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Sahih al-Bukhari 2863 (Book 56, Hadith 79) #2739
Distribution of War Booty

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) established a rule that horses and their riders should receive two and one shares respectively from the war booty.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Messenger fixed two shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty).
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَ لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ وَلِصَاحِبِهِ سَهْمًا‏.‏ وَقَالَ مَالِكٌ يُسْهَمُ لِلْخَيْلِ وَالْبَرَاذِينِ مِنْهَا لِقَوْلِهِ ‏{‏وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا‏}‏ وَلاَ يُسْهَمُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ فَرَسٍ‏.‏

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booty  *  shares  *  alfay  *  qisas  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your resources; Strive for justice in all aspects of life; Take animals into consideration when distributing resources fairly among people.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the distribution of war booty, which was established by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. According to this hadith, two shares were given to each horse and one share was given to its rider. This shows us that even animals were taken into consideration when it came to distributing resources fairly among people. It also teaches us that we should be generous with our resources and not hoard them for ourselves alone. Furthermore, it teaches us that we should always strive for justice in all aspects of life, including resource distribution.

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