SPOILS OF WAR H 59 "When one of the prophets, peace be upon them, was preparing for battle, he told his people before setting off that none of the following were to accompany him: Anyone who had made a contract to marry and intended bringing her home but had not yet do so. Any person who had built the walls of a house but had not yet put a roof on it. Anyone who had purchased pregnant ewes or she-camels and was waiting for them to give birth. Then he set off. He reached the town a little before the afternoon prayer and said to the sun: 'You are commissioned and I am also commissioned.' Then he supplicated: 'Lord, delay it's setting for us.' And the sun was prevented from setting until Allah had given him the victory. After the battle when the spoils had been gathered for burning as an offering, the fire refused to consume them. So he announced: 'Someone amongst you has stolen a part of the spoils, therefore let one man from each tribe give me his allegiance.' When a certain man's hand stuck to the prophet, the prophet said: 'Someone from your tribe is guilty of theft; let each man in your tribe give me their allegiance.' As they were giving their allegiance, the hands of two or three men stuck to the prophet's hand and he informed them that one of the three was guilty of theft. Thereupon a heap of gold, as large as the head of a cow was brought forward and placed with the other spoils of war and the fire consumed everything. Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, added: 'Before us, the spoils of war were unlawful, but Allah has made them lawful to us because of our weakness and lack of means." R 59 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
58- الخامس : عن أبي هريرةَ رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "غَزَا نبيٌّ مِنَ الأنْبِياءِ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ وَسَلاَمُهُ عَلَيْهمْ فَقَالَ لِقَومهِ : لا يَتْبَعَنِّي رَجُلٌ مَلَكَ بُضْعَ امْرَأةٍ وَهُوَ يُريدُ أنْ يَبْنِي بِهَا وَلَمَّا يَبْنِ بِهَا ، وَلا أحَدٌ بَنَى بُيُوتاً لَمْ يَرْفَعْ سُقُوفَهَا ، وَلا أحَدٌ اشْتَرَى غَنَماً أَوْ خَلِفَاتٍ وَهُوَ يَنْتَظِرُ أَوْلادَها . فَغَزا فَدَنَا مِنَ القَرْيَةِ صَلاةَ العَصْرِ أَوْ قَريباً مِنْ ذلِكَ ، فَقَالَ لِلشَّمْسِ : إِنَّكِ مَأمُورَةٌ وَأنَا مَأمُورٌ ، اللَّهُمَّ احْبِسْهَا عَلَيْنَا ، فَحُبِسَتْ حَتَّى فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ ، فَجَمَعَ الغَنَائِمَ فَجَاءتْ - يعني النَّارَ - لِتَأكُلَهَا فَلَمْ تَطعَمْها ، فَقَالَ : إنَّ فِيكُمْ غُلُولاً ، فَلْيُبايعْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ قَبيلةٍ رَجُلٌ ، فَلَزِقَتْ يد رجل بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ : فِيكُمُ الغُلُولُ فلتبايعني قبيلتك ، فلزقت يد رجلين أو ثلاثة بيده ، فقال : فيكم الغلول ، فَجَاؤُوا بِرَأْس مثل رأس بَقَرَةٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ ، فَوَضَعَهَا فَجاءت النَّارُ فَأكَلَتْها . فَلَمْ تَحلَّ الغَنَائِمُ لأحَدٍ قَبْلَنَا ، ثُمَّ أحَلَّ الله لَنَا الغَنَائِمَ لَمَّا رَأَى ضَعْفَنا وَعَجْزَنَا فَأحَلَّهَا لَنَا" مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيهِ . " الخَلِفَاتُ" بفتحِ الخَاءِ المعجمة وكسر اللامِ : جمع خِلفة وهي الناقة الحامِل .