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English translation
3718. It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that his grandfather said: "We were with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ when the delegation of Hawâzin came to him and said: 'O Muḥammad! We are one of the 'Arab tribes and a calamity has befallen us of which you are well aware. Do us a favor, may Allâh bless you.' He said: 'Choose between your wealth or your women and children.'[2] They said: 'You have given us a choice between our families and our wealth; we choose our women and children.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'As for that which was allocated to myself and to Banu 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib, it is yours. When I have prayed Zuhr, stand up and say: "We seek the help of the Messenger of Allâh in dealing with the believers, or the Muslims, with regard to our women and children.”’ So when they prayed Zuhr, they stood up and said that. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: ‘As for that which was allocated to myself and to Banu ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib, it is yours.’ The Muhājirūn said: ‘That which was allocated to us is for the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.’ The Anṣār said: ‘That which was allocated to us is for the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.’ Al-Aqra’ bin Hâbis said: ‘As for myself and Banu Tamīm, then no (we will not give it up).’ Uyaynah bin Hiṣn said: ‘As for myself and Banu Fazârah, then no (we will not give it up).’ Al-‘Abbâs bin Mirdâs said: ‘As for myself and Banu Sulaim, then no (we will not give it up).’ Banu Sulaim stood up and said: ‘You lied; whatever was allocated to us, it is for the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.’ The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: ‘O people, give their women and children back to them. Whoever gives back anything of these spoils of war, he will have six camels from the spoils of war that Allâh grants us next.’ Then he mounted his riding-animal and the people surrounded him, saying: ‘Distribute our spoils of war among us.’ They made him go back toward a tree on which his Ridâ (upper-wrap) got caught. He said: ‘O people! Give me back my Ridâ’. By Allâh! If there were cattle as many in number as the trees of Tihâmah I would distribute them among you, then you would not find me a miser, a coward or a liar.’ Then he went to a camel and took a hair from its hump between two of his fingers and said: 'Look! I do not have any of the spoils of war. All I have is the Khums, and the Khums will be given back to you.' A man stood up holding a ball of yarn made from goat hair and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, I took this to fix my camel-saddle.' He said: 'What was allocated to myself and to Banu 'Abdul-Muttalib is for you.' He said: 'Is this so important? I don't need it! And he threw it down.' He said: 'O people! Give back even needles large and small, for Al-Ghulūl[1] will be (a source of) shame a disgrace for those who took it on the Day of Resurrection.'" (Hasan)
Arabic text
3688 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ أَتَتْهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ، فَقَالُوا: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، إِنَّا أَصْلٌ وَعَشِيرَةٌ، وَقَدْ نَزَلَ بِنَا مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ مَا لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْكَ، فَامْنُنْ عَلَيْنَا مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ، فَقَالَ: «اخْتَارُوا مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ أَوْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ وَأَبْنَائِكُمْ»، فَقَالُوا: قَدْ خَيَّرْتَنَا بَيْنَ أَحْسَابِنَا وَأَمْوَالِنَا بَلْ نَخْتَارُ نِسَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَنَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَمَّا مَا كَانَ لِي وَلِبَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ، فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الظُّهْرَ فَقُومُوا، فَقُولُوا: إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي نِسَائِنَا وَأَبْنَائِنَا " فَلَمَّا صَلَّوْا الظُّهْرَ قَامُوا فَقَالُوا ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَمَا كَانَ لِي وَلِبَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ»، فَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ: وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا فَهُوَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ: مَا كَانَ لَنَا فَهُوَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ: أَمَّا أَنَا وَبَنُو تَمِيمٍ فَلَا، وَقَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ: أَمَّا أَنَا وَبَنُو فَزَارَةَ فَلَا، وَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مِرْدَاسٍ: أَمَّا أَنَا وَبَنُو سُلَيْمٍ فَلَا، فَقَامَتْ بَنُو سُلَيْمٍ فَقَالُوا: كَذَبْتَ، مَا كَانَ لَنَا فَهُوَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، رُدُّوا عَلَيْهِمْ نِسَاءَهُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَهُمْ، فَمَنْ تَمَسَّكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ فَلَهُ سِتُّ فَرَائِضَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ شَيْءٍ يُفِيئُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْنَا»، وَرَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ وَرَكِبَ النَّاسُ اقْسِمْ عَلَيْنَا فَيْئَنَا، فَأَلْجَئُوهُ إِلَى شَجَرَةٍ فَخَطِفَتْ رِدَاءَهُ، فَقَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، رُدُّوا عَلَيَّ رِدَائِي، فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ لَكُمْ شَجَرَ تِهَامَةَ نَعَمًا قَسَمْتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُمَّ لَمْ تَلْقَوْنِي بَخِيلًا وَلَا جَبَانًا وَلَا كَذُوبًا»، ثُمَّ أَتَى بَعِيرًا فَأَخَذَ مِنْ سَنَامِهِ وَبَرَةً بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «هَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي مِنَ الْفَيْءِ شَيْءٌ وَلَا هَذِهِ إِلَّا خُمُسٌ، وَالْخُمُسُ مَرْدُودٌ فِيكُمْ» فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ بِكُبَّةٍ مِنْ شَعْرٍ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَخَذْتُ هَذِهِ لِأُصْلِحَ بِهَا بَرْدَعَةَ بَعِيرٍ لِي فَقَالَ: أَمَّا مَا كَانَ لِي وَلِبَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَهُوَ لَكَ، فَقَالَ: «أَوَبَلَغَتْ هَذِهِ؟ فَلَا أَرَبَ لِي فِيهَا»، فَنَبَذَهَا وَقَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، أَدُّوا الْخِيَاطَ وَالْمَخِيطَ، فَإِنَّ الْغُلُولَ يَكُونُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ عَارًا وَشَنَارًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»
Footnotes
1 [1] A more general term for "gift" than Nihal, and it is used in the previous chapter, where the narrations state a "gift" rather than a present.
2 [2] The meaning becomes clear in the remainder of the narration.