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Regarding Sūrat Al-Anfāl

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Darussalam · Volume 5

44. The Chapters On The Tafsīr Of The Qur'ān From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 165

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(7). 3085. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “None of the black heads[1] before you partook of spoils of war, but fire from the heavens would be sent down upon them, consuming them.” Sulaimān (one of the narrators) said: “No one says this except for Abū Hurairah now. “So on the Day of Badr when they had the spoils of war before it was made lawful for them, Allāh [Most High] revealed: Were it not a previous ordainment from Allāh, a severe torment would have touched you for what you took.” (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ [Gharīb through the narration of Al-A’mash].

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٣٠٨٥ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي ‌مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ ‌زَائِدَةَ ، عَنِ ‌الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ : عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَمْ تَحِلَّ الْغَنَائِمُ لِأَحَدٍ سُودِ الرُّؤُوسِ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ» كَانَتْ تَنْزِلُ نَارٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَتَأْكُلُهَا. قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ الْأَعْمَشُ: فَمَنْ يَقُولُ هَذَا إِلَّا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْآنَ؟ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ وَقَعُوا فِي الْغَنَائِمِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحِلَّ لَهُمْ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: {لَوْلا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ} : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْأَعْمَشِ.

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    [1] Meaning the children of Ādam since (most of) their heads are black. And the statement of Sulaimān is not clear to the commentators. Al-Mubārakpūrī said that it appears to mean: “Only Abū Hurairah says ‘black heads’” in this narration. But some other narrations without “black heads” also contain “now.” Allah knows best.

Commentary

Had it not already been decided that the spoils of war would be made lawful for you, you would have faced a disastrous punishment.