Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 57

كِتَاب فَرْضِ الْخُمُسِ

The Book of The Obligations of Khumus

65 hadith · 20 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ فَرْضِ الْخُمُسِ:(1) Chapter. The obligations of Khumus.22- بَابُ أَدَاءُ الْخُمُسِ مِنَ الدِّينِ:(2) Chapter. The payment of Khumus is a part of religion.33- بَابُ نَفَقَةِ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ:(3) Chapter. The expenditure of the wives of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) after his death.44- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي بُيُوتِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَمَا نُسِبَ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ إِلَيْهِنَّ:(4) Chapter. What has been said regarding the houses of the wives of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and that which were named after them of the houses (e.g., Aishah’s house).55- بَابُ مَا ذُكِرَ مِنْ دِرْعِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَصَاهُ وَسَيْفِهِ وَقَدَحِهِ وَخَاتَمِهِ:(5) Chapter. What has been said regarding the armour of the Prophet (p.b.u.h), his staff, sword, cup and ring.66- بَابُ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّ الْخُمُسَ لِنَوَائِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ:(6) Chapter. The evidence that confirms that the Khumus (i.e., one-fifth of the war booty) is meant for the needs of Allah’s Messenger (p.b.u.h) and the poor.77- بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُ}:(7) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “Verily one-fifth (1/5th) of it is assigned to Allah and to the Messenger (p.b.u.h)..." (V.8:41).88- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْغَنَائِمُ»:(8) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet (p.b.u.h): “Booty has been made legal for you Muslims”.99- بَابُ الْغَنِيمَةُ لِمَنْ شَهِدَ الْوَقْعَةَ:(9) Chapter. The war booty is for those who witness the battles.1010- بَابُ مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِلْمَغْنَمِ هَلْ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ:(10) Chapter. If somebody fights for the sake of booty, will his reward (in the Hereafter) be reduced?1111- بَابُ قِسْمَةِ الإِمَامِ مَا يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْهِ، وَيَخْبَأُ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَحْضُرْهُ أَوْ غَابَ عَنْهُ:(11) Chapter. The Imam distributes what (war booty) is presented before him and keeps aside the share of those who are not present or are absent at the time (of distribution).1212- بَابُ كَيْفَ قَسَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُرَيْظَةَ وَالنَّضِيرَ، وَمَا أَعْطَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ فِي نَوَائِبِهِ:(12) Chapter. How the Prophet (p.b.u.h) distributed the properties of Bani Quraiza and Bani An-Nadir, and how much he kept for his needs.1313- بَابُ بَرَكَةِ الْغَازِي فِي مَالِهِ حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَوُلاَةِ الأَمْرِ:(13) Chapter. Blessed is the wealth of a living or a dead Ghazi (i.e., Muslim fighter) who fought aling with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) or along with the ruler.1414- بَابُ إِذَا بَعَثَ الإِمَامُ رَسُولاً فِي حَاجَةٍ أَوْ أَمَرَهُ بِالْمُقَامِ هَلْ يُسْهَمُ لَهُ:(14) Chapter. If the Imam sends some messenger to carry out a certain duty, or orders one to stay at home (by virtue of which he does not join the battle), will he be given a share from the booty?1515- بَابُ وَمِنَ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّ الْخُمُسَ لِنَوَائِبِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا سَأَلَ هَوَازِنُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَضَاعِهِ فِيهِمْ فَتَحَلَّلَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ:(15) Chapter. The proof that the Khumus is to be used for the needs of the Muslims, is that when the people of the tribe of Hawazin appealed to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) (to give them back what he had gained from them as war booty) mentioning the fact that he had been nursed by one of their women, he ( (p.b.u.h)) asked the Muslims to give up their shares of the booty to them.1616- بَابُ مَا مَنَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الأُسَارَى مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُخَمَّسَ:(16) Chapter. The free emancipation of the captives by the Prophet (p.b.u.h) without taking out the Khumus from the booty.1717- بَابُ وَمِنَ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّ الْخُمُسَ لِلإِمَامِ وَأَنَّهُ يُعْطِي بَعْضَ قَرَابَتِهِ دُونَ بَعْضٍ مَا قَسَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِبَنِي الْمُطَّلِبِ وَبَنِي هَاشِمٍ مِنْ خُمُسِ خَيْبَرَ:(17) Chapter. The proof of the fact that Khumus is for the lmam (i.e., ruler), and taht he has the right to give thereof to some of his relatives to exclusion of others. Whatr the Prophet (p.b.u.h) distributed to Bani Al-Muttalib and Bani Hashim from the Khumus of the Khaibar booty.1818- بَابُ مَنْ لَمْ يُخَمِّسِ الأَسْلاَبَ:(18) Chapter. Not taking the Khumus from the spoils of a killed infidel.1919- بَابُ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْطِي الْمُؤَلَّفَةَ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَغَيْرَهُمْ مِنَ الْخُمُسِ وَنَحْوِهِ:(19) Chapter. What the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to give to those Muslims whose faith was not so firm, and to other Muslims, from the Khumus or other resources.2020- بَابُ مَا يُصِيبُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فِي أَرْضِ الْحَرْبِ:(20) Chapter. The food gained as war booty in the battlefield.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 3091أَعْطَانِي شَارِفًا مِنَ الْخُمُسِ فَلَمَّا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَبْتَنِيَ بِفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاعَدْتُ رَجُلًا صَوَّاغًا مِنْ بَنِي قَيْنُقَاعَ أَنْ يَرْتَحِلَ مَعِيَ ، فَنَأْI got a she-camel in my share of the war booty on the day (of the battle) of Badr, and the Prophet (ﷺ) had given me a she-camel from the Khumus. When I intended to marry Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle, I had an 7 narratorsBukhari · 3092حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِين(mother of the believers) After the death of Allah 's Apostle Fatima the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her share of inheritance from what Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had left of the Fa6 narratorsBukhari · 3093فَقَالَ : لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ فَغَضِبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَهَجَرَتْ(mother of the believers) After the death of Allah 's Apostle Fatima the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her share of inheritance from what Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had left of the Fa1 narratorsBukhari · 3094لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌWhile I was at home, the sun rose high and it got hot. Suddenly the messenger of `Umar bin Al- Khattab came to me and said, "The chief of the believers has sent for you." So, I went along with him till I entered the plac12 narratorsBukhari · 3095آمُرُكُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ الْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ ، شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَعَقَدَ بِيَدِهِ ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ ، وَصِيَامِ رَمَضَانَ ، وَأَنْ تُؤَدُّوThe delegates of the tribe of `Abdul-Qais came and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We are from the tribe of Rabi`a, and there is the infidels of the tribe of Mudar intervening between you and us, so we cannot come to you4 narratorsBukhari · 3096لَا يَقْتَسِمُ وَرَثَتِي دِينَارًا مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدَ نَفَقَةِ نِسَائِي وَمَئُونَةِ عَامِلِي فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "My heirs should not take even a single Dinar (i.e. anything from my property), and whatever I leave, excluding the expenditure of my wives and my laborers, will be Sadaqa (i.e. be used for ch5 narratorsBukhari · 3097تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا فِي بَيْتِي مِنْ شَيْءٍ يَأْكُلُهُ ذُو كَبِدٍ إِلَّا شَطْرُ شَعِيرٍ فِي رَفٍّ لِي ، فَأَكَلْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى طَالَ عَلَيَّ فَكِلْتُهُ فَفَنِيَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) died, and there was nothing in my house that a living being could eat, except some barley Lying on a shelf. So, I ate of it for a long period and measured it, and (after a short period) it was consu5 narratorsBukhari · 3098مَا تَرَكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا سِلَاحَهُ ، وَبَغْلَتَهُ الْبَيْضَاءَ ، وَأَرْضًا تَرَكَهَا صَدَقَةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) did not leave anything (after his death) except his arms, a white mule, and a (piece of) land which he had given as Sadaqa.5 narratorsBukhari · 3099لَمَّا ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَزْوَاجَهُ أَنْ يُمَرَّضَ فِي بَيْتِي فَأَذِنَّ لَهُ(the wife of the Prophet) When the sickness of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got aggravated, he asked the permission of his wives that he should be treated in my house, and they permitted him.8 narratorsBukhari · 3100تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَيْتِي وَفِي نَوْبَتِي وَبَيْن سَحْرِي وَنَحْرِي وَجَمَعَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ رِيقِي وَرِيقِهِ ، قَالَتْ : دَخَلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بِسِوَاكٍ فَضَعُفَ النَّبِيُّ صَ'Aisha said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) died in my house on the day of my turn while he was leaning on my chest closer to my neck, and Allah made my saliva mix with his Saliva." 'Aisha added, "'AbdurRahman came with a Siwak and th4 narratorsBukhari · 3101عَلَى رِسْلِكُمَا ، قَالَا : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَبُرَ عَلَيْهِمَا ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَبْلُغُ مِنَ الْإِنْسَانِ مَبْلَغَ الدَّمِ (the wife of the Prophet) That she came to visit Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was in I`tikaf (i.e. seclusion in the Mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan). When she got up to return, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up w6 narratorsBukhari · 3102يَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ مُسْتَدْبِرَ الْقِبْلَةِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الشَّأْمِOnce I went upstairs in Hafsa's house and saw the Prophet (ﷺ) answering the call of nature with his back towards the Qibla and facing Sham.6 narrators