Volume 3, Book 38, Number 506:
Narrated Abu Said al-Khudri:
Once Bilal brought Barni (i.e. a kind of dates) to the Prophet and the Prophet asked him, “From
where have you brought these?” Bilal replied, “I had some inferior type of dates and exchanged two
Sas of it for one Sa of Barni dates in order to give it to the Prophet; to eat.” Thereupon the Prophet
said, “Beware! Beware! This is definitely Riba (usury)! This is definitely Riba (Usury)! Don’t do so, but
if you want to buy (a superior kind of dates) sell the inferior dates for money and then buy the su –
perior kind of dates with that money.”
Volume 3, Book 38, Number 507:
Narrated ‘Amr:
Concerning the Waqf of ‘Umar: It was not sinful of the trustee (of the Waqf) to eat or provide his
friends from it, provided the trustee had no intention of collecting fortune (for himself). Ibn ‘Umar
was the manager of the trust of ‘Umar and he used to give presents from it to those with whom he
used to stay at Mecca.
Volume 3, Book 38, Number 497:
Narrated ‘Uqba bin Amir:
that the Prophet had given him sheep to distribute among his companions and a male kid was left
(after the distribution). When he informed the Prophet of it, he said (to him), “Offer it as a sacrifice
on your behalf.”
Volume 3, Book 38, Number 498:
Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf:
I got an agreement written between me and Umaiya bin Khalaf that Umaiya would look after my
property (or family) in Mecca and I would look after his in Medina. When I mentioned the word ‘Ar-
Rahman’ in the documents, Umaiya said, “I do not know ‘Ar-Rahman.’ Write down to me your name,
(with which you called yourself) in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance.” So, I wrote my name ‘ ‘Abdu
‘Amr’. On the day (of the battle) of Badr, when all the people went to sleep, I went up the hill to pro –
tect him. Bilal(1) saw him (i.e. Umaiya) and went to a gathering of Ansar and said, “(Here is) Umaiya
bin Khalaf! Woe to me if he escapes!” So, a group of Ansar went out with Bilal to follow us (‘Abdur-
Rahman and Umaiya). Being afraid that they would catch us, I left Umaiya’s son for them to keep
them busy but the Ansar killed the son and insisted on following us. Umaiya was a fat man, and
when they approached us, I told him to kneel down, and he knelt, and I laid myself on him to protect
him, but the Ansar killed him by passing their swords underneath me, and one of them injured my
foot with his sword. (The sub narrator said, ” ‘Abdur-Rahman used to show us the trace of the wound
on the back of his foot.”)
Volume 3, Book 38, Number 499:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira:
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Allah’s Apostle employed someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came to Medina, he
brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet asked him, “Are all the dates of Khaibar of this
kind?” The man replied, “(No), we exchange two Sa’s of bad dates for one Sa of this kind of dates (i.e.
Janib), or exchange three Sa’s for two.” On that, the Prophet said, “Don’t do so, as it is a kind of usury
(Riba) but sell the dates of inferior quality for money, and then buy Janib with the money”. The
Prophet said the same thing about dates sold by weight. (See Hadith No. 506).
Volume 3, Book 38, Number 500:
Narrated Ibn Ka’b bin Malik from his father:
We had some sheep which used to graze at Sala’. One of our slavegirls saw a sheep dying and she
broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it. My father said to the people, “Don’t eat it till I ask
the Prophet about it (or till I send somebody to ask the Prophet).” So, he asked or sent somebody to
ask the Prophet, and the Prophet permitted him to eat it. ‘Ubaidullah (a sub-narrator) said, “I admire
that girl, for though she was a slave-girl, she dared to slaughter the sheep . “
Volume 3, Book 38, Number 501:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet owed somebody a camel of a certain age. When he came to demand it back, the
Prophet said (to some people), “Give him (his due).” When the people searched for a camel of that
age, they found none, but found a camel one year older. The Prophet said, “Give (it to) him.” On that,
the man remarked, “You have given me my right in full. May Allah give you in full.” The Prophet
said, “The best amongst you is the one who pays the rights of others generously.”
Volume 3, Book 38, Number 496:
Narrated ‘Ali: Allah’s Apostle ordered me to distribute the saddles and skins of the Budn which had
slaughtered.