نُهْبَةٌ

and ↓ نُهْبَى (Lh, Mgh, Msb, K) and ↓ نُهَيْبَى and نُهَّيْبَى (K) Spoil, plunder, or booty; a thing taken as spoil: (Mgh, Msb:) and also Spoliation; a taking of spoil, plunder, or booty: (Mgh:) substs. from نَهَبَ: (K:) and substs. in the sense of اِنْتِهَابٌ: (Lh, Mgh:) ↓ نُهْبَى is explained in the Towsheeh as signifying the taking of a Muslim's property by force: it is said, [of Mohammad,] in a tradition, that he seattered some articles of property, and the people did not take them; so he asked them why they did not take; and they replied أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ النُّهْبَى [Hast thou not forbidden spoliation?]; but he said إِنَّمَا نَهَيْتُ عَنْ نُهْبَى العَسَاكِرِ [I have only forbidden soldiers' spoliation]. (TA.) See نَهْبٌ.