantly ready
(for Jihad), so they do not take any fodder into
their stomachs but a
reward will be written for him, and if he puts
them out to pasture,
they do not eat anything but reward will be
written for him. If he
gives them to drink from a flowing river, for
every drop that enters
their stomachs there will be reward,”
(continuing) until he mentioned
reward in conjunction with their
urine and droppings, and even when
they run here and there by
themselves, for each step they take a
reward will be written for him
– ‘As for those that are a means of
protection, a man keeps them
because they are a source of dignity and
adornment, but he does not
forget the rights of their backs and
stomachs (i.e., their right not
to be overworked and their right to be
fed) whether at times of their
difficulty or ease. As for those that
bring a burden (of sin), the
one who keeps them for purposes of
wrongdoing or for pomp and show
before people, is the one for whom
they bring a burden of sin.”

“The best of horses are those that are deep black,
with a
blaze on the forehead, white marks on the legs and white nose
and
upper lip, and with no whiteness on the right foreleg. If not
deep-black, then reddish-brown, with these markings.”

“The Prophet (PbUH) used to
dislike
horses that had three legs with white markings on them, and
one leg
the same color as the rest of the body.”

“I heard the Messenger of
Allah
(PbUH) say: ‘Whoever ties a horse in the cause of Allah, then
feeds
it with his own hand, he will have one merit for every grain.’”

“Any
Muslim
who fights in the cause of Allah for the time between two
milkings of
a she-camel, he will be guaranteed Paradise.”

“I was present in a war, and
‘Abdullah bin Rawahah said:
O soul of mine! I see that you do
Not want to go to Paradise.
I swear by Allah that you surely
Will enter it, willingly or
Unwillingly.’”

“I came to the Prophet
(PbUH) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ He
said:
‘(That of a man) whose blood is shed and his horse is
wounded.’”

“There is no one who is wounded in the cause of Allah – and
Allah
knows best of who is wounded in His cause – but he will come on
the
Day of Resurrection with his wounds looking as they did on the day
he
was wounded; their color will be the color of blood but their smell
will be the fragrance of musk.”

“I heard ‘Abdullah bin Abu Awfa say:
‘The
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) supplicated to Allah against the
Confederates (Al-Ahzab) and said: ‘O Allah, Who has sent down the
Book
and is Swift in bringing to account, destroy the Confederates. O
Allah, destroy them and shake them.’”

“Whoever asks Allah
for
martyrdom, sincerely from his heart, Allah will cause him to reach
the status of the martyrs even if he dies in his bed.”

“Mention of the martyrs was made
in the
presence of the Prophet (PbUH) and he said: ‘The earth does not
dry
of the blood of the martyr until his two wives rush to him like
two
wet nurses who lost their young ones in a stretch of barren land,
and
in the hand of each one of them will be a Hullah* that is better
than
this world and everything in it.’”

“The martyr has six things (in store) with Allah: He
is
forgiven from the first drop of his blood that is shed; he is shown
his place in Paradise; he is spared the torment of the grave; he is
kept safe from the Great Fright; he is adorned with a garment of
faith; he is married to (wives) from among the wide-eyed houris; and
he is permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.”

“When ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr
bin Haram was killed, on the Day of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah
(PbUH)
said: ‘O Jabir, shall I not tell you what Allah said to your
father?’
I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Allah does not speak to
anyone except from
behind a screen, but He spoke to your father face
to face and said: “O
My slave, ask Me and I shall give you.” He
said: “O my Lord, bring me
back to life so that I may be killed for
Your sake a second time.” He
said: “I have already decreed that
they will not return (to the world
after death).” He said: “O
Lord, convey (the good news about my state)
to those whom I have left
behind.” So Allah revealed this Verse:
‘Think not of those as
dead who are killed in the way of
Allah.’”[3:169]

“Think not of
those
as dead who are killed in the way of Allah. Nay, they are alive,
with
their Lord, and they have provision,”[3:169] that he said: “We
asked about that, and (the Prophet (PbUH)) said: ‘Their souls are
like
green birds that fly wherever they wish in Paradise, then they
come
back to lamps suspended from the Throne. While they were like
that,
your Lord looked at them and said, “Ask me for whatever you
want.”
They said: “O Lord, what should we ask You for when we can
fly
wherever we wish in Paradise?” When they saw that they would
not be
left alone until they had asked for something, they said: “We
ask You
to return our souls to our bodies in the world so that we may
fight
for Your sake (again).” When He saw that they would not ask
for
anything but that, they were left alone.’”

