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Sunan an-Nasai 4144 (Book 38, Hadith 12) #18677
Giving One-Fifth of Spoils of War to Allah and the Messenger

SUMMARY: The hadith explains that one-fifth of the spoils of war should be given to Allah and the Messenger.

It was narrated that Musa bin Abi 'Aishah said: "I asked Yahya bin Al-Jazzar about this Verse: and know that whatever of spoils of war that you may gain, verily, one-fifth of it is assigned to Allah, and to the Messenger". He said: "I said: 'How much of the Khumus did he Prophet take?' He said: 'One-fifth of the Khumus"'.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَحْبُوبٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ الْجَزَّارِ عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ، ‏{‏ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُمْ مِنْ شَىْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُ وَلِلرَّسُولِ ‏}‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَمْ كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ مِنَ الْخُمُسِ قَالَ خُمُسُ الْخُمُسِ

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spoils  *  war  *  khumus

QUICK LESSONS:
Give a portion from your wealth or earnings as an act gratitude towards God's blessings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains a verse from the Quran which states that one-fifth of any spoils taken in war should be given to Allah and His messenger. The narrator Musa bin Abi 'Aishah asked Yahya bin Al-Jazzar about this verse and he explained that it means one-fifth of the Khumus should be given. This hadith teaches us about giving back to God for all His blessings by donating a portion of our wealth or earnings. It also teaches us about being generous with our resources even when we are in difficult situations such as during times of war. We must remember that everything we have is from God so it is important to give back some portion as an act of gratitude for all He has done for us.

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