The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A prophet among the prophets went out on a military expedition and said to his people: ‘Let no man follow me who has contracted marriage with a woman and wishes to consummate the marriage with her but has not yet done so; nor anyone who has built houses but has not yet raised their roofs; nor anyone who has bought sheep or pregnant she-camels and is waiting for their offspring.’"

“So he went on the expedition, and when he drew near to the town at the time of the Asr prayer, or close to that, he said to the sun: ‘You are under command, and I am under command. O Allah, hold it back for us,’ so it was held back until Allah granted him victory. Then he gathered the spoils, and then it came – meaning the fire – to consume it, but it did not consume it. He said: ‘There is misappropriation among you; let one man from every tribe pledge allegiance to me.’ Then the hand of one man stuck to his hand, so he said: ‘Among you is the misappropriation; let your tribe pledge allegiance to me.’ Then the hands of two or three men stuck to his hand, and he said: ‘Among you is the misappropriation.’ So they brought a head, like the head of a cow, made of gold, and placed it down. Then the fire came and consumed it. Then Allah made the spoils permissible for us; He saw our weakness and inability, so He made them permissible for us.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «غَزَا نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ فَقَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ: لاَ يَتْبَعْنِي رَجُلٌ مَلَكَ بُضْعَ امْرَأَةٍ وَهْوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بِهَا وَلَمَّا يَبْنِ بِهَا، وَلاَ أَحَدٌ بَنَى بُيُوتًا وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ سُقُوفَهَا، وَلاَ أَحَدٌ اشْتَرَى غَنَمًا أَوْ خَلِفَاتٍ وَهْوَ يَنْتَظِرُ وِلاَدَهَا».

«فَغَزَا فَدَنَا مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ صَلاَةَ الْعَصْرِ أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِلشَّمْسِ إِنَّكِ مَأْمُورَةٌ وَأَنَا مَأْمُورٌ اللَّهُمَّ احْبِسْهَا عَلَيْنَا فَحُبِسَتْ۔ حَتَّى فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَمَعَ الْغَنَائِمَ فَجَاءَتْ يَعْنِي النَّارَ لِتَأْكُلَهَا فَلَمْ تَطْعَمْهَا۔ فَقَالَ إِنَّ فِيكُمْ غُلُولاً فَلْيُبَايِعْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ رَجُلٌ۔ فَلَزِقَتْ يَدُ رَجُلٍ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ فِيكُمُ الْغُلُولُ فَلْتُبَايِعْنِي قَبِيلَتُكَ۔ فَلَزِقَتْ يَدُ رَجُلَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٍ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ فِيكُمُ الْغُلُولُ فَجَاءُوا بِرَأْسٍ مِثْلِ رَأْسِ بَقَرَةٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ فَوَضَعُوهَا فَجَاءَتِ النَّارُ فَأَكَلَتْهَا ثُمَّ أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَنَا الْغَنَائِمَ رَأَى ضَعْفَنَا وَعَجْزَنَا فَأَحَلَّهَا لَنَا».

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A prophet among the prophets waged war and said to his people, 'No man should follow me if he has married a woman and wishes to build a house with her, but has not built its roof. And no man should follow me if he has bought sheep and is waiting for their offspring.' So, he waged war and when he approached a monastery, it was either Asr prayer time or near that. He said to the sun, 'You are ordered (by Allah) and I am ordered (by Allah). O Allah, keep it stationary on me as long as You wish.' So, it was detained until Allah opened up the way for him. They collected what they had gained from the war and the fire started eating from it. It did not cease until they had taken out what looked like the hump of a cow made of gold. They put it in the loot and that was with the troops in the battlefield. The fire suddenly started burning and was consuming all that was being sold. So, they stopped it. It was then said, 'Imam has collected the zakat from enemies in Allah's cause.' The booty was not lawfully valid for any man before us. Allah made it lawful for His Messenger and the Muslims."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «غَزَا نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَقَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ لَا يَتْبَعْنِي رَجُلٌ قَدْ نَاكَحَ امْرَأَةً وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بِهَا وَلَا رَفَعَ بِنَاءً وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ سُقُفَهَا وَلَا اشْتَرَى غَنَمًا وَهُوَ يَنْتَظِرُ وِلَادَهَا فَغَزَا فَدَنَا إِلَى الدَّيْرِ حِينَ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ أَوْ قَرُبَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِلشَّمْسِ إِنَّكِ مَأْمُورَةٌ وَأَنَا مَأْمُورٌ اللَّهُمَّ احْبِسْهَا عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا فَحُبِسَتْ حَتَّى فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَمَعُوا مَا غَنِمُوا فَأَقْبَلَتِ النَّارُ لِتَأْكُلَهُ فَأَبَتِ النَّارُ أَنْ تَطْعَمَهُ فَقَالَ فِيكُمْ غُلُولٌ فَلْيُبَايِعْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ رَجُلٌ فَبَايَعَهُ فَلَصِقَتْ يَدُ رَجُلٍ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ فِيكُمُ الْغُلُولُ فَلْتُبَايِعْنِي قَبِيلَتُكَ فَبَايَعَتْهُ قَبِيلَتُهُ فَلَصِقَتْ بِيَدِهِ يَدُ رَجُلَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فَقَالَ فِيكُمُ الْغُلُولُ فَأَخْرَجُوا مِثْلَ رَأْسِ الْبَقَرَةِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَوَضَعُوهُ فِي الْمَالِ وَهُوَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَأَقْبَلَتِ النَّارُ فَأَكَلَتْهُ فَلَمْ تَحِلَّ الْغَنَائِمُ لِأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلَنَا وَذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ رَأَى ضَعْفَنَا فَطَيَّبَهَا لَنَا»

One of the Prophets made a holy war. He said to his followers: One who has married a woman and wants to consummate to his marriage but has not yet done so; another who has built a house but has not yet erected its roof; and another who has bought goats and pregnantshe-camels and is waiting for their offspring-will not accommpany me. So he marched on and approached a village at or about the time of the Asr prayers. He said to the sun: Thou art subserviant (to Allah) and so am I. O Allah, stop it for me a little. It was stopped for him until Allah granted him victory. The people gathered the spoils of war (at one place). A fire approached the spoils to devour them, but it did not devour them. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Some of you have been guilty of misappropriation. So one man from each tribe should swear fealty to me. The did so (putting their hands into his). The hand of one man stuck to his hand and the Prophet ﷺ said: Your tribe is guilty of misappropriation. Let all the members of your tribe swear fealty to me one by one. They did so, when the hands of two or three persons got stuck with his hand. He said: You have misappropriated. So they took out gold equal in volume to the head of a cow. They-placed it among the spoils on the earth. Then the fire approached the spoils and devoured them. The spoils of war were not made lawful for any people before us, This is because Allah saw our weakness and humility and made them lawful for us. (Using translation from Muslim 1747)

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزَا نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَقَالَ لِلْقَوْمِ لَا يَتْبَعْنِي رَجُلٌ قَدْ كَانَ مَلَكَ بُضْعَ امْرَأَةٍ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بِهَا وَلَمَّا يَبْنِ وَلَا آخَرُ قَدْ بَنَى بِنَاءً لَهُ وَلَمَّا يَرْفَعْ سُقُفَهَا وَلَا آخَرُ قَدِ اشْتَرَى غَنَمًا أَوْ خَلِفَاتٍ وَهُوَ يَنْتَظِرُ وِلَادَهَا فَغَدَا فَدَنَا مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ حِينَ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِلشَّمْسِ أَنْتِ مَأْمُورَةٌ وَأَنَا مَأْمُورٌ اللهُمَّ احْبِسْهَا عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا فَحُبِسَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَجَمَعُوا مَا غَنِمُوا فَأَقْبَلَتِ النَّارُ لِتَأْكُلَهُ فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَطْعَمَهُ فَقَالَ فِيكُمْ غُلُولٌ فَلْيُبَايِعْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ رَجُلٌ فَبَايَعُوهُ فَلَصَقَتْ يَدُ رَجُلٍ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ فِيكُمُ الْغُلُولُ فَلْيُبَايِعْنِي قَبِيلَتُكَ فَبَايَعَتْهُ قَبِيلَتُهُ فَلَصِقَ يَدُ رَجُلَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فَقَالَ فِيكُمُ الْغُلُولُ أَنْتُمْ غَلَلْتُمْ قَالَ فَأَخْرَجُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ رَأْسِ بَقَرَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَوَضَعُوهُ فِي الْمَالِ وَهُوَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَأَقْبَلَتِ النَّارُ فَأَكَلَتْ فَلَمْ تَحِلَّ الْغَنَائِمُ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللهَ رَأَى ضَعْفَنَا وَعَجْزَنَا فَطَيَّبَهَا لَنَا

"غَزَا نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ فَقَال لقَوْمِهِ: لَا يتْبَعْنِى مِنكمْ رَجُل ملَكَ بُضْعَ امْرَأَةٍ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبْنى بِهَا، وَلَمَّا يَبْنِ بِهَا، وَلَا أَحَدٌ بَنَى بيُوتًا وَلَمْ يَرْفَع سُقُوفهَا، وَلَا أَحَدٌ اشْتَرى غَنَمًا أَو خَلفَات وَهُوَ يَنْتَظرُ ولادَهَا، فَغَزَا فَدَنا مِنَ الْقْريَة صَلاة الْعَصْرِ أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِن ذَلِكَ، فَقَال للشَّمْس: إِنَّكِ مَأمُورَةٌ وأَنا مأمور، اللَّهمَّ أحبسْها عَلَيْنَا، فحُبسَتْ حَتَّى فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ، فَجَمَعَ الْغَنَائم فَجَاءَت النَّارُ لِتَأْكُلَهَا فَلَمْ تَطعَمْهَا، فقَال: إِنَّ فيكُمْ غلُولًا، فَليُبايِعْنِى مِنْ كُلِّ قَبِيلة رَجُلٌ، فَلَزَقَت يَدُ رَجُلٍ بِيَدِهِ، فَقَال: فِيكُمُ الغُلُولُ، فَلْتُبايعْنِى قَبِيلَتُكَ، فَلَزَقَتْ يَدُ رَجُلَينِ أو ثَلاثَة بِيَدهِ، فَقَال: فيكُمُ الْغُلُولُ فَجَاءوا بِرَأسٍ مِثْل رَأسِ بَقَرَةٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ فَوَضعُوهَا، فَجَاءَت النَّارُ فَأَكَلَتهَا، ثُمَّ أَحَلَّ اللهُ لَنَا الْغَنَائِم، رَأَى ضَعْفَنَا وَعَجْزَنَا فَأَحَلَّهَا لَنَا".