Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4570

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ حِمْيَرَ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْعَدُوِّ فَأَرَادَ سَلَبَهُ فَمَنَعَهُ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ وَكَانَ وَالِيًا عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَوْفُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ لِخَالِدٍ « مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُعْطِيَهُ سَلَبَهُ ». قَالَ اسْتَكْثَرْتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ « ادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ ». فَمَرَّ خَالِدٌ بِعَوْفٍ فَجَرَّ بِرِدَائِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ أَنْجَزْتُ لَكَ مَا ذَكَرْتُ لَكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَمِعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَاسْتُغْضِبَ فَقَالَ « لاَ تُعْطِهِ يَا خَالِدُ لاَ تُعْطِهِ يَا خَالِدُ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ تَارِكُونَ لِى أُمَرَائِى إِنَّمَا مَثَلُكُمْ وَمَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتُرْعِىَ إِبِلاً أَوْ غَنَمًا فَرَعَاهَا ثُمَّ تَحَيَّنَ سَقْيَهَا فَأَوْرَدَهَا حَوْضًا فَشَرَعَتْ فِيهِ فَشَرِبَتْ صَفْوَهُ وَتَرَكَتْ كَدَرَهُ فَصَفْوُهُ لَكُمْ وَكَدَرُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ».

It was narrated that 'Awf bin Malik said: A man from Himyar killed a man of the enemy, and wanted to take his belongings, but Khalid bin AI-Walid, who was their commander, did not let him. 'Awf bin Malik went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and told him, and he said to Khalid: "What prevented you from giving his belongings to him?" He said: Because I thought that that was too much for him to take, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "Give it to him." 'Awf pulled on Khalid's cloak (as a rebuke), then he said: Didn't I tell you that I was going to go to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)? The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) heard him and became angry, and said: "Do not give him anything, O Khalid! Do not give him anything, O Khalid! Won't you leave my commanders alone? The likeness of you and them is that of a man who takes camels and sheep out for grazing, and he grazes them, then when the time comes to water them, he brings them to the tank and they start to drink, and they drink the clear water and leave the stagnant water. The clear water is for you and the stagnant water is for them."