Hadith 4322

The Statement of Allāh تعالى: ("Truly, Allāh has given you victory on many battlefields), and on the day of Hunain (battle) when you rejoiced at your great number... (up to)... Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (V.9:25-27).

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Darussalam · Volume 5

64 - THE BOOK OFAL-MAGHĀZĪ(1) (i.e., holy battle,or the deeds and virtues of Ghāzi)

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الحديث: 4322 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 155

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4322. Narrated Abū Qatāda: When it was the day of (the battle of) Hunain, I saw a Muslim man fighting with one of Al-Mushrikūn (pagans) and another Mushrik (pagan) was hiding himself behind the Muslim in order to kill him. So I hurried towards the Mushrik (pagan) who was hiding behind the Muslim to kill him, and he raised his hand to hit me, but I hit his hand and cut it off. That man got hold of me and pressed me so hard that I was afraid (that I would die), then he knelt down and his grip became loose and I pushed him and killed him. The Muslims (except the Prophet ﷺ and some of his Companions) started fleeing and I too, fled with them. Suddenly I met 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb amongst the people and I asked him, "What is wrong with the people?" He said, "The matter (or the decision) is with Allāh." Then the people returned to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ (after defeating the enemy). Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "Whoever produces a proof that he has killed an infidel, will have the spoils of the killed man.” So, I got up to look for an evidence to prove that I had killed an infidel, but I could not find anyone to bear witness for me, so I sat down. Then it came to my mind (that I should speak of it) and I mentioned the case to Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ. A man from the persons who were sitting with him (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ), said, “The arms of the deceased one whom he (i.e., Abū Qatāda) has mentioned, are with me, so please compensate him for it (i.e., the spoils). Abū Bakr said, “No, Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ will not give it (i.e., the spoils) to a weak humble person from Quraish and leave one of Allāh’s Lions who fights on behalf of Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ.” Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ then got up and gave that (spoils) to me, and I bought with it a garden, which was the first property I got after embracing Islām.

Arabic text

4322 - وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ، مَوْلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ المُسْلِمِينَ يُقَاتِلُ رَجُلًا مِنَ المُشْرِكِينَ، وَآخَرُ مِنَ المُشْرِكِينَ يَخْتِلُهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ لِيَقْتُلَهُ، فَأَسْرَعْتُ إِلَى الَّذِي يَخْتِلُهُ، فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ لِيَضْرِبَنِي وَأَضْرِبُ يَدَهُ فَقَطَعْتُهَا، ثُمَّ أَخَذَنِي فَضَمَّنِي ضَمًّا شَدِيدًا، حَتَّى تَخَوَّفْتُ، ثُمَّ تَرَكَ، فَتَحَلَّلَ، وَدَفَعْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَتَلْتُهُ، وَانْهَزَمَ المُسْلِمُونَ وَانْهَزَمْتُ مَعَهُمْ، فَإِذَا بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الخَطَّابِ فِي النَّاسِ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: مَا شَأْنُ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَ: أَمْرُ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ تَرَاجَعَ النَّاسُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ أَقَامَ بَيِّنَةً عَلَى قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَهُ فَلَهُ سَلَبُهُ» فَقُمْتُ لِأَلْتَمِسَ بَيِّنَةً عَلَى قَتِيلِي، فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يَشْهَدُ لِي فَجَلَسْتُ، ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي فَذَكَرْتُ أَمْرَهُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ: سِلاَحُ هَذَا القَتِيلِ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ عِنْدِي، فَأَرْضِهِ مِنْهُ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: كَلَّا لاَ يُعْطِيهِ أُصَيْبِغَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَيَدَعَ أَسَدًا مِنْ أُسْدِ اللَّهِ، يُقَاتِلُ عَنِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَدَّاهُ إِلَيَّ، فَاشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْهُ خِرَافًا، فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَالٍ تَأَثَّلْتُهُ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ

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