حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا غَزَا کَانَ لَهُ سَهْمٌ صَافٍ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ شَائَهُ فَکَانَتْ صَفِيَّةُ مِنْ ذَلِکَ السَّهْمِ وَکَانَ إِذَا لَمْ يَغْزُ بِنَفْسِهِ ضُرِبَ لَهُ بِسَهْمِهِ وَلَمْ يُخَيَّرْ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2993
Qatadah said “When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ participated in battle there was for him a special portion which he took from where he desired. Safiyyah was from that portion. But when he did not participate himself in his battle, a portion was taken out for him, but he had no choice. ”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020