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abudawud:2719Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Ḥanbal > al-Walīd b. Muslim > Ṣafwān b. ʿAmr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Jubayr b. Nufayr from his father > ʿAwf b. Mālik al-Ashjaʿī

‘Awf bin malik Al Ashja’I said “I went out with Zaid bin Harith in the battle of Mutah. For the reinforcement of the Muslim army a man from the people of Yemen accompanied me. He had only his sword with him. A man from the Muslims slaughtered a Camel. The man for the reinforcement asked him for a part of its skin which he gave him. He made it like the shape of a shield. We went on and met the Byzantine armies. There was a man among them on a reddish horse with a golden saddle and golden weapons. This Byzantinian soldiers began to attack the Muslims desperately. The man for reinforcement sat behind a rock for (attacking) him. He hamstrung his horse and overpowered him and then killed him. He took his horse and weapons. When Allah, Most High, bestowed victory on the Muslims. Khalid bin Al Walid sent for him and took his spoils. ‘Awf said “I came to him and said “Khalid, do you know that the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ had decided to give spoils to the killer? He said “Yes, I thought it abundant. I said “You should return it to him, or I shall tell you about it before the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. But he refused to return it. ‘Awf said “We then assembled with the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. I told him the story of the man of reinforcement and what Khalid had done. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Khalid, what made you do the work you have done?” He said “Apostle of Allaah ﷺ, I considered it to be abundant. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Khalid, return it to him what you have taken from him.” ‘Awf said “I said to him “here you are, Khalid. Did I not keep my word? The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “What is that? I then informed him.” He said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ became angry and said “Khalid, do not return it to him. Are you going to leave my commanders? You may take from them what is best for you and eave to them what is worst.  

أبو داود:٢٧١٩حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ فَرَافَقَنِي مَدَدِيٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ غَيْرُ سَيْفِهِ فَنَحَرَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ جَزُورًا فَسَأَلَهُ الْمَدَدِيُّ طَائِفَةً مِنْ جِلْدِهِ فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ فَاتَّخَذَهُ كَهَيْئَةِ الدَّرَقِ وَمَضَيْنَا فَلَقِينَا جُمُوعَ الرُّومِ وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ أَشْقَرَ عَلَيْهِ سَرْجٌ مُذْهَبٌ وَسِلاَحٌ مُذْهَبٌ فَجَعَلَ الرُّومِيُّ يُغْرِي بِالْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَعَدَ لَهُ الْمَدَدِيُّ خَلْفَ صَخْرَةٍ فَمَرَّ بِهِ الرُّومِيُّ فَعَرْقَبَ فَرَسَهُ فَخَرَّ وَعَلاَهُ فَقَتَلَهُ وَحَازَ فَرَسَهُ وَسِلاَحَهُ فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ ﷻ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَأَخَذَ مِنَ السَّلَبِ قَالَ

عَوْفٌ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا خَالِدُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَضَى بِالسَّلَبِ لِلْقَاتِلِ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنِّي اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ قُلْتُ لَتَرُدَّنَّهُ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ لأُعَرِّفَنَّكَهَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ قِصَّةَ الْمَدَدِيِّ وَمَا فَعَلَ خَالِدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا خَالِدُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا خَالِدُ رُدَّ عَلَيْهِ مَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْهُ قَالَ عَوْفٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ دُونَكَ يَا خَالِدُ أَلَمْ أَفِ لَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَا ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا خَالِدُ لاَ تَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ تَارِكُونَ لِي أُمَرَائِي لَكُمْ صِفْوَةُ أَمْرِهِمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ كَدَرُهُ  


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ahmad:23997al-Walīd b. Muslim > Ṣafwān b. ʿAmr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Jubayr b. Nufayr from his father > ʿAwf b. Mālik al-Ashjaʿī

‘Awf bin malik Al Ashja’I said “I went out with Zaid bin Harith in the battle of Mutah. For the reinforcement of the Muslim army a man from the people of Yemen accompanied me. He had only his sword with him. A man from the Muslims slaughtered a Camel. The man for the reinforcement asked him for a part of its skin which he gave him. He made it like the shape of a shield. We went on and met the Byzantine armies. There was a man among them on a reddish horse with a golden saddle and golden weapons. This Byzantinian soldiers began to attack the Muslims desperately. The man for reinforcement sat behind a rock for (attacking) him. He hamstrung his horse and overpowered him and then killed him. He took his horse and weapons. When Allah, Most High, bestowed victory on the Muslims. Khalid bin Al Walid sent for him and took his spoils. ‘Awf said “I came to him and said “Khalid, do you know that the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ had decided to give spoils to the killer? He said “Yes, I thought it abundant. I said “You should return it to him, or I shall tell you about it before the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. But he refused to return it. ‘Awf said “We then assembled with the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. I told him the story of the man of reinforcement and what Khalid had done. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Khalid, what made you do the work you have done?” He said “Apostle of Allaah ﷺ, I considered it to be abundant. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Khalid, return it to him what you have taken from him.” ‘Awf said “I said to him “here you are, Khalid. Did I not keep my word? The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “What is that? I then informed him.” He said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ became angry and said “Khalid, do not return it to him. Are you going to leave my commanders? You may take from them what is best for you and eave to them what is worst. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2719)   

أحمد:٢٣٩٩٧حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ وَرَافَقَنِي مَدَدِيٌّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ غَيْرُ سَيْفِهِ فَنَحَرَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ جَزُورًا فَسَأَلَهُ الْمَدَدِيُّ طَائِفَةً مِنْ جِلْدِهِ فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ فَاتَّخَذَهُ كَهَيْئَةِ الدَّرَقِ وَمَضَيْنَا فَلَقِينَا جُمُوعَ الرُّومِ وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ أَشْقَرَ عَلَيْهِ سَرْجٌ مُذَهَّبٌ وَسِلَاحٌ مُذَهَّبٌ فَجَعَلَ الرُّومِيُّ يُغْرِي بِالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَقَعَدَ لَهُ الْمَدَدِيُّ خَلْفَ صَخْرَةٍ فَمَرَّ بِهِ الرُّومِيُّ فَعَرْقَبَ فَرَسَهُ فَخَرَّ وَعَلَاهُ فَقَتَلَهُ وَحَازَ فَرَسَهُوَسِلَاحَهُ فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللهُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُ السَّلَبَ قَالَ

عَوْفٌ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا خَالِدُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَضَى بِالسَّلَبِ لِلْقَاتِلِ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنِّي اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ قُلْتُ لَتَرُدَّنَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ لَأُعَرِّفَنَّكَهَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبَى أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ فَاجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ قِصَّةَ الْمَدَدِيِّ وَمَا فَعَلَهُ خَالِدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا خَالِدُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا خَالِدُ رُدَّ عَلَيْهِ مَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْهُ قَالَ عَوْفٌ فَقُلْتُ دُونَكَ يَا خَالِدُ أَلَمْ أَفِ لَكَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ يَا خَالِدُ لَا تَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْهِ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ تَارِكُو لِيَّ أُمَرَائِي لَكُمْ صَفْوَةُ أَمْرِهِمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ كَدَرُهُ؟ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ سَأَلْتُ ثَوْرًا عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ؟ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ نَحْوَهُ  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ السَّلَبَ لِلْقَاتِلِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ

ibnhibban:4842ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > ʿAmr b. ʿUthmān > al-Walīd b. Muslim > Ṣafwān b. ʿAmr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Jubayr b. Nufayr from his father > ʿAwf b. Mālik

[Machine] Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ give all the spoils of war to the killer? He said, "Yes, but I have given him more than his share. By the oath of Allah, I will inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it." When we came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I told him the news and he called him and commanded him to give the rest of his share to the Muddadi (assisting soldier). So Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) complied. I said to him, "How did you see it, O Khalid? Did I not fulfill my promise to you?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry and said, "O Khalid, do not give it to him and come to me." He said, "Are you abandoning me to my commanders? You have the best among them for their work and upon them are its consequences." His saying ﷺ , "O Khalid, do not give it to him," was intended for that specific time, then he commanded him again and he gave it to him.  

ابن حبّان:٤٨٤٢أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ مَدَدِيًّا فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ رَافَقَهُمْ وَأَنَّ رُومِيًّا كَانَ يَسْمُو عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَيُغْرِي عَلَيْهِمْ فَتَلَطَّفَ الْمَدَدِيُّ فَقَعَدَ تَحْتَ صَخْرَةٍ فَلَمَّا مَرَّ بِهِ عَرْقَبَ فَرَسَهُ وَخَرَّ الرُّومِيُّ لِقَفَاهُ وَعَلَاهُ الْمَدَدِيُّ بِالسَّيْفِ فَقَتَلَهُ وَأَقْبَلَ بِسَرْجِهِ وَلِجَامِهِ وَسَيْفِهِ وَمِنْطَقَتِهِ وَسِلَاحِهِ فَذَهَبَا بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْجَوْهَرِ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَأَخَذَ خَالِدٌ مِنْهُ طَائِفَةً وَنَفَّلَهُ بَقِيَّتَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا خَالِدُ مَا هَذَا؟ أَمَا تَعْلَمُ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَفَّلَ السَّلَبَ كُلَّهُ لِلْقَاتِلِ؟ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنِّي اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ أَمَا لَعَمْرِ اللَّهِ لَأُعَرِّفَنَّهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَتْهُ خَبَرَهُ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَى الْمَدَدِيِّ بَقِيَّةَ سَلَبِهِ فَوَلَّى خَالِدٌ لِيَفْعَلَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَكَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ يَا خَالِدُ أَلَمْ أَفِ لَكَ بِمَا وَعَدْتُكَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ «يَا خَالِدُ لَا تُعْطِهِ وَأَقْبِلْ عَلَيَّ» فَقَالَ «هَلْ أَنْتُمْ تَارِكُوا لِي أُمَرَائِي؟ لَكُمْ صَفْوَةُ أَمْرِهِمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ كَدَرُهُ» قَوْلُهُ ﷺ «يَا خَالِدُ لَا تُعْطِهِ» أَرَادَ بِهِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