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Sunan Abi Dawud 2712 (Book 15, Hadith 236) #23002
Refusing Booty After Public Announcement

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ordered Bilal to make a public announcement that the people should bring their booty and he would take a fifth of it. When one man brought a halter of hair, the Prophet asked why he did not bring it earlier and refused to accept it.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: When the Messenger of Allah gained booty he ordered Bilal to make a public announcement. He made a public announcement, and when the people brought their booty, he would take a fifth and divide it. Thereafter a man brought a halter of hair and said: Messenger of Allah, this is a part of the booty we got. He asked: Have you heard Bilal making announcement three times? He replied: Yes. He asked: What did prevent you from bringing it? He made some excuse, to which he said: Be (as you are), you may bring it on the Day of Judgment, for I shall not accept it from you.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، مَحْبُوبُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَوْذَبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَامِرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ - عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِذَا أَصَابَ غَنِيمَةً أَمَرَ بِلاَلاً فَنَادَى فِي النَّاسِ فَيَجِيئُونَ بِغَنَائِمِهِمْ فَيُخَمِّسُهُ وَيُقَسِّمُهُ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِزِمَامٍ مِنْ شَعَرٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا فِيمَا كُنَّا أَصَبْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَسَمِعْتَ بِلاَلاً يُنَادِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَمَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَجِيءَ بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَاعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كُنْ أَنْتَ تَجِيءُ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَنْ أَقْبَلَهُ عَنْكَ

TOPICS
booty  *  halter  *  announcement  *  refusal  *  maal  *  rihfah  *  iqra  *  radd

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow instructions given by elders or those in authority

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of following instructions given by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. In this hadith, Bilal was instructed to make an announcement that all booty should be brought forth so that the Prophet ﷺ could take a fifth of it. One man came with his halter late and when asked why he did not come earlier, he made excuses which were rejected by the Prophet ﷺ who said that he will not accept it from him on Judgment Day. This teaches us to always follow instructions given by our elders or those in authority as they are for our own benefit and we must never make excuses for not doing so. We must also remember that Allah will judge us on Judgment Day for all our actions in this world, including any wrongdoings or missed opportunities due to negligence or disobedience.

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