Volume 5, Book 59, Number 395:
Narrated ‘Uthman bin Mauhab:
A man came to perform the Hajj to (Allah’s) House. Seeing some people sitting, he said, “Who are
these sitting people?” Somebody said, “They are the people of Quraish.” He said, “Who is the old
man?” They said, “Ibn ‘Umar.” He went to him and said, “I want to ask you about something; will you
tell me about it? I ask you with the respect due to the sanctity of this (Sacred) House, do you know
that ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan fled on the day of Uhud?” Ibn ‘Umar said, “Yes.” He said, “Do you know that
he (i.e. ‘Uthman) was absent from the Badr (battle) and did not join it?” Ibn ‘Umar said, “Yes.” He said,
“Do you know that he failed to be present at the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance (i.e. Pledge of allegiance
at Hudaibiya) and did not witness it?” Ibn ‘Umar replied, “Yes,” He then said, “Allahu-Akbar!” Ibn
‘Umar said, “Come along; I will inform you and explain to you what you have asked. As for the flight
(of ‘Uthman) on the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah forgave him. As regards his absence from the
Badr (battle), he was married to the daughter of Allah’s Apostle and she was ill, so the Prophet said to
him, ‘You will have such reward as a man who has fought the Badr battle will get, and will also have
the same share of the booty.’ As for his absence from the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance if there had
been anybody more respected by the Meccans than ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan, the Prophet would surely
have sent that man instead of ‘Uthman. So the Prophet sent him (i.e. ‘Uthman to Mecca) and the Rid –
wan Pledge of allegiance took place after ‘Uthman had gone to Mecca. The Prophet raised his right
hand saying. ‘This is the hand of ‘Uthman,’ and clapped it over his other hand and said, “This is for
‘Uthman.'” Ibn ‘Umar then said (to the man), “Go now, after taking this information.”
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 396:
Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib:
The Prophet appointed Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the cavalry archers on the day of
the battle of Uhud. Then they returned defeated, and that what is referred to by Allah’s Statement:–
“And the Apostle (Muhammad) in your rear was calling you.” (3.153)
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 397:
Narrated Salim’s father:
That he heard Allah’s Apostle, when raising his head from bowing of the first Rak’a of the morning
prayer, saying, “O Allah! Curse so-and-so and so-and-so” after he had said, “Allah hears him who
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sends his praises to Him. Our Lord, all the Praises are for you!” So Allah revealed:– “Not for you (O
Muhammad! )……(till the end of Verse) they are indeed wrong-doers.” (3.128) Salim bin ‘Abdullah
said’ “Allah’s Apostle used to invoke evil upon Safwan bin Umaiya, Suhail bin ‘Amr and Al-Harith bin
Hisham. So the Verse was revealed:– “Not for you (O Muhammad!)……(till the end of Verse) For they
are indeed wrong-doers.” (3.128)
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 366:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The Prophet burnt the date-palm trees of Bani An-Nadir. Hassan bin Thabit said the following po –
etic Verses about this event:– “the terrible burning of Al-Buwaira Has been received indifferently By
the nobles of Bani Luai (The masters and nobles of Quraish).” Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith (i.e. the
Prophet’s cousin who was still a disbeliever then) replied to Hassan, saying in poetic verses:– “May
Allah bless that burning And set all its (i.e. Medina’s) Parts on burning fire. You will see who is far
from it (i.e. Al-Buwaira) And which of our lands will be Harmed by it (i.e. the burning of Al-
Buwaira).”
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Volume 5, Book 59, Number 382:
Narrated Jabir:
“Allah’s Apostle said to me, “Have you got married O Jabir?” I replied, “Yes.” He asked “What, a vir –
gin or a matron?” I replied, “Not a virgin but a matron.” He said, “Why did you not marry a young girl
who would have fondled with you?” I replied, “O Allah’s Apostle! My father was martyred on the day
of Uhud and left nine (orphan) daughters who are my nine sisters; so I disliked to have another
young girl of their age, but (I sought) an (elderly) woman who could comb their hair and look after
them.” The Prophet said, “You have done the right thing.”
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 367:
Narrated Malik bin Aus Al-Hadathan An-Nasri:
That once ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab called him and while he was sitting with him, his gatekeeper,
Yarfa came and said, “Will you admit ‘Uthman, ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Auf, AzZubair and Sad (bin Abi
Waqqas) who are waiting for your permission?” ‘Umar said, “Yes, let them come in.” After a while,
Yarfa- came again and said, “Will you admit ‘Ali and ‘Abbas who are asking your permission?” ‘Umar
said, “Yes.” So, when the two entered, ‘Abbas said, “O chief of the believers! Judge between me and
this (i.e. ‘Ali). “Both of them had a dispute regarding the property of Bani An-Nadir which Allah had
given to His Apostle as Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting), ‘Ali and ‘Abbas started reproaching
each other. The (present) people (i.e. ‘Uthman and his companions) said, “O chief of the believers!
Give your verdict in their case and relieve each from) the other.” ‘Umar said, “Wait I beseech you, by
Allah, by Whose Permission both the heaven and the earth stand fast! Do you know that Allah’s
Apostle said, ‘We (Prophets) our properties are not to be inherited, and whatever we leave, is to be
spent in charity,’ and he said it about himself?” They (i.e. ‘Uthman and his company) said, “He did say
it. “‘Umar then turned towards ‘Ali and ‘Abbas and said, “I beseech you both, by Allah! Do you know
that Allah’s Apostle said this?” They replied in the affirmative. He said, “Now I am talking to you
about this matter. Allah the Glorified favored His Apostle with something of this Fai (i.e. booty won
without fighting) which He did not give to anybody else. Allah said:–
“And what Allah gave to His Apostle (“Fai”” Booty) from them–For which you made no expedition
With either Calvary or camelry. But Allah gives power to His Apostles Over whomsoever He will And
Allah is able to do all things.” (59.6)
So this property was especially granted to Allah’s Apostle . But by Allah, the Prophet neither took it
all for himself only, nor deprived you of it, but he gave it to all of you and distributed it amongst you
till only this remained out of it. And from this Allah’s Apostle used to spend the yearly maintenance
for his family, and whatever used to remain, he used to spend it where Allah’s Property is spent (i.e.
in charity), Allah’s Apostle kept on acting like that during all his life, Then he died, and Abu Bakr
said, ‘I am the successor of Allah’s Apostle.’ So he (i.e. Abu Bakr) took charge of this property and dis –
posed of it in the same manner as Allah’s Apostle used to do, and all of you (at that time) knew all
about it.” Then ‘Umar turned towards ‘Ali and ‘Abbas and said, “You both remember that Abu Bakr
disposed of it in the way you have described and Allah knows that, in that matter, he was sincere, pi –
ous, rightly guided and the follower of the right. Then Allah caused Abu Bakr to die and I said, ‘I am
the successor of Allah’s Apostle and Abu Bakr.’ So I kept this property in my possession for the first
two years of my rule (i.e. Caliphate and I used to dispose of it in the same wa as Allah’s Apostle and
Abu Bakr used to do; and Allah knows that I have been sincere, pious, rightly guided an the follower
of the right (in this matte Later on both of you (i.e. ‘Ali and Abbas) came to me, and the claim of you
both was one and the same, O ‘Abbas! You also came to me. So I told you both that Allah’s Apostle
said, “Our property is not inherited, but whatever we leave is to be given in charity.’ Then when I
thought that I should better hand over this property to you both or the condition that you will prom –
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ise and pledge before Allah that you will dispose it off in the same way as Allah’s Apostle and Abu
Bakr did and as I have done since the beginning of my caliphate or else you should not speak to me
(about it).’ So, both of you said to me, ‘Hand it over to us on this condition.’ And on this condition I
handed it over to you. Do you want me now to give a decision other than that (decision)? By Allah,
with Whose Permission both the sky and the earth stand fast, I will never give any decision other
than that (decision) till the Last Hour is established. But if you are unable to manage it (i.e. that prop –
erty), then return it to me, and I will manage on your behalf.” The sub-narrator said, “I told ‘Urwa bin
Az-Zubair of this Hadith and he said, ‘Malik bin Aus has told the truth” I heard ‘Aisha, the wife of the
Prophet saying, ‘The wives of the Prophet sent ‘Uthman to Abu Bakr demanding from him their 1/8
of the Fai which Allah had granted to his Apostle. But I used to oppose them and say to them: Will
you not fear Allah? Don’t you know that the Prophet used to say: Our property is not inherited, but
whatever we leave is to be given in charity? The Prophet mentioned that regarding himself. He ad –
ded: ‘The family of Muhammad can take their sustenance from this property. So the wives of the
Prophet stopped demanding it when I told them of that.’ So, this property (of Sadaqa) was in the
hands of Ali who withheld it from ‘Abbas and overpowered him. Then it came in the hands of Hasan
bin ‘Ali, then in the hands of Husain bin ‘Ali, and then in the hands of Ali bin Husain and Hasan bin
Hasan, and each of the last two used to manage it in turn, then it came in the hands of Zaid bin Has –
an, and it was truly the Sadaqa of Allah’s Apostle .”
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 383:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
That his father was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud and was in debt and left six
(orphan) daughters. Jabir, added, “When the season of plucking the dates came, I went to Allah’s
Apostle and said, “You know that my father was martyred on the day of Uhud, and he was heavily in
debt, and I would like that the creditors should see you.” The Prophet said, “Go and pile every kind of
dates apart.” I did so and called him (i.e. the Prophet ). When the creditors saw him, they started
claiming their debts from me then in such a harsh manner (as they had never done before). So when
he saw their attitude, he went round the biggest heap of dates thrice, and then sat over it and said, ‘O
Jabir), call your companions (i.e. the creditors).’ Then he kept on measuring (and giving) to