“The martyr does not feel anything more when he is killed than
one
of you feels if he is pinched (by a bug).”

“We hoped that when
he died it would be as a martyr in the cause of Allah.” The
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) said: “In that case the martyrs of my
nation would be few. Being killed in the cause of Allah is martyrdom;
dying of the plague is martyrdom; when a pregnant woman dies in
childbirth that is martyrdom; and dying of drowning, or burning, or
of pleurisy, is martyrdom.” (Hasan)

“What do
you say among yourselves about the martyr?” They said: “The one
who is killed in the cause of Allah.” He said: “In that case the
martyrs among my nation would be few. Whoever is killed in the cause
of Allah is a martyr; whoever dies in the cause of Allah is a martyr;
whoever dies of a stomach disease is a martyr; and whoever dies of
the plague is a martyr.”

It was
narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet (PbUH) entered
Makkah on
the day of the Conquest, with a helmet on his head.

It was
narrated from Sa’ib bin Yazid, if Allah wills, that the
Prophet
(PbUH) wore two coats of mail on the Day of Uhud, one over the
other.

“We entered upon Abu Umamah and he saw some silver
ornaments on our swords. He got angry and said: ‘People conquered
lands and their swords were not adorned with gold and silver, but
with lead and iron and ‘Alabi.’”

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (PbUH)
acquired
his sword Dhulfiqar, from the spoils of war on the Day of
badr.

“When Mughirah bin
Shu’bah
fought alongside the Prophet (PbUH) he would carry a spear, and
when
he would come back he would throw his spear down so that someone
would pick it up and give it back to him.” ‘Ali said to him: “I
will
tell the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) about that.” He (the Prophet
(PbUH))
said: “Do not do that, for it you do that it will not be
picked up as
a lost item to be returned.”

“The Messenger of Allah (PbUH) had an
Arabian bow in his hand, and he saw a man who had a Persian bow in
his
hand. He said: ‘What is this? Throw it away. You should use
this and
others like it, and Qana* spears. Perhaps Allah will support
His
religion thereby and enable you to conquer lands.’”

“Allah will admit three people to Paradise by virtue of
one
arrow: The one who makes it, seeking reward by making it well; the
one who shoots it; and the one who hands it to him.” And the
Messenger
of Allah (PbUH) said: “Shoot and ride, and if you shoot
that is dearer
to me than if you ride. All things that a Muslim man
does for
entertainment are in vain except for shooting arrows,
training his
horse and playing with his wife, for these are things
that bring
reward.”

“I heard the Messenger of
Allah (PbUH) say: ‘Whoever shoots an arrow at the enemy and his
arrow
reaches the enemy, whether it hits him or not, that is
equivalent to
him freeing a slave.’”

“I heard the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) reciting on the pulpit: ‘And make ready
against them all you can of power.’[8:60] (And saying that) three
times – ‘Power means shooting.”

“I heard the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) say: ‘Whoever learns how to shoot (arrows)
then abandons it, has disobeyed me.’”

“The Prophet (PbUH) passed by
some
people who were shooting (arrows) and said: ‘Shoot, Banu Isma’il,
for your father was an archer.’”

“I came to Al-Madinah
and saw
the Prophet (PbUH) standing on the pulpit, and Bilal standing
in front
of him, with his sword by his side, and (I saw) a black flag.
I said:
‘Who is this?’ He said: ‘This is ‘Amr bin ‘As, who has just
come back from a campaign.’”

