Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have been given five that were given to no one before me: every prophet was sent specifically to his people but I have been sent to every white and black person, spoils are made lawful for me and they …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched a company to Najd and they acquired many spoils and rushed back. A man who did not go with them said, “We have not seen a company return more swiftly and with better spoils than this one!” The Prophet said, “Shall I …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched a company who acquired a great amount of spoils and returned quickly. A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, we have not a company of our people return more quickly with greater spoils!” The Prophet said, “Shall I not inform you …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched a company. They acquired spoils and rushed back to tell people about how close was their battle, how many their spoils, and how quickly they returned. The Prophet said, “Shall I not tell you what is closer than a battle, …
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‘Amr ibn al-‘As reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent for me and he ordered me to put on my armor and weapons, then come to him. I did so and came to him while he was performing ablution. The Prophet raised his eyes to me, then lowered them and he said, …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are the spoils of gathering to remember Allah?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The spoils of the gatherings of remembrance is Paradise.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 6651 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Haythami عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا …
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Sabrah ibn Abi Fakih reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Satan lies in wait for the son of Adam along his paths. He sits on the path of Islam and he says: You will embrace Islam and abandon your religion and your forefather’s religion? He disobeys him and …
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‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever joins a campaign in the way of Allah with no intention but to acquire some spoils, he will only have what he intended.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3138 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ …
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Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever dies free of these three, arrogance, usurping the spoils, and debt, he will enter Paradise.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1572 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ بَرِيءٌ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ …
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Abu Nu’aym reported: Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Shall I tell you about easy spoils?” They said, “O Abu Huraira, what are they?” Abu Huraira said, “Fasting in the winter.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 1356 عن أبي نعيم عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ أَلا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى غَنِيمَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ قَالُوا مَاذَا …
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Abu al-‘Ajfa reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “You say in your battles that such a specific person is a martyr and died as a martyr. Perhaps he only intended to load his mount with spoils. Surely you should not say this, but rather say as the Messenger of Allah, …
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Zaid ibn Wahb reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, decreed, “Do not steal the spoils, do not be treacherous with the enemy, do not mutilate the dead, do not kill children, and fear Allah regarding the farmers who do not wage war against you.” Source: Sunan Sa’īd ibn Mansūr 2466 Ibn …
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Abu Huraira reported: A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, a man intends to fight for the sake of Allah, and he is seeking worldly gains.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no reward for him.” The people found that very difficult, so they said, “Return to the …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of one who strives in jihad in the way of Allah, and Allah knows best who strives in his way, is that of one who is always fasting and praying. Allah guarantees that one who strives in his way will enter …
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Malik reported: Abu Bakr ibn Abdur Rahman, may Allah have mercy on him, used to say, “Whoever departs to the mosque in the morning, intending to go nowhere else and to teach goodness or to learn it himself, then he returns to his house, he is like one who wages jihad in the way of …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to his army, “Go forward in the name of Allah, with Allah, and upon the religion of the messenger of Allah. Do not kill old men, nor children, nor young people, nor women. Do not plunder, rather collect the your …
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