Muwatta Imam Malik — Jihad

Yahya related to me that Malik said that he had heard that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz used to say, "The man on horse-back has two shares, and the man on foot has one." Malik added, "I continue to hear the same." Malik, when asked whether a man who was present with several horses took a share for all of them, said, "I have never heard that. I think that there is only a share for the horse on which he fought." Malik said, "I think that foreign horses and half-breeds are considered as horses because Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, said in His Book, 'All horses, and mules, and asses, for you to ride, and as an adornment.' (Sura16 ayat 8). He said, the Mighty, the Majestic, 'Make ready for them whatever force and strings of horses you can, to terrify thereby the enemy of Allah and your enemy.' (Sura 8 ayat 60). I think that foreign breeds and half-breeds are considered as horses if the governor accepts them." Said ibn al-Musayyab was asked about working horses, and whether there was zakat on them. He said, "Is there any zakat on horses.?

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، انه قال بلغني ان عمر بن عبد العزيز، كان يقول للفرس سهمان وللرجل سهم . قال مالك ولم ازل اسمع ذلك . وسيل مالك عن رجل يحضر بافراس كثيرة فهل يقسم لها كلها فقال لم اسمع بذلك ولا ارى ان يقسم الا لفرس واحد الذي يقاتل عليه . قال مالك لا ارى البراذين والهجن الا من الخيل لان الله تبارك وتعالى قال في كتابه {والخيل والبغال والحمير لتركبوها وزينة} وقال عز وجل {واعدوا لهم ما استطعتم من قوة ومن رباط الخيل ترهبون به عدو الله وعدوكم} فانا ارى البراذين والهجن من الخيل اذا اجازها الوالي وقد قال سعيد بن المسيب وسيل عن البراذين هل فيها من صدقة فقال وهل في الخيل من صدقة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Said from Amr ibn Shuayb that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came back from Hunayn heading for al-Jiirrana, the people crowded around so much to question him that his she-camel backed into a tree, which became entangled in his cloak and pulled it off his back. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Return my cloak to me. Are you afraid that I will not distribute among you what Allah has given you as spoils. By He in whose hand my self is! Had Allah given you spoils equal to the number of acacia trees on the plain of Tihama, I would have distributed it among you. You will not find me to be miserly, cowardly, or a liar." Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got down and stood among the people, and said, "Hand over even the needle and thread, for stealing from the spoils is disgrace, fire, ignominy on the Day of Rising for people who do it." Then he took a bit of camel fluff or something from the ground and said, "By He in whose hand my self is! What Allah has made spoils for you is not mine - even the like of this! - except for the tax of one fifth, and the tax of one fifth is returned to you

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن عبد ربه بن سعيد، عن عمرو بن شعيب، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين صدر من حنين وهو يريد الجعرانة ساله الناس حتى دنت به ناقته من شجرة فتشبكت بردايه حتى نزعته عن ظهره فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ردوا على ردايي اتخافون ان لا اقسم بينكم ما افاء الله عليكم والذي نفسي بيده لو افاء الله عليكم مثل سمر تهامة نعما لقسمته بينكم ثم لا تجدوني بخيلا ولا جبانا ولا كذابا " . فلما نزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قام في الناس فقال " ادوا الخياط والمخيط فان الغلول عار ونار وشنار على اهله يوم القيامة " . قال ثم تناول من الارض وبرة من بعير او شييا ثم قال " والذي نفسي بيده ما لي مما افاء الله عليكم ولا مثل هذه الا الخمس والخمس مردود عليكم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban from Ibn Abi Amra that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said, "A man died on the day of Hunayn, and they mentioned him to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." Zayd claimed that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You pray over your companion." (i.e. he would not pray himself). The people's faces dropped at that. Zayd claimed that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Your companion stole from the spoils taken in the way of Allah." Zayd said, "So we opened up his baggage and found some Jews' beads worth about two dirhams