It was
narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Prophet (PbUH)
entered
Makkah on the Day of the Conquest, and his standard was white.

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the flag of the Messenger of
Allah
(PbUH) was black, and his standard was white.

“The Prophet (PbUH) used to wear this when he met the enemy.”

“The
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) used to forbid that to us.”

“It is as
if
I can see the Messenger of Allah (PbUH), wearing a black turban,
with
its two ends hanging between his shoulders.”

It was
narrated from Jabir that the Prophet (PbUH) entered Makkah
wearing a
black turban.

“I saw a man asking my
father
about a man who goes out to fight and buys and sells and trades
during his campaign. My father said to him: ‘We were with the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) in Tabuk, and we bought and sold, and he saw
us and did not forbid us (to do that).’”

“For me to hive a good send-off to
a
warrior who is going to fight in the cause of Allah, and to guard
his
goods when he goes out in the morning or evening, is dearer to me
than this world and everything in it.”

“The Messenger of Allah (PbUH)
gave
me a send-off and said: ‘I command you to Allah’s keeping, Whose
trust is never lost.’”

“When the Messenger of Allah
(PbUH)
would dispatch troops, he would say to the leader: ‘I commend to
Allah’s keeping your religious commitment, your dignity and the end
of
your deeds.’”

“O Aktham! Fight alongside
people other than your own, it will improve your attitude and make
you
generous to your companions. O Aktham, the best number of
companions
is four, the best number of troops on an expedition is
four hundred,
the best number of an army is four thousand, and twelve
thousand will
never be overpowered because of their small number.”

“We were talking about
how,
on the Day of Badr, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah
(PbUH)
numbered three hundred ten and something, the same number as the
Companions of (Talut) who crossed the river with him, and no one
crossed the river with him but a believer.”

“I heard Abul-Ward, the
Companion of the Messenger of Allah (PbUH), say: ‘Beware of the
troop
which, when it meets (the enemy) it flees, and when it takes
spoils of
war, it steals from it.’”

“I asked
the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH) about the food of the Christians and he
said: ‘Do not have any doubt about food, (thereby) following the
way
of the Christians in that.’”

“I came to the
Messenger of
Allah (PbUH) and asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Can
we cook in the
vessels of the idolaters?’ He said: ‘Do not cook
in them.’ I said:
‘What if we need them and cannot find anything
else?’ He said: ‘Wash
them well, then cook and eat.’”

‘We
do not seek the help of the polytheist.”

“War is
deceit.”

“War is
deceit.”

“I heard Abu Dharr
swearing
that these verses were revealed concerning those six people
on the
Day of Badr: ‘These two opponents (believers and disbelievers)
dispute with each other about their Lord.”[22:19] to the words
“Verily, Allah does what he wills.’[22:14] (that is) Hamzah bin
‘Abdul-Muttalib, ‘Ali bin Abi Talib, ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Harith,
‘Utbah
bin Rabi’ah, Shaibah bin Rabi’ah and Al-Walid bin
‘Utbah. They argued
with one another on the Day of Badr.”

“I
fought a man and killed him, and the Messenger of Allah (PbUH)
awarded
me his spoils.”

It was
narrated from Abu Muhammad, the freed slave of Abu Qatadah
(from Abu
Qatadah) that the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) awarded him the
spoils of
a man whom he killed on the Day of Hunain.

“The Messenger of Allah (PbUH) said: ‘Whoever kills, the spoils
are his.’”

“Sa’b bin Jaththamah said: ‘The
Prophet (PbUH) was asked about the polytheists who are attacked at
night, and their women and children are killed.’ He said: ‘They
are
from among them.’”

“We
attacked Hawazin, with Abu Bakr, during the time of the
Prophet
(PbUH), and we arrived at an oasis belonging to Bani Fazarah
during
the last part of the night. We attacked at dawn, raiding the
people
of the oasis, and killed them, nine or seven households.”

