Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 161.0

Regarding The Imam Taking Something From The Fa'i For Himself

باب فِي الإِمَامِ يَسْتَأْثِرُ بِشَىْءٍ مِنَ الْفَىْءِ لِنَفْسِهِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 2755sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by al-Walid bin Muslim al-Quraishifrom'Abdullah bin al-'Ala'fromMamtur Abu Salam al-Aswadfrom'Amr bin 'Absa al-Salmi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لِي مِنْ غَنَائِمِكُمْ مِثْلُ هَذَا إِلاَّ الْخُمُسَ وَالْخُمُسُ مَرْدُودٌ فِيكُمْ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Amr ibn Abasah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer facing a camel which had been taken in booty, and when he had given the salutation, he took a hair from the camel's side and said: I have no right as much as this of your booty, but only to the fifth. and the fifth is returned to you.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلاَّمٍ الأَسْوَدَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَبَسَةَ، قَالَ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى بَعِيرٍ مِنَ الْمَغْنَمِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ أَخَذَ وَبَرَةً مِنْ جَنْبِ الْبَعِيرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