Does the hadith "I was enrolled in the expedition of such-and-such" indicate that they used to write down the names of the expedition participants?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadithBulugh al-Maram 718, does this not indicate that they used to write down the names of the expedition participants during the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
If they wrote them down but did not have salaries, that was only in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, when they wrote them down and gave them salaries from the public treasury.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith
O Messenger of Allah! My wife has gone for Hajj while I am enlisted for such and such a battle,
يا رسول الله إن امرأتي خرجت حاجة، وإني اكتتبت في غزوة كذا وكذا،Answer:
If they wrote them down but did not have salaries, that was only in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, when they wrote them down and gave them salaries from the public treasury.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3212] هل حديث "اكتُتِبتُ في غزوة كذا" يدل على أنهم كانوا يكتبون أسماء الغزاة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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