Hadith 40043

Chapter 9

باب 9

(9) باب الْغَنِيمَةُ لِمَنْ شَهِدَ الْوَقْعَةَ

(9) Chapter: The war booty is for those who witness the battles (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه لَوْلاَ آخِرُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا فَتَحْتُ قَرْيَةً إِلاَّ قَسَمْتُهَا بَيْنَ أَهْلِهَا كَمَا قَسَمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيْبَرَ.

Narrated Aslam:
`Umar said, "Were it not for those Muslims who have not come to existence yet, I would have distributed (the land of) every town I conquer among the fighters as the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed the land of Khaibar." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih al-Bukhari 3125 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 57, Hadith 34 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 4, Book 53, Hadith 354 (ES)