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (PbUH) saw a woman who
had
been killed on the road, and he forbade killing women and
children.

“We went out to fight
alongside the Messenger of Allah (PbUH), and we passed by a slain
woman
whom the people had gathered around. They parted (to let the
Prophet
(PbUH) through) and he said: ‘This (woman) was not one of
those who
were fighting.’ Then he said to a man: ‘Go to Khalid
bin Walid and
tell him that the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) commands
you: “Do not kill
any women or any (farm) laborer.’”

“The Messenger of Allah
(PbUH)
sent me to a village called Ubna, and said: “Go to Ubna in the
morning and burn it.’”

“What you (O Muslims)
cut down of the palm trees (of the enemy), or you left them
standing...” [59:5]

“It is easy for
the elite of Banu Luai –

To burn Al-Buwairah
in a Frightening manner.” (Sahih)

“We
attacked, Hawazin at the time of the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) with
Aby Bakr. He awarded me a slave girl from Banu Fazarah, among the
most
beautiful of the Arabs, who was wearing an animal skin of hers.
I did
not divest her of her clothing until I reached Al-Madinah. Then
the
Prophet (PbUH) met me in the marketplace, and said: ‘By Alla,
give her
to me.’ So I gave her to him, and he sent her as a ransom
for some of
the Muslim prisoners who were in Makkah.”

“And a slave of his absconded and joined up with the Romans, then the Muslims defeated them, and Khalid bin Walid returned him to me, after the death of the Messenger of Allah (PbUH).”

“A man from (the
tribe of) Ashja’ died in Khaibar, and the Prophet (PbUH) said:
‘Offer the funeral prayer for your companion.’ The people found
that strange.* When he saw that, he said: ‘Your companion stole
from the spoils of war (when fighting) in the cause of Allah.’”

“There was a man called
Kirkah in charge of the goods of the Prophet (PbUH), who died. The
Prophet (PbUH) said: ‘He is in Hell.’ They went and looked, and
found
him wearing a garment or a cloak that he had stolen from the
spoils of
war.”

“The Messenger of Allah
(PbUH) led us in prayer on the Day of Hunain, beside a camel that was
part of the spoils of war. Then he took something from the camel, and
extracted from it a hair, which he placed between two of his fingers.
Then he said: ‘O people, this is part of your spoils of war. Hand
over
a needle and thread and anything greater than that or less than
that.
For stealing from the spoils of war will be a source of shame
for
those who do it, and ignominy and Fire, on the Day of
Resurrection.’”

It was
narrated from Habib bin Maslamah that the Prophet (PbUH) awarded one
third (of the spoils of war) after the one fifth (had been taken). (Sahih)

It was
narrated from ‘Ubadah bin Samit that the Prophet (PbUH) awarded
one
quarter of the spoils to those who attacked the enemy at the
beginning and one third to those who attacked at the end.

“There is no awarding of the spoils after the Messenger of Allah
(PbUH), rather whatever the army acquires (of spoils of war) will be
distributed among strong and weak alike.”

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (PbUH) distributed the
war
spoils on the Day of Khaibar, giving three shares to the horseman,
two shares for the horse, and one share for the man.

“I fought alongside my master on the Day of
Khaibar,
and I was a slave. I was not given anything from the spoils
of war but
I was given from the least of the utensils (goods) a
sword, which I
dragged when I put it around my waist.”

“I fought
alongside the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) in seven campaigns, looking
after their goods, making food for them, tending the wounded and
looking after the sick.”

“The Messenger of Allah
(PbUH) sent us in a military detachment and said: ‘Go in the Name of
Allah, and in the cause of Allah. Fight those who disbelieve in
Allah.
Do not mutilate, do not be treacherous, do not steal from the
spoils
of war, and do not kill children.’”

