32/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1750a — Extra Share Besides Khums
Spoils of War
Khums and Nafl Hadith: An Extra Share and a Sharif Camel
Sahih Muslim : 1750a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1750a
وَحَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِسُرَيْجٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ، اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ نَفَّلَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَفَلاً سِوَى نَصِيبِنَا مِنَ الْخُمْسِ فَأَصَابَنِي شَارِفٌ وَالشَّارِفُ الْمُسِنُّ الْكَبِيرُ .
Salim Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave us an extra (camel) besides our share of Khums; (and in this extra share) I got a Sharif (and a Sharif is a big old camel).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1750aIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 44USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4335
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1750a
This Khums and Nafl hadith is narrated by Salim from his father. He says that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم gave them an extra share besides their share of Khums. In that extra share, he received a Sharif, and the report explains that a Sharif is a big old camel. The text is short, but it clearly centers on extra distribution from spoils. It also defines the special word used in the report, so readers do not have to guess what Sharif means. For searches like “Nafl besides Khums hadith,” this narration gives a simple example of an extra share and names what one person received.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions an extra share besides Khums.
- The narrator received a Sharif in that extra share.
- The hadith explains that Sharif means a big old camel.