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن محمد بن يحيى بن حبان، ان زيد بن خالد الجهني، قال توفي رجل يوم حنين وانهم ذكروه لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فزعم زيد ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " صلوا على صاحبكم " . فتغيرت وجوه الناس لذلك فزعم زيد ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " ان صاحبكم قد غل في سبيل الله " . قال ففتحنا متاعه فوجدنا خرزات من خرز يهود ما تساوين درهمين

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abdullah ibn al-Mughira ibn Abi Burda al-Kinani that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to the people in their tribes and made dua for them, but left out one of the tribes. Abdullah related, "The tribe found an onyx necklace in the saddle-bags of one of their men. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to them, and then did the takbir over them as one does the takbir over the dead

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن عبد الله بن المغيرة بن ابي بردة الكناني، انه بلغه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اتى الناس في قبايلهم يدعو لهم وانه ترك قبيلة من القبايل - قال - وان القبيلة وجدوا في بردعة رجل منهم عقد جزع غلولا فاتاهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فكبر عليهم كما يكبر على الميت

Yahya related to me from Malik from Thawr ibn Zayd ad-Dili from Abu'l-Ghayth Salim, the mawla of ibn Muti that Abu Hurayra said, "We went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the yearof Khaybar. We did not capture any gold or silver except for personal effects, clothes, and baggage. Rifaa ibn Zayd presented a black slave boy to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whose name was Midam. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, made for Wadi'l-Qura, and when he arrived there, Midam was unsaddling the camel of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when a stray arrow struck and killed him. The people said, 'Good luck to him! The Garden!' The Messenger of Allah said, 'No! By He in whose hand my self is! The cloak which he took from the spoils on the Day of Khaybar before they were distributed will blaze with fire on him.' When the people heard that, a man brought a sandal-strap or two sandal-straps to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'A sandal-strap or two sandal-straps of fire

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ثور بن زيد الديلي، عن ابي الغيث، سالم مولى ابن مطيع عن ابي هريرة، قال خرجنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عام حنين فلم نغنم ذهبا ولا ورقا الا الاموال الثياب والمتاع - قال - فاهدى رفاعة بن زيد لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم غلاما اسود يقال له مدعم فوجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الى وادي القرى حتى اذا كنا بوادي القرى بينما مدعم يحط رحل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذ جاءه سهم عاير فاصابه فقتله فقال الناس هنييا له الجنة . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " كلا والذي نفسي بيده ان الشملة التي اخذ يوم حنين من المغانم لم تصبها المقاسم لتشتعل عليه نارا " . قال فلما سمع الناس ذلك جاء رجل بشراك او شراكين الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " شراك او شراكان من نار

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "Stealing from the spoils does not appear in a people but that terror is cast into their hearts. Fornication does not spread in a people but that there is much death among them. A people do not lessen the measure and weight but that provision is cut off from them. A people do not judge without right but that blood spreads among them. A people do not betray the pledge but that Allah gives their enemies power over them

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، انه بلغه عن عبد الله بن عباس، انه قال ما ظهر الغلول في قوم قط الا القي في قلوبهم الرعب ولا فشا الزنا في قوم قط الا كثر فيهم الموت ولا نقص قوم المكيال والميزان الا قطع عنهم الرزق ولا حكم قوم بغير الحق الا فشا فيهم الدم ولا ختر قوم بالعهد الا سلط الله عليهم العدو

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By He in whose hand my self is! I would like to fight in the way of Allah and be killed, then be brought to life again so I could be killed, and then be brought to life again so I could be killed." Abu Hurayra said three times, "I testify to it by Allah

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " والذي نفسي بيده لوددت اني اقاتل في سبيل الله فاقتل ثم احيا فاقتل ثم احيا فاقتل " . فكان ابو هريرة يقول ثلاثا اشهد بالله

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah laughs at two men. One of them kills the other, but each of them will enter the Garden:one fights in the way of Allah and is killed, then Allah turns to the killer, so he fights (in the way of Allah) and also becomes a martyr

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يضحك الله الى رجلين يقتل احدهما الاخر كلاهما يدخل الجنة يقاتل هذا في سبيل الله فيقتل ثم يتوب الله على القاتل فيقاتل فيستشهد

