32/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1753b — Booty for the Fighter
The killer is entitled to the belongings of the one who is killed
Hadith About Booty for the One Who Killed the Enemy
Sahih Muslim : 1753b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1753b
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ، الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مَعَ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ وَرَافَقَنِي مَدَدِيٌّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . بِنَحْوِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا خَالِدُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى بِالسَّلَبِ لِلْقَاتِلِ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنِّي اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ .
‘Auf b. Malik al-Ashja‘i Narrated from:
I joined the expedition that marched under Zaid b. Haritha to Muta, and I received reinforcement from the Yemen. (After this introduction), the narrator narrated the tradition that had gone before except that in his version Auf was reported to have said (to Khalid): Khalid, didn't you know that the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) had decided In favour of giving the booty (sized from an enemy) to one who killed him? He (Khalid) said: Yes. but I thought it was too much.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1753bIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 52USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4343
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1753b
This narration gives another version of the report involving Auf b. Malik and Khalid b. Walid. It mentions that Auf joined the expedition under Zaid b. Haritha to Mutah, and that a man from Yemen accompanied him. The report then follows the earlier meaning, with one clear added wording: Auf said to Khalid that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had decided in favor of giving the booty taken from an enemy to the one who killed him. Khalid answered that he knew this, but he thought the amount was too much. So the Hadith keeps the same core topic: the rule of booty, the role of the commander, and the need to apply known guidance properly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms that Khalid knew the ruling about the killer receiving the booty.
- Khalid’s hesitation was based on the amount appearing large to him.
- The report connects the matter to an expedition under Zaid b. Haritha.
- Known guidance should not be set aside only because the amount seems large.
