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Sahih al-Bukhari 4234 (Book 64, Hadith 272) #4046
The Punishment for Illegally Taking Booty

SUMMARY: Taking something illegally from the booty of war is a sin and will be punished.

Narrated Abu Huraira: When we conquered Khaibar, we gained neither gold nor silver as booty, but we gained cows, camels, goods and gardens. Then we departed with Allah's Messenger to the valley of Al-Qira, and at that time Allah's Messenger had a slave called Mid'am who had been presented to him by one of Banu Ad-Dibbab. While the slave was dismounting the saddle of Allah's Messenger an arrow the thrower of which was unknown, came and hit him. The people said, "Congratulations to him for the martyrdom". Allah's Apostle said, "No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the sheet (of cloth) which he had taken (illegally) on the day of Khaibar from the booty before the distribution of the booty, has become a flame of Fire burning him". On hearing that, a man brought one or two leather straps of shoes to the Prophet and said, "These are things I took (illegally)". On that Allah's Messenger said, "This is a strap, or these are two straps of Fire".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ثَوْرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ مُطِيعٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ افْتَتَحْنَا خَيْبَرَ، وَلَمْ نَغْنَمْ ذَهَبًا وَلاَ فِضَّةً، إِنَّمَا غَنِمْنَا الْبَقَرَ وَالإِبِلَ وَالْمَتَاعَ وَالْحَوَائِطَ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى وَادِي الْقُرَى، وَمَعَهُ عَبْدٌ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ مِدْعَمٌ، أَهْدَاهُ لَهُ أَحَدُ بَنِي الضِّبَابِ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَحُطُّ رَحْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِذْ جَاءَهُ سَهْمٌ عَائِرٌ حَتَّى أَصَابَ ذَلِكَ الْعَبْدَ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ هَنِيئًا لَهُ الشَّهَادَةُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، إِنَّ الشَّمْلَةَ الَّتِي أَصَابَهَا يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ مِنَ الْمَغَانِمِ لَمْ تُصِبْهَا الْمَقَاسِمُ لَتَشْتَعِلُ عَلَيْهِ نَارًا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ حِينَ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ بِشِرَاكٍ أَوْ بِشِرَاكَيْنِ، فَقَالَ هَذَا شَىْءٌ كُنْتُ أَصَبْتُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ شِرَاكٌ أَوْ شِرَاكَانِ مِنْ نَارٍ

TOPICS
booty  *  war  *  punishment  *  theft  *  alfay  *  alharb  *  uqubat  *  sariqa

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey God’s commands , Respect property rights , Be honest
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that taking something illegally from the booty of war is a sin and will be punished. It was narrated by Abu Huraira, who said that when they conquered Khaibar, they gained cows, camels, goods and gardens as booty instead of gold or silver. At this time, Allah's Messenger had a slave called Mid'am who was presented to him by one of Banu Ad-Dibbab. While the slave was dismounting the saddle of Allah's Messenger an arrow hit him and people congratulated him for martyrdom but Allah's Apostle said no because he had taken something illegally on the day of Khaibar before distribution which has become a flame burning him. On hearing this, someone brought one or two leather straps which he had taken illegally to Prophet Muhammad and he said it is like strap or two straps of fire. This teaches us that we should not take anything without permission even if it seems small because it can lead to punishment in this world as well as in hereafter.

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