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By He in whose hand my self is! None of you is wounded in the way of Allah - and Allah knows best who is wounded in HisWay, but that when the Day of Rising comes, blood will gush forth from his wound. It will be the colour of blood, but its scent will be that of musk

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " والذي نفسي بيده لا يكلم احد في سبيل الله - والله اعلم بمن يكلم في سبيله - الا جاء يوم القيامة وجرحه يثعب دما اللون لون دم والريح ريح المسك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say, "O Allah! Do not let me be slain by the hand of a man who has prayed a single prostration to You with which he will dispute with me before You on the Day of Rising

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، ان عمر بن الخطاب، كان يقول اللهم لا تجعل قتلي بيد رجل صلى لك سجدة واحدة يحاجني بها عندك يوم القيامة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Said al- Maqburi from Abdullah ibn Abi Qatada that his father had said that a man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "O Messenger of Allah! If I am killed in the way of Allah, expectant for reward, sincere, advancing, and not retreating, will Allah pardon my faults?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Yes." When the man turned away, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called him - or commanded him and he was called to him. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, "What did you say?" He repeated his words to him, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, "Yes, except for the debt. Jibril said that to me

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن سعيد بن ابي سعيد المقبري، عن عبد الله بن ابي قتادة، عن ابيه، انه قال جاء رجل الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله ان قتلت في سبيل الله صابرا محتسبا مقبلا غير مدبر ايكفر الله عني خطاياى فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " نعم " . فلما ادبر الرجل ناداه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم او امر به فنودي له فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " كيف قلت " . فاعاد عليه قوله فقال له النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " نعم الا الدين كذلك قال لي جبريل

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n-Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said over the martyrs of Uhud, "I testify for them." Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said, "Messenger of Allah! Are we not their brothers? We entered Islam as they entered Islam and we did jihad as they did jihad." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Yes, but I do not know what you will do after me." Abu Bakr wept profusely and said, "Are we really going to out-live you

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي النضر، مولى عمر بن عبيد الله انه بلغه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لشهداء احد " هولاء اشهد عليهم " . فقال ابو بكر الصديق السنا يا رسول الله باخوانهم اسلمنا كما اسلموا وجاهدنا كما جاهدوا . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " بلى ولكن لا ادري ما تحدثون بعدي " . فبكى ابو بكر ثم بكى ثم قال اينا لكاينون بعدك

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting by a grave which was being dug at Madina. A man looked into the grave and said, 'An awful bed for the mumin. 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, 'Evil? What you have said is absolutely wrong.' The man said, 'I didn't mean that, Messenger of Allah. I meant being killed in the way of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Being killed in the way of Allah has no like! There is no place on the earth which I would prefer my grave to be than here (meaning Madina). He repeated it three times

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جالسا وقبر يحفر بالمدينة فاطلع رجل في القبر فقال بيس مضجع المومن . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " بيس ما قلت " . فقال الرجل اني لم ارد هذا يا رسول الله انما اردت القتل في سبيل الله . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لا مثل للقتل في سبيل الله ما على الارض بقعة هي احب الى ان يكون قبري بها منها " . ثلاث مرات يعني المدينة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say, "O Allah! I ask you for martyrdom in Your way and death in the city of Your Messenger

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، ان عمر بن الخطاب، كان يقول اللهم اني اسالك شهادة في سبيلك ووفاة ببلد رسولك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "The nobility of the mumin is his taqwa. His deen is his noble descent. His manliness is his good character. Boldness and cowardice are but instincts which Allah places wherever He wills. The coward shrinks from defending even his father and mother, and the bold one fights for the sake of the combat not for the spoils. Being slain is but one way of meeting death, and the martyr is the one who gives himself, expectant of reward from Allah

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، ان عمر بن الخطاب، قال كرم المومن تقواه ودينه حسبه ومروءته خلقه والجراة والجبن غرايز يضعها الله حيث شاء فالجبان يفر عن ابيه وامه والجريء يقاتل عما لا يووب به الى رحله والقتل حتف من الحتوف والشهيد من احتسب نفسه على الله

