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Sunan Abi Dawud 3028 (Book 20, Hadith 101) #23318
Treaty of Peace and Sadaqah

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a treaty of peace between the people of Saba' and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ which included paying seventy suits of cloth every year.

Narrated Abyad ibn Hammal: Abyad spoke to the Messenger of Allah about sadaqah when he came along with a deputation to him. He replied: O brother of Saba', sadaqah is unavoidable. He said: We cultivated cotton, Messenger of Allah. The people of Saba' scattered, and there remained only a few at Ma'arib. He therefore concluded a treaty of peace with the Messenger of Allah to give seventy suits of cloth, equivalent to the price of the Yemeni garments known as al-mu'afir, to be paid every year on behalf of those people of Saba' who remained at Ma'arib. They continued to pay them till the Messenger of Allah died. The governors after the death of the Messenger of Allah broke the treaty concluded by Abyad by Hammal with the Messenger of Allah to give seventy suits of garments. AbuBakr then revived it as the Messenger of Allah had done till AbuBakr died. When AbuBakr died, it was discontinued and the sadaqah was levied.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْقُرَشِيُّ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَهُمْ حَدَّثَنَا فَرَجُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، ثَابِتُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَعِيدٍ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبْيَضَ - عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَبْيَضَ بْنِ حَمَّالٍ أَنَّهُ كَلَّمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ حِينَ وَفَدَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا أَخَا سَبَإٍ لاَ بُدَّ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا زَرْعُنَا الْقُطْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ تَبَدَّدَتْ سَبَأٌ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلٌ بِمَأْرِبٍ ‏.‏ فَصَالَحَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ حُلَّةِ بَزٍّ مِنْ قِيمَةِ وَفَاءِ بَزِّ الْمَعَافِرِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ عَمَّنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ بِمَأْرِبَ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا يُؤَدُّونَهَا حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ الْعُمَّالَ انْتَقَضُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بَعْدَ قَبْضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِيمَا صَالَحَ أَبْيَضُ بْنُ حَمَّالٍ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي الْحُلَلِ السَّبْعِينَ فَرَدَّ ذَلِكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَا وَضَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رضى الله عنه انْتَقَضَ ذَلِكَ وَصَارَتْ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ

TOPICS
treaty  *  peace  *  cloth  *  hilf  *  salam  *  libas  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous in dealings with others , Keep promises/agreements
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about a treaty that was made between the people of Saba' and the Messenger of Allah. Abyad ibn Hammal spoke to him on behalf of his people, asking for sadaqah. The Messenger agreed to give them seventy suits of cloth every year as part payment for their sadaqah. This treaty was kept up until after the death of AbuBakr, when it was discontinued and replaced with a levy instead. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous in our dealings with others, even if it means making sacrifices or giving up something valuable in order to do so. It also shows us how important it is to keep our promises and agreements, even if they are made with someone who may not have much power or influence over us.

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