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Division Of Spoils Of War

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Darussalam · Volume 4

24. The ChaptersOn Jihâd

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الحديث: 2854 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 952

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2854. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet ﷺ 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. (Sahih)

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2854 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " أَسْهَمَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ لِلْفَارِسِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَسْهُمٍ: لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَانِ، وَلِلرَّجُلِ سَهْمٌ "

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Keeping horses and taking care of them for Jihâd requires a lot of expenses. So, a separate share from the booty is granted for a horse; otherwise, the complete share of a fighter would have to be used to cover the expenses of his horse, and nothing is left with him to fulfill his own needs. The share of a horse is twice the share of a man. Hence, the fighter who fights on his horse gets three shares.