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Sahih Muslim 1753b (Book 32, Hadith 52) #11680
Following Decisions of Prophet Muhammad

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of following the decisions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and not questioning them.

It has been narrated on the authority of Auf b. Malik al-Ashja'i who said: I joined the expedition that marched under Zaid b. Haritha to Muta, and I received reinforcement from the Yemen. (After this introduction), the narrator narrated the tradition that had gone before except that in his version Auf was reported to have said (to Khalid): Khalid, didn't you know that the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) had decided In favour of giving the booty (sized from an enemy) to one who killed him? He (Khalid) said: Yes. but I thought it was too much.
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ، الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ وَرَافَقَنِي مَدَدِيٌّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ‏.‏ بِنَحْوِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا خَالِدُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَضَى بِالسَّلَبِ لِلْقَاتِلِ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنِّي اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ
TOPICS
decision  *  booty  *  reinforcement  *  ikhtiyar  *  wasalam  *  fai  *  tazkiyah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow what has been decided by our beloved prophet(ﷺ) without any hesitation or doubt .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of following the decisions made by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and not questioning them. It was narrated by Auf b. Malik al-Ashja'i who said that he joined an expedition led by Zaid b. Haritha to Muta, and received reinforcement from Yemen. He then narrated a tradition in which Khalid was asked if he knew that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had decided in favour of giving booty to one who killed him, to which Khalid replied yes but thought it was too much. This hadith teaches us that we should always follow what has been decided by our beloved prophet ﷺ without any hesitation or doubt as it will lead us towards success in this world and hereafter InshaAllah! We should also remember that whatever decision has been taken by our prophet ﷺ is for our own benefit even if we don't understand it at first glance, so we must have faith in his judgement and wisdom at all times!

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