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، ان عمر بن الخطاب، كان يحمل في العام الواحد على اربعين الف بعير يحمل الرجل الى الشام على بعير ويحمل الرجلين الى العراق على بعير فجاءه رجل من اهل العراق فقال احملني وسحيما . فقال له عمر بن الخطاب نشدتك الله اسحيم زق قال له نعم

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، ان عمر بن الخطاب، كان يحمل في العام الواحد على اربعين الف بعير يحمل الرجل الى الشام على بعير ويحمل الرجلين الى العراق على بعير فجاءه رجل من اهل العراق فقال احملني وسحيما . فقال له عمر بن الخطاب نشدتك الله اسحيم زق قال له نعم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha that Anas ibn Malik had said that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to Quba, he visited Umm Haram bint Milhan and she fed him. Umm Haram was the wife of Ubada ibn as-Samit. One day the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had called on her and she had fed him, and sat down to delouse his hair. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had dozed and woke up smiling. Umm Haram said, "What is making you smile, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Some of my community were presented to me, raiding in the way of Allah. They were riding in the middle of the sea, kings on thrones, or like kings on thrones." (Ishaq wasn't sure). She said, "O Messenger of Allah! Ask Allah to put me among them!" So he had made a dua for her, and put his head down and slept. Then he had woken up smiling, and she said to him, "Messenger of Allah, why are you smiling?" He said, "Some of my community were presented to me, raiding in the way of Allah. They were kings on thrones or like kings on thrones," as he had said in the first one. She said, "O Messenger of Allah! Ask Allah to put me among them!" He said, "You are among the first." Ishaq added, "She travelled on the sea in the time of Muawiya, and when she landed, she was thrown from her mount and killed

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن اسحاق بن عبد الله بن ابي طلحة، عن انس بن مالك، قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا ذهب الى قباء يدخل على ام حرام بنت ملحان فتطعمه وكانت ام حرام تحت عبادة بن الصامت فدخل عليها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما فاطعمته وجلست تفلي في راسه فنام رسول الله صلى الله عليه

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abu Salih as-Samman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Had I not been concerned for my community, I would have liked never to stay behind a raiding party going out in the way of Allah. However, I do not find the means to carry them to it, nor do they find anything on which to ride out and it is grievous for them that they should stay behind me. I would like to fight in the way of Allah and be killed, then brought to life so I could be killed and then brought to life so I could be killed

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن ابي صالح السمان، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لولا ان اشق على امتي لاحببت ان لا اتخلف عن سرية تخرج في سبيل الله ولكني لا اجد ما احملهم عليه ولا يجدون ما يتحملون عليه فيخرجون ويشق عليهم ان يتخلفوا بعدي فوددت اني اقاتل في سبيل الله فاقتل ثم احيا فاقتل ثم احيا فاقتل

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "On the Day of Uhud, The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Who will bring me news of Sad ibn al-Rabi al-Ansari?' a man said, 'Me, Messenger of Allah!' So the man went around among the slain, and Sad ibn al-Rabi said to him, 'What are you doing?' The man said to him, 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent me to bring him news of you.' He said, 'Go to him, and give him my greetings, and tell him that I have been stabbed twelve times, and am mortally wounded. Tell your people that they will have no excuse with Allah if the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is slain while one of them is still alive

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، قال لما كان يوم احد قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " من ياتيني بخبر سعد بن الربيع الانصاري " . فقال رجل انا يا رسول الله . فذهب الرجل يطوف بين القتلى فقال له سعد بن الربيع ما شانك فقال له الرجل بعثني اليك رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لاتيه بخبرك . قال فاذهب اليه فاقريه مني السلام واخبره اني قد طعنت اثنتى عشرة طعنة واني قد انفذت مقاتلي واخبر قومك انه لا عذر لهم عند الله ان قتل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وواحد منهم حى