“Whenever he
appointed a man to lead a military detachment, the Messenger of Allah
(PbUH) would advise him especially to fear Allah and treat the Muslims
with him well. He (PbUH) said: ‘Fight in the Name of Allah and in
the
cause of Allah. Fight those how disbelieve in Allah. Fight but do
not
be treacherous, do not steal from the spoils of war, do not
mutilate
and do not kill children. When you meet your enemy from
among the
polytheists, call them to one of three things. Whichever of
them they
respond to, accept it from them and refrain from fighting
them. Invite
them to accept Islam, and if they respond then accept it
from them and
refrain from fighting them. Then invite them to leave
their land and
move to the land of the polytheists. Tell them that if
they do that,
then they will have the same rights and duties as the
polytheists. If
they refuse, then tell them that they will be like
the Muslim Bedouins
(who live in the desert), subject to the same
rulings of Allah as the
believers. But they will have no share of
Fay’* or war spoils, unless
they fight alongside the Muslims. If
they refuse to enter Islam, then
ask them to pay the Poll-tax. If
they do that, then accept it from
them and refrain from fighting
them. But if they refuse, then seek the
help of Allah against them
and fight them. If you lay siege to them
and they want you to give
them the protection of Allah and your
Prophet, do not give them the
protection of Allah and your Prophet,
rather give them your
protection and the protection of your father and
your Companions, for
if you violate your protection and the protection
of your fathers,
that is easier than violating the protection of Allah
and the
protection of His Messenger. If you lay siege to them and they
want
you to let them come out with a promise of the judgement of Allah
and
His Messenger (PbUH), do not offer them a promise of the judgement
of
Allah and His Messenger (PbUH), rather offer them your judgement,
because you do not know if you will actually pass (the same as)
Allah’s judgement regarding them or not.’”

“Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, And whoever disobeys me,
disobeys
Allah. Whoever obeys the ruler, obeys me, and whoever
disobeys the
ruler, disobeys me.”

“Listen and obey, even if the one appointed over you is an
Ethiopian slave with a head like a raisin.”

“Even if the one appointed over you is a mutilated
Ethiopian
slave whose nose and ears have been cut off, listen to him
and obey,
so long as he leads you according to the Book of Allah.”

“This is Abu Dharr,” so he (the
slave)
started to move back. But Abu Dharr said: “My close friend
(i.e.,
the Prophet (PbUH)) told me to listen and obey, even if (the
leader
was) an Ethiopian slave with amputated limbs.”

“Do I not have the right
that you should
listen to me and obey?” They said: “Yes.” He
said: “And if I command
you to do something, will you not do it?”
They said: “Of course.” He
said: “Then I command you to jump
into this fire.” Some people got up
and got ready to jump, and when
he saw that they were about to jump,
he said: “Restrain yourselves,
for I was joking with you.” When we
came to Al-Madinah, they
mentioned that to the Prophet (PbUH), and the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH)
said: “Whoever among you commands you to do
something that involves
disobedience to Allah, do not obey him.”

“The Muslim is obliged to obey (the ruler) whether he likes it
or
not, unless he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience. If he
is commanded to commit a sin then he should neither listen nor obey.”

“Among those in charge of you, after I am gone, will be men who
extinguish the Sunnah and follow innovation. They will delay the
prayer from its proper time.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, if I
live
to see them, what should I do?” He said: “You ask me, O Ibn
‘Abd, what
you should do? There is no obedience to one who disobeys
Allah.”

“We gave our pledge to
the
Messenger of Allah (PbUH), pledging to listen and obey in times of
hardship and times of ease, willingly or reluctantly, and when others
are shown preference over us, and that we would not dispute the order
of those in charge, that we would speak the truth wherever we are,
and
that we would not fear the blame of anyone when acting or
speaking for
the sake of Allah.”

“We were with the Prophet (PbUH) –
seven or eight or nine of us – and he said: ‘Will you not give
pledge
to the Messenger of Allah?’ So we stretched forth our hands
and
someone said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we have already given you
our
pledge. On what basis shall we give this pledge?’ He said: ‘(On
the
basis that) you will worship Allah and not associate anything
with
Him, you will establish the five daily prayers, you will listen
and
obey’ – then he spoke some words under his breath – ‘and
you will not
ask the people for anything.’ He said: ‘I saw some
of that group. If
he dropped his whip he would not ask anyone to pick
it up for him.’”

“I
heard
Anas bin Malik say: ‘We gave our pledge to the Messenger of
Allah
(PbUH) on the basis that we would listen and obey. He (PbUH) said:
“As
much as you can.”

“A slave came and gave his pledge to
the
Prophet (PbUH), pledging to emigrate, and the Prophet (PbUH) did not
realize that he was a slave. Then his master came looking for him,
and
the Prophet (PbUH) said: ‘Sell him to me,’ and he brought him
in
exchange for two black slaves. Then after that he did not accept
the
pledge from anyone until he had asked whether he was a slave.”

“There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of
Resurrection, not will He look at them nor purify them, and theirs
will be a painful torment: A man who has surplus water in the desert
and withholds it from a wayfarer; a man who sells a man his product
after ‘Asr, swearing by Allah that he bought it for such and such a
price, and the other believes him, but that is not the case; and a
man
who gives his pledge to a ruler, only doing to for the purpose of
worldly gain, and if he is given something he fulfills it, but if he
is not given anything he does not fulfill it.”

“The affairs of the Children of Israel were administered by
their
Prophets. Every time a Prophet left, he was followed by another,
but
there will be no Prophet among you after I am gone.” They said:
“What will happen, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “There will
be
caliphs and there will be many of them.” They said: “What
should we
do?” He said: “Fulfill your pledge to the first one,
then the one who
comes after him, and do the duties required of you,
for Allah will
question them about the duties upon them.”

“A
banner will be set up for every traitor on the Day of
Resurrection,
and it will be said: ‘This is the treachery of so-and-
so.’”

“For every traitor a banner will be set up on the Day
of
Resurrection, commensurate with his treachery.”

“I came
to the Prophet (PbUH) with some other women, to offer our
pledge to
him. He said to us: ‘(I accept your pledge) with regard to
what you
are able to do. But I do not shake hands with women.’”

“When the believing women
emigrated to the Messenger of Allah (PbUH), they would be tested in
accordance with Allah’s saying: ‘O Prophet! When believing women
come to you to give you the pledge...’”[60:12]

‘Aishah said: “Whoever among the believing women affirmed this, passed the test. When they affirmed that, the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) would say to them: ‘Go, for you have given your pledge.’ No, by Allah! The hand of the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) never touched the hand of any woman, rather he accepted their pledge in words only.”
‘Aishah said: “By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) did not demand of women (in their pledge) anything other than that which Allah had commanded, and the hand of the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) never touched the hand of a woman. He would say to them, when he had accepted their pledge: ‘You have given your pledge,’ verbally.”

“Whoever enters a horse (in a race) between two other horses,
not
knowing whether it will win, that is not gambling. But whoever
enters
a horse (in race) between two other horses, certain that it
will win,
that is gambling.”

“The Messenger of Allah (PbUH)
made
a horse lean, and he would send the horse that he had made lean
from
Hafya’ to Thaniyyatul-Wada’, and (he would send) the horse that
he had not made lean from Thaniyyatul-Wada’ to the mosque of Banu
Zuraiq.”

“There should be no prizes for racing except races with camels
and
horses.”

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PbUH)
forbade
traveling with the Qur’an to the land of the enemy, lest the
enemy
gets hold of it.

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PbUH) used
to
forbid traveling with the Qur’an to the land of the enemy, lest the
enemy gets hold of it.

“You have distributed it to our brothers Banu Hashim and Banu
Muttalib, but we are related to you (to Banu Hashim) in the same way
(as Banu Muttalib).” The Messenger of Allah (PbUH) said: “Rather I
think that Banu Hashim and Banu Muttalib are the same.”*