Hadith 34550

Chapter 3

باب 3

(3) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ النُّهْبَةِ

(3) Chapter: The prohibition of plunder (PT)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ أَصَبْنَا غَنَمًا لِلْعَدُوِّ فَانْتَهَبْنَاهَا فَنَصَبْنَا قُدُورَنَا فَمَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِالْقُدُورِ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُكْفِئَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّ النُّهْبَةَ لاَ تَحِلُّ " .

It was narrated that Tha'labah bin Hakam said:
"We came acrosssomeof the enemy's sheep and plundered them, and set up ourcooking pots.The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by the pots and ordered thatthey beoverturned, then he said: 'Plunder is not permissible.'" (PT)

Reference (PT): Sunan Ibn Majah 3938 (PT)

In-book reference (PT): Book 36, Hadith 13 (PT)

English translation (PT): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3938 (PT)