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Sunan Abi Dawud 3068 (Book 20, Hadith 141) #23358
The Prophet's Gift of Fief

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ gave a fief to Banu Rifa'ah of Juhaynah and they divided it among themselves.

Narrated Saburah ibn Ma'bad al-Juhani: The Prophet alighted at a place where a mosque has been built under a large tree. He tarried there for three days, and then proceeded to Tabuk. Juhaynah met him on a wide plain. He asked them: who are the people of Dhul-Marwah? They replied: Banu Rifa'ah of Juhaynah. He said: I have given this (land) to Banu Rifa'ah as a fief. Therefore, they divided it. Some of them sold (their share) and others retained and worked on it. (Sub-narrator Ibn Wahab said: I then asked AbdulAziz about this tradition. He narrated a part of it to me and did not narrate it in full.
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَبْرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ الْجُهَنِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ نَزَلَ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْمَسْجِدِ تَحْتَ دَوْمَةٍ فَأَقَامَ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى تَبُوكَ وَإِنَّ جُهَيْنَةَ لَحِقُوهُ بِالرَّحْبَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ‏"‏ مَنْ أَهْلُ ذِي الْمَرْوَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا بَنُو رِفَاعَةَ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ قَدْ أَقْطَعْتُهَا لِبَنِي رِفَاعَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَاقْتَسَمُوهَا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ بَاعَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَمْسَكَ فَعَمِلَ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ أَبَاهُ عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِبَعْضِهِ وَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْنِي بِهِ كُلِّهِ

TOPICS
prophet  *  fief  *  divide  *  nabi  *  inaam  *  tafawwut

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your gifts and rewards; Share your blessings with others; Show loyalty towards those in power; Use your resources mindfully.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet's generosity in giving a fief to Banu Rifa'ah of Juhaynah. A fief is a gift or grant given by someone in power, usually a king or ruler, to someone else as an honor or reward for their service. In this case, the Prophet gave the land as a reward for their loyalty and service. He then allowed them to divide it among themselves however they wanted - some sold their share while others kept it and worked on it. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our gifts and rewards, but also that we should be mindful of how we use them - whether we keep them for ourselves or share them with others.

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