Hadith #18
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ شَفَانِي اللَّهُ مِنْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَهَبْ لِي هَذَا السَّيْفُ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا السَّيْفَ لَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَا لِي ضَعْهُ قَالَ فَوَضَعْتُهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ قُلْتُ عَسَى أَنْ يُع
ْطَى هَذَا السَّيْفُ الْيَوْمَ مَنْ لَمْ يُبْلِ بَلَائِي قَالَ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يَدْعُونِي مِنْ وَرَائِي قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ أُنْزِلَ فِيَّ شَيْءٌ قَالَ كُنْتَ سَأَلْتَنِي السَّيْفَ وَلَيْسَ هُوَ لِي وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ وُهِبَ لِي فَهُوَ لَكَ قَالَ وَأُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ { يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ الْأَنْفَالِ قُلْ الْأَنْفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ }
Isnad Chain
أسود بن عامر
عاصم بن أبي النجود
مصعب بن سعد
سعد بن مالك
English Translation
It was narrated from Sa'd ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) who said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Allah has cured me through the polytheists [by allowing me to kill them in battle]. Grant me this sword.' He said: 'This sword is not yours nor mine. Put it down.' So I put it down and came back, saying: 'Perhaps it will be given to someone who has not done what I have done.' A man came and said: 'Stand, the Prophet ﷺ calls you.' I went hoping he would give it to me. He said: 'You asked me for the sword but it was not mine to give. Now it has been given to me to grant, so take it.' Then the verse was revealed: 'They ask you about the spoils of war' (al-Anfal 8:1).
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 18
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1456
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-37846