Sahih Muslim Hadith 4577 – Ruling OnFai’ (Booty G”14 I r’ I’ll

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[4577] 49 – ( … ) Mâlik bin Aws said: 'Umar bin A]-Khattâb sent for me, and I came to him when the sun had risen high. I found him in his house, lying on his mattress, reclining on a leather pillow. He said to me: 0 Mâlik, some of your people have come to me for urgent help and I have ordered that they be given a little money. Take it and divide it among them. I said: Would that you had ordered someone else to do this. He said: Take it, 0 Mâlik. Then Yarfâ' came to him and said: 0 AmIr Al-Mu'minIn, will you let 'Uthmân, 'Abdur- Rahmân bin 'Awf, Az-Zubair and Sa'd come in? 'Umar said: Yes, so he let them in, and they came in. Then he came and said: Will you let 'Abbâs and 'Ali come in? He said: Yes, so he let them in. 'Abbâs said: 0 AmIr Al- Mu'minIn, will you judge between me and this treacherous, betraying, sinful liar? The people said: Yes, 0 AmIr Al-Mu'minIn, judge between them and let them settle the matter. – Mâlik bin Aws said: I could well imagine that they had sent them on ahead for that purpose. – 'Umar said: Wait a minute. I adjure you by Allah, by Whose permission the heavens and earth exist, do you know that the Messenger of Allah . said: "We (Prophets) have no heirs and whatever we leave behind is charity"? They said: Yes. Then he turned to A1-'Abbâs and 'Ali and said: I adjure you by Allah, by Whose permission the heavens and earth exist, do you know that the Messenger of Allah said: "We (Prophets) have no heirs and whatever we leave behind is charity"? They said: Yes. 'Umar said: Allah bestowed upon His Messenger jLtt, that which He did not bestow upon anyone else. He said: "What Allah gave as booty (Fai') to His Messenger (Muhammad ) from the people of the townships – it is for Allah, His Messenger (Muhammad )" [Al-Hashr 59:7] – I do not know whether he recited the Verse that comes before it or not -. He said: The Messenger of Allah 1 divided the wealth of Banü An- Nadir among you, and by Allah, he did not prefer himself over you, and he did not take it and exclude you, until this property was left. The Messenger of Allah used to take his annual expenditure from it, and spend an equal amount for the sake of Allah. Then he said: I adjure you by Allah, by Whose permission the heavens and earth exist, do you know that? They said: Yes. Then he adjured 'Abbâs and 'All as he had adjured the others: Do you know that? They said: Yes. He said: When the Messenger of Allah died, Abü Bakr said: I am the successor of the Messenger of Allah , and you came seeking your inheritance from the son of your brother, and this one came seeking the inheritance of his wife from her father, and Abü Bakr said: The Messenger of Allah said: "We (Prophets) have no heirs and whatever we leave behind is charity". You thought that he was lying, sinning, cheating and betraying, but Allah knows that he was honest, righteous, well guided and following the truth. Then Abü Bakr died, and I am the successor of the Messenger of Allah and the successor of Abü Bakr. You think that I am lying, sinning, cheating and betraying, but Allah knows that I am honest, righteous, well guided and following the truth. I became the guardian (of this property) and you and he came to me, both with the same purpose. You said: Give it to us, and I said: If you wish, I will give it to you, on condition that you pledge to Allah that you will use it as the Messenger of Allah used it, and you took it on that basis. He said: Is that not so? They said: Yes. He said: Then you came to me, to judge between you. No, by Allah, I will not judge between you in any other way until the Hour begins. If you are unable (to fulfill the condition), then give it back to me.