Musnad Ahmad Hadith 1424

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Book: 7. The Musnad of az-Zubair bin al-'Awwam
In-book entry: 20

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حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَمَّنْ سَمِعَ، عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ الْخَوْلانِيَّ، يَقُولُ: لَمَّا افْتَتَحْنَا مِصْرَ بِغَيْرِ عَهْدٍ، قَامَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، فَقَالَ: " يَا عَمْرُو بْنَ الْعَاصِ اقْسِمْهَا ". فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو: لَا أَقْسِمُهَا. فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: " وَاللهِ لَتَقْسِمَنَّهَا كَمَا قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْبَرَ "، قَالَ عَمْرٌو: وَاللهِ لَا أَقْسِمُهَا حَتَّى أَكْتُبَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. فَكَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ: أَنْ أَقِرَّهَا حَتَّى يَغْزُوَ مِنْهَا حَبَلُ الْحَبَلَةِ (٢)، ،

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English translation

Sufyan bin Wahb al Khawlani said:

When we conquered Egypt without a peace deal (i.e., by force), az-Zubair bin al-`Awwam (رضي الله عنه) stood up and said: “O `Amr bin al `As, divide the land.” `Amr said: “I shall not divide it.” az-Zubair (رضي الله عنه) said: “By Allah, you will divide it as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) divided Khaibar!” ‘Amr said: “By Allah, I shall not divide it until I write to Ameer al-Mu`mineen.” So he wrote to `Umar (رضي الله عنه) and `Umar wrote back to him (saying}, Leave it so that the third generation (i.e., the offspring of the foetuses currently in their mother`s wombs) may use the income from it to go out on campaign for the sake of Allah.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 1424 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 7, The Musnad of az-Zubair bin al-'Awwam, as in-book entry 20.

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Reference details

Collection: Musnad Ahmad
Book: 7. The Musnad of az-Zubair bin al-'Awwam
In-book entry: 20

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Musnad Ahmad 1424 Arabic/English book : Book 7, Hadith 1424

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