Hadith 3133

The proof that the Khumus is to be used for the needs of the Muslims, is that when the people of the tribe of Hawāzin appealed to the Prophet ﷺ (to give them back what he had gained from them as war booty) mentioning the fact that he had been nursed by one of their women, he (ﷺ) asked the Muslims to give up their shares of the booty to them. (The second proof is) that the Prophet ﷺ used to promise the people to give them from the Fai' (i.e., booty gained without fight) and from the Khumus (i.e.,

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Darussalam · Volume 4

57 - THE BOOK OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF KHUMUS

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3133 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 89

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3133. Narrated Zahdam: Once, we were in the house of Abū Mūsā who presented a meal containing cooked chicken. A man from the tribe of Banī Taimillāh with red complexion as if from the Byzantine war prisoners, was also present. Abū Mūsā invited him to share the meal but he (apologized) 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." Abū Mūsā said, "Come along, I will tell you about this matter (i.e., how to cancel one's oath). I went to the Prophet ﷺ in the company of a group of Al-Ash'ariyūn, asked him to provide us with means of conveyance. He said, 'By Allāh, 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 Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and he asked for us saying, 'Where is the group of Al-Ash'ariyūn?' 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 ﷺ 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 Allāh has provided you with it, and by Allāh, if Allāh will, 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'."

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3133 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، قَالَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي القَاسِمُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ الكُلَيْبِيُّ، - وَأَنَا لِحَدِيثِ القَاسِمِ أَحْفَظُ - عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي مُوسَى، فَأُتِيَ - ذَكَرَ دَجَاجَةً -، وَعِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَيْمِ اللَّهِ أَحْمَرُ كَأَنَّهُ مِنَ المَوَالِي، فَدَعَاهُ لِلطَّعَامِ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا فَقَذِرْتُهُ، فَحَلَفْتُ لاَ آكُلُ، فَقَالَ: هَلُمَّ فَلْأُحَدِّثْكُمْ عَنْ ذَاكَ، إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ، فَقَالَ: «وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَحْمِلُكُمْ، وَمَا عِنْدِي مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ»، وَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِنَهْبِ إِبِلٍ، فَسَأَلَ عَنَّا فَقَالَ: «أَيْنَ النَّفَرُ الأَشْعَرِيُّونَ؟»، فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِخَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ غُرِّ الذُّرَى، فَلَمَّا انْطَلَقْنَا قُلْنَا: مَا صَنَعْنَا؟ لاَ يُبَارَكُ لَنَا، فَرَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ، فَقُلْنَا: إِنَّا سَأَلْنَاكَ أَنْ تَحْمِلَنَا، فَحَلَفْتَ أَنْ لاَ تَحْمِلَنَا، أَفَنَسِيتَ؟ قَالَ: «لَسْتُ أَنَا حَمَلْتُكُمْ، وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ حَمَلَكُمْ، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ - إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ - لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ، فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا، إِلَّا أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ، وَتَحَلَّلْتُهَا»

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