Hadith #46

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English Translation

Mus'ab ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that four verses were revealed concerning my father. My father said: 'I obtained a sword and said: O Messenger of Allah, grant it to me as extra spoils. He said: Put it back. I said: O Messenger of Allah, grant it to me — am I to be treated like one who has no worth? He said: Put it back where you took it from. Then the verse was revealed: They ask you about the spoils of war. He said: And in Ibn Mas'ud's recitation it was likewise: Say, the spoils of war.' And his mother said: 'Does not Allah command you to maintain ties of kinship and be dutiful to parents? By Allah, I will not eat food nor drink until you disbelieve in Muhammad.' She would refuse to eat until they would pry open her mouth with a stick and pour drink into it. Shu'bah said: And I think he said: and food. Then the verse was revealed: And We have enjoined upon man goodness to his parents; his mother carried him in weakness upon weakness — and he recited until: for what you used to do. And the Prophet ﷺ visited me while I was ill. I said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I bequeath all my wealth? He forbade me. I said: Half? He said: No. I said: One-third? He was silent, and people adopted that. And a man from the Ansar prepared food, and they ate and drank and became intoxicated from wine — and that was before it was prohibited. They gathered there and boasted. The Ansar said: The Ansar are better. The Muhajirun said: The Muhajirun are better. Then a man struck Sa'd with the jawbone of a camel and split his nose. So Sa'd's nose was split, and the verse was revealed: O you who believe, wine and gambling — until His saying: Will you not then desist?