56/119. Chapter:

The wages given to fight on somebody else's behalf

Mujahid said, "Once I said to Ibn 'Umar, 'Let us proceed for Jihad.' Ibn 'Umar replied, 'I would like to support you with some of my money.' I replied, 'Allah has given me enough.' He said, 'Your wealth is for you, but I like that some of my money be spent in this cause.'" 'Umar said, "Some people take money (from the Muslim’s Treasury) to strive in Allah’s Cause, but they don’t strive. So, if someone does so, we have the right to take back whatever he has taken." Tawus and Mujahid said, "If something is given to you, so that you may strive in Allah’s Cause, then do whatever you like with it and keep it with your family."

Sahih BukhariHadith Number 2970

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ أَنَسٍ، سَأَلَ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ، فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُبَاعُ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم آشْتَرِيهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَشْتَرِهِ، وَلاَ تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) whether I could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity."

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2970In-book reference : Book 56, Hadith 179USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 214

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