Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 1119:35
Musnad Ahmad 1119:35
Hadith of ‘Awf bin Malik al-Ashja‘i al-Ansari (RA)
حديث عوف بن مالك الأشجعي الأنصاري
Hadith 1119:35
Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us, he said: Ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us, from Safwan ibn ‘Amr, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Jubayr, from his father, from ‘Awf ibn Malik, who said: "When the *fay’* (spoils of war acquired without fighting) would come to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he would distribute it on the same day. He would give the one with a family two shares, and he would give the bachelor one share."
حدثنا يحيى بن آدم قال: حدثنا ابن المبارك، عن صفوان بن عمرو، عن عبد الرحمن بن جبير، عن أبيه، عن عوف بن مالك قال: " كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أتاه الفيء قسمه من يومه، فأعطى الآهل حظين، وأعطى العزب حظا "