Volume 3, Book 36, Number 467:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka’b:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Both of them (Moses and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall
which was about to fall.” Sa’d said, “(Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then
raised his hands and the wall became straightened up.” Ya’la said, “I think Said said, ‘He (Khadir)
passed his hand over it and it was straightened up.” (Moses said to him), “if you had wanted, you
could have taken wages for it.” Said said, “Wages with which to buy food . “
Volume 3, Book 36, Number 468:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet said, “Your example and the example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and
Christians) is like the example of a man who employed some laborers and asked them, ‘Who will
work for me from morning till midday for one Qirat?’ The Jews accepted and carried out the work.
He then asked, Who will work for me from midday up to the ‘Asr prayer for one Qirat?’ The Christi –
ans accepted and fulfilled the work. He then said, ‘Who will work for me from the ‘Asr till sunset for
two Qirats?’ You, Muslims have accepted the offer. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said,
‘Why should we work more and get lesser wages?’ (Allah) said, ‘Have I with-held part of your right?’
They replied in the negative. He said, ‘It is My Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish .’
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Volume 3, Book 36, Number 469:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Your example and the example of Jews and Christians is like the example of a
man who employed some laborers to whom he said, ‘Who will work for me up to midday for one
Qirat each?’ The Jews carried out the work for one Qirat each; and then the Christians carried out
the work up to the ‘Asr prayer for one Qirat each; and now you Muslims are working from the ‘Asr
prayer up to sunset for two Qirats each. The Jews and Christians got angry and said, ‘We work more
and are paid less.’ The employer (Allah) asked them, ‘Have I usurped some of your right?’ They
replied in the negative. He said, ‘That is My Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish.’ “
Volume 3, Book 36, Number 470:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Allah said, ‘I will be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of Resur –
rection:
1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but proves treacherous;
2. One who sells a free person and eats his price; and
3. One who employs a laborer and takes full work from him but does not pay him for his lab our.'”
Volume 3, Book 36, Number 465:
Narrated Aisha:
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(the wife of the Prophet) Allah’s Apostle and Abu Bakr hired a man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil
as an expert guide who was a pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The Prophet
and Abu Bakr gave him their two riding camels and took a promise from him to bring their riding
camels in the morning of the third day to the Cave of Thaur.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number 461:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ashari:
The Prophet said, “The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is one of
the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner).”
Volume 3, Book 36, Number 462:
Narrated Abu Musa:
I went to the Prophet with two men from Ash-ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), “I do not know that
they want employment.” The Prophet said, “No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who de –
mands it earnestly.”
Volume 3, Book 36, Number 463:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Allah did not send any prophet but shepherded sheep.” His companions asked
him, “Did you do the same?” The Prophet replied, “Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of
Mecca for some Qirats.”