Volume 3, Book 47, Number 778:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:
When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet they requested him to return their
property and their captives. He said to them, “This concerns also other people along with me as you
see, and the best statement to me is the true one, so you may choose one of two alternatives; either
the captives or the property and (I have not distributed the booty for) I have been waiting for you.”
When the Prophet had returned from Ta’if, he waited for them for more than ten nights. When
they came to know that the Prophet would not return except one of the two, they chose their cap –
tives. The Prophet then stood up amongst the Muslims, Glorified and Praised Allah as He deserved,
and then said, “Then after: These brothers of yours have come to you with repentance and I see it
proper to return their captives, so whoever amongst you likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it,
and whoever of you wants to stick to his share till we pay him from the very first Fai (i.e. war booty)
which Allah will give us, then he can do so.” The people said, “We return (the captives) to them will –
ingly as a favor, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said, “I do not know who of you has given his con –
sent and who has not; so go back and your leaders may present your decision to me.” The people
went away, and their leaders discussed the matter with them, and then came to the Prophet to tell
him that all of them had given their consent (to return the captives) willingly. (Az-Zuhn, the sub-
narrator said, “This is what we know about the captives, of Hawazin.”)
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 776:
Narrated Shal bin Sad:
A drink (of milk and water) was brought to Allah’s Apostle while a boy was sitting on his right side
and old men were sitting on his left side. He asked the boy, “Will you allow me to give it to these
(people)?” The boy said, “No, by Allah, I will not allow anyone to take my right from you.” Then the
Prophet put the bowl in the boy’s hand.
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 775:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
I sold a camel to the Prophet on one of the journeys. When we reached Medina, he ordered me to
go to the Mosque and offer two Rakat. Then he weighed for me (the price of the camel in gold) and
gave an extra amount over it. A part of it remained with me till it was taken by the army of Sham on
the day of Harra.”
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 773:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud and his creditors demanded the debt
back in a harsh manner. So I went to Allah’s Apostle and informed him of that, he asked them to ac –
cept the fruits of my garden and excuse my father, but they refused. So, Allah’s Apostle did not give
them the fruits, nor did he cut them and distribute them among them, but said, “I will come to you
tomorrow morning.” So, he came to us the next morning and walked about in between the date-
palms and invoked Allah to bless their fruits. I plucked the fruits and gave back all the rights of the
creditors in full, and a lot of fruits were left for us. Then I went to Allah’s Apostle, who was sitting,
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and informed him about what happened. Allah’s Apostle told ‘Umar, who was sitting there, to listen
to the story. ‘Umar said, “Don’t we know that you are Allah’s Apostle? By Allah! you are Allah’s
Apostle!”
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 774:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A drink (milk mixed with water) was brought to the Prophet who drank some of it while a boy
was sitting on his right and old men on his left. The Prophet said to the boy, “If you permit me, I’ll
give (the rest of the drink to) these old men first.” The boy said, “I will not give preference to any one
over me as regards my share from you, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet then put that container in the
boy’s hand. (See Hadith No. 541).
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 775:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
I sold a camel to the Prophet on one of the journeys. When we reached Medina, he ordered me to
go to the Mosque and offer two Rakat. Then he weighed for me (the price of the camel in gold) and
gave an extra amount over it. A part of it remained with me till it was taken by the army of Sham on
the day of Harra.”
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 768:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
That he heard As-Sa’b bin Jaththama Al-Laithi, who was one of the companions of the Prophet,
saying that he gave the meat of an onager to Allah’s Apostle while he was at a place called Al-Abwa’
or Waddan, and was in a state of Ihram. The Prophet did not accept it. When the Prophet saw the
signs of sorrow on As-Sa’b’s face because of not accepting his present, he said (to him), “We are not
returning your present, but we are in the state of Ihram.” (See Hadith No. 747)
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 769:
Narrated Abu Humaid Al-Sa’idi:
The Prophet appointed a man from the tribe of Al-Azd, called Ibn ‘Utbiyya for collecting the Zakat.
When he returned he said, “This (i.e. the Zakat) is for you and this has been given to my as a present.”
The Prophet said, “Why hadn’t he stayed in his father’s or mother’s house to see whether he would be
given presents or not? By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whoever takes something from the re –
sources of the Zakat (unlawfully) will be carrying it on his neck on the Day of Resurrection; if it be a
camel, it will be grunting; if a cow, it will be mooing; and if a sheep, it will be bleating.” The Prophet
then raised his hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits, and he said thrice, “O Allah! Haven’t I
conveyed Your Message (to them)?”