Sunan Abu Dawood — Hadith 3974
Sahih
Sunan Abu Dawood : 3974
Narrated Ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما :
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: لَحِقَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ رَجُلًا فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَخَذُوا تِلْكَ الْغُنَيْمَةَ فَنَزَلَتْ: وَلا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَى إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا سورة النساء آية 94 تِلْكَ الْغُنَيْمَةَ .
The Muslims met a man with some sheep of his. He said: Peace be upon you. But they killed him and took those few sheep. Thereupon the following Quranic verse was revealed: . . . And say to anyone who offers you a salutation: Thou art none of believer, coveting the perishable good of this life. meaning these few sheep.