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Sunan Abi Dawud 2690 (Book 15, Hadith 214) #22980
Taking Ransom During Battle of Badr

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet (PBUH) taking ransom during the battle of Badr and how Allaah Most High sent down a verse in response to this.

'Umar bin Al Khattab said "During the battle of Badr, the Prophet took ransom". Thereupon Allaah Most High sent down "It is not fitting for an Apostle that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. You look on the temporal goods of this world, but Allaah looketh to the Hereafter". And Allaah is exalted in might and Wise. Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allaah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that you took. Allaah then made the spoils of war lawful. Abu Dawud said "I heard that Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about the name of Abu Nuh". He said "What will you do with his name? His name is a bad one. Abu Dawud said "the name of Abu Nuh is Qurad. What is correct is that his name is 'Abd Al Rahman bin Ghazwan.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُوحٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ الْحَنَفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ فَأَخَذَ - يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ - الْفِدَاءَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الأَرْضِ ‏}‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ ‏}‏ مِنَ الْفِدَاءِ ثُمَّ أَحَلَّ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ الْغَنَائِمَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سَمِعْتُ أَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ يُسْأَلُ عَنِ اسْمِ أَبِي نُوحٍ فَقَالَ أَيْشٍ تَصْنَعُ بِاسْمِهِ اسْمُهُ اسْمٌ شَنِيعٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ اسْمُ أَبِي نُوحٍ قُرَادٌ وَالصَّحِيحُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ

TOPICS
battle  *  ransom  *  ordainment  *  penalty  *  war  *  maraka  *  tawbah  *  qadar  *  uqubat  *  nafaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Look towards Hereafter instead of temporal goods, Follow what is ordained by Allah

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about an incident that occurred during the battle of Badr. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ took ransom from some prisoners and Allah Most High sent down a verse in response to this. The verse stated that it was not fitting for an Apostle to take prisoners until he has thoroughly subdued the land. Allah then made spoils of war lawful as a result. It teaches us that we should always look towards the Hereafter rather than temporal goods and that everything happens according to Allah's will or ordainment.

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