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Sahih Muslim 1364 (Book 15, Hadith 524) #10459
Refusing to Return Spoils Given by the Prophet

SUMMARY: Sa'd refused to return the belongings of a slave he had taken as spoils, citing that it was given to him by the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

'Amir b. Sa'd reported that Sa'd rode to his castle in al-'Aqiq and found a slave cutting down the trees, or beating off their leaves, so he stripped him off his belongings. When Sa'd returned, there came to him the masters of the slave and negotiated with him asking him to return to their slave or to them what he had taken from their slave, whereupon he said: God forbid that I should return anything which Allah's Messenger has given me as spoil, and refused to return anything to them.
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الْعَقَدِيِّ، - قَالَ عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ، سَعْدٍ أَنَّ سَعْدًا، رَكِبَ إِلَى قَصْرِهِ بِالْعَقِيقِ فَوَجَدَ عَبْدًا يَقْطَعُ شَجَرًا أَوْ يَخْبِطُهُ فَسَلَبَهُ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ سَعْدٌ جَاءَهُ أَهْلُ الْعَبْدِ فَكَلَّمُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَى غُلاَمِهِمْ أَوْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَخَذَ مِنْ غُلاَمِهِمْ فَقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَرُدَّ شَيْئًا نَفَّلَنِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ وَأَبَى أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ

TOPICS
sad  *  spoils  *  refusal  *  qitaal  *  ghaneemah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey Allah's Messenger ﷺ even if it means sacrificing your own desires or interests

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Amir b. Sa'd reports that when his master, Sa'd, found a slave cutting down trees or beating off their leaves in al-'Aqiq, he stripped him of his belongings and took them as spoils. When the masters of the slave came to negotiate with him and asked for their belongings back, he refused on account of it being given to him by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). This hadith teaches us that we should not go against what is commanded by Allah's Messenger and should remain obedient even if it means sacrificing our own desires or interests. It also shows us how important it is for us to follow in the footsteps of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and take heed from his teachings so we can be successful in this life and hereafter.

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