Hadith #480
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ فَرَغَ مِنْ
بَدْرٍ عَلَيْكَ الْعِيرَ لَيْسَ دُونَهَا شَيْءٌ قَالَ فَنَادَاهُ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنَّهُ لَا يَصْلُحُ لَكَ قَالَ وَلِمَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّمَا وَعَدَكَ إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ وَقَدْ أَعْطَاكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن أبي بكير
إسرائيل
سماك بن حرب
عكرمة
ابن عباس
English Translation
Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated from Isra'il, from Simak ibn Harb, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said: After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished (the battle of) Badr, it was said to him: 'Go after the caravan — there is nothing between you and it.' Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib called out to him: 'That is not right for you.' He said: 'Why?' He said: 'Because Allah (عز وجل) only promised you one of the two groups, and He has already given you what He promised you.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 480
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1918
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38308