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Musnad Ahmad 203 (Book 2, Hadith 120) #33895
Stealing from War Booty is Forbidden

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warned against stealing from war booty and emphasized that only believers will enter Paradise.

Abdullah bin 'Abbas said: Umar bin al-Khattab told me: On the day of Khaibar, a group of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ came and said: So and so has been martyred. So and so has been martyred, until they came to a man and said, So and so has been martyred, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "No, I saw him in the Fire because of a cloak or 'aba'ah that he stole from the war booty". Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O son of al-Khattab, go and call out to the people that no one will enter Paradise except the believers". So I went out and called to them, saying: 'No one will enter Paradise except the believers".
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سِمَاكٌ الْحَنَفِيُّ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ أَقْبَلَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا فُلَانٌ شَهِيدٌ فُلَانٌ شَهِيدٌ حَتَّى مَرُّوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَقَالُوا فُلَانٌ شَهِيدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَلَّا إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ فِي النَّارِ فِي بُرْدَةٍ غَلَّهَا أَوْ عَبَاءَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ اذْهَبْ فَنَادِ فِي النَّاسِ أَنَّهُ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَنَادَيْتُ أَلَا إِنَّهُ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ‏.‏
TOPICS
stealing  *  booty  *  believers  *  paradise

QUICK LESSONS:
Do not steal anything even if it is small like a cloak or aba’ah taken from war booties . Believe in Allah/God/Prophet Muhammad PBUH .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of not stealing from war booty. It was narrated by Abdullah bin 'Abbas who said that Umar bin al-Khattab told him about a group of companions of the Prophet Muhammad who came to him on the day of Khaibar and reported that someone had been martyred. However, the Prophet saw this person in Hell because he had stolen a cloak or 'aba'ah from the war booty. The Prophet then instructed Umar to call out to people that no one will enter Paradise except believers. This hadith teaches us an important lesson about honesty and integrity; it is wrong to take something which does not belong to us even if it is something small like a cloak or 'aba'ah taken from war booty. We must remember that only those who are true believers will be rewarded with entry into Paradise in the afterlife.

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