What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “And He made my provision under the shadow of my spear”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “And He made my provision under the shadow of my spear,” he asks: What is the explanation of this hadith?
Answer:
Yes, it refers to war spoils; he means that he seeks the spoils in them.Sahih Muslim 521a This is among the special characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). [Al-Anfal 8:69] War spoils in jihad are lawful and good; in fact, they are said to be the purest of earnings, the spoils of jihad, because Allah described them as lawful and good.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “And He made my provision under the shadow of my spear,” he asks: What is the explanation of this hadith?
Answer:
Yes, it refers to war spoils; he means that he seeks the spoils in them.
the spoils of war have been made lawful for me, and these were never made lawful to anyone before me
وحلت لي الغنائم ولم تحل لأحد قبليSo consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good
فَكُلُوا مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [358 -3022] ما معنى قوله ﷺ:(وجعل رزقي تحت ظل رمحي)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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