Hamba Allah

Hadis Imam Abu Daud about Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)

Book 19 : Hadith 3049

Narrated Abdullah al-Hawzani:

I met Bilal, the Mu'adhdhin of the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) at Aleppo, and said: Bilal, tell me, what was the financial position of the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam)?

He said: He had nothing. It was I who managed it on his behalf since the day Allah made him Prophet of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) until he died. When a Muslim man came to him and he found him naked, he ordered me (to clothe him). I would go, borrow (some money), and purchase a cloak for him. I would then clothe him and feed him.

A man from the polytheists met me and said: I am well off, Bilal. Do not borrow money from anyone except me. So I did accordingly. One day when I performed ablution and stood up to make call to prayer, the same polytheist came along with a body of merchants.

When he saw me, he said: O Abyssinian. I said: I am at your service. He met me with unpleasant looks and said harsh words to me. He asked me: Do you know how many days remain in the completion of this month? I replied: The time is near. He said: Only four days remain in the completion of this month. I shall then take that which is due from you (i.e. loan), and then shall return you to tend the sheep as you did before. I began to think in my mind what people think in their minds (on such occasions). When I offered the night prayer, the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) returned to his family. I sought permission from him and he gave me permission.

I said: Apostle of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you, the polytheist from whom I used to borrow money said to me such-and-such. Neither you nor I have anything to pay him for me, and he will disgrace me. So give me permission to run away to some of those tribes who have recently embraced Islam until Allah gives His Apostle (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) something with which he can pay (the debt) for me. So I came out and reached my house. I placed my sword, waterskin (or sheath), shoes and shield near my head. When dawn broke, I intended to be on my way.

All of a sudden I saw a man running towards me and calling: Bilal, return to the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam). So I went till I reached him. I found four mounts kneeling on the ground with loads on them. I sought permission.

The Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) said to me: Be glad, Allah has made arrangements for the payment (of your debt). He then asked: Have you not seen the four mounts kneeling on the ground?

I replied: Yes. He said: You may have these mounts and what they have on them. There are clothes and food on them, presented to me by the ruler of Fadak. Take them away and pay off your debt. I did so.

He then mentioned the rest of the tradition. I then went to the mosque and found that the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) was sitting there. I greeted him.

He asked: What benefit did you have from your property? I replied: Allah Most High paid everything which was due from the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam). Nothing remains now.

He asked: Did anything remain (from that property)? I said: Yes. He said: Look, if you can give me some comfort from it, for I shall not visit any member of my family until you give me some comfort from it. When the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) offered the night prayer, he called me and said: What is the position of that which you had with you (i.e. property)?

I said: I still have it, no one came to me. The Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) passed the night in the mosque.

He then narrated the rest of the tradition. Next day when he offered the night prayer, he called me and asked: What is the position of that which you had (i.e. the rest of the property)?

I replied: Allah has given you comfort from it, Apostle of Allah. He said: Allah is Most Great, and praised Allah, fearing lest he should die while it was with him. I then followed him until he came to his wives and greeted each one of them and finally he came to his place where he had to pass the night. This is all for which you asked me.

Book 19 : Hadith 3051

Narrated Iyad ibn Himar:

I presented a she-camel to the Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam). He asked: Have you embraced Islam? I replied: No. The Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) said: I have been prohibited to accept the present of polytheists.

Book 19 : Hadith 3052

Narrated Alqamah ibn Wa'il:

The Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) bestowed land in Hadramawt as fief.

Book 19 : Hadith 3054

Narrated Amr ibn Hurayth:

The Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) demarcated a house with a bow at Medina for me. He said: I shall give you more. I shall give you more.

Book 19 : Hadith 3055

Narrated Rabi'ah ibn AbuAbdurRahman:

Rabi'ah reported on the authority of more than one person saying: The Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) assigned as a fief to Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani the mines of al-Qabaliyyah which is in the neighbourhood of al-Fur', and only zakat is levied on those mines up to the present day.

Book 19 : Hadith 3056

Narrated Amr ibn Awf al-Muzani:

The Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) assigned as a fief to Bilal ibn al-Muzani the mines of al-Qabaliyyah both which lay on the upper side and which lay on the lower side, and (the land) which was suitable for cultivation at Quds. He did not give him (the land which involved) the right of a Muslim. The Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) wrote a document for him. It goes: "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. This is what the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) assigned to Bilal ibn Harith al-Muzani. He gave him the mines of al-Qabaliyyah, both which lay on the upper side and which lay on the lower side, and (the land) which is suitable for cultivation at Quds. He did not give him the right of any Muslim."

Book 19 : Hadith 3057

Narrated Amr ibn Awf al-Muzani:

The Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) assigned as a fief to Bilal ibn Harith al-Muzani the mines of al-Qabaliyyah, both those which lay on the upper side those and which lay on the lower side. The narrator, Ibn an-Nadr, added: "also Jars and Dhat an-Nusub." The agreed version reads: "and (the land) which is suitable for cultivation at Quds". He did not assign to Bilal ibn al-Harith the right of any Muslim. The Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) wrote a document to him:

"This is what the Apostle of Allah (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam) assigned to Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani. He gave him the mines of al-Qabaliyyah both those which lay on the upper and lower side, and that which is fit for cultivation at Quds. He did not give him the right of any Muslim."

The narrator AbuUways said: A similar tradition has been transmitted to me by Thawr ibn Zayd from Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn Abbas from the Prophet (Sholallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam). Ibn an-Nadr added: Ubayy ibn Ka'b wrote it.