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Sunan Abi Dawud 2983 (Book 20, Hadith 56) #23273
Spending Booty Wisely

SUMMARY: The hadith is about 'Ali being assigned the fifth of the booty and how he spent it on its beneficiaries during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr and Umar. Umar offered him some property but he refused to take it.

Narrated 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Laila: I heard 'Ali say: The Messenger of Allah assigned me the fifth (of the booty). I spent it on its beneficiaries during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah and Abu Bakr and of 'Umar. Some property was brought to him ('Umar) and he called me and said: Take it. I said: I did not want it. He said: Take it ; you have right to it. I said: We do not need it. So he deposited in the government treasury.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيُّ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا، يَقُولُ وَلاَّنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خُمُسَ الْخُمُسِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ مَوَاضِعَهُ حَيَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَحَيَاةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَحَيَاةَ عُمَرَ فَأُتِيَ بِمَالٍ فَدَعَانِي فَقَالَ خُذْهُ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لاَ أُرِيدُهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ خُذْهُ فَأَنْتُمْ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَغْنَيْنَا عَنْهُ فَجَعَلَهُ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ

TOPICS
booty  *  spend  *  beneficiaries  *  property  *  maal  *  istinjaa  *  mufarridoon  *  amwal

QUICK LESSONS:
Spend wisely on those who need help most . Accept offers with gratitude . Give away what is rightfully yours if there are people who need more than you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about how Ali was assigned a fifth of the booty and how he spent it on its beneficiaries during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr and Umar. It teaches us that when we are given something, we should use it wisely for those who need it most instead of keeping it for ourselves. Umar offered Ali some property but he refused to take it as they did not need it so Umar deposited in in the government treasury instead. This shows us that even if we have something that is rightfully ours, if there are people who need more than us then we should give them what they need first before taking anything for ourselves. We can also learn from this hadith that when someone offers you something out of kindness or generosity, you should accept their offer with gratitude as long as you do not have any other obligations or commitments towards others at that time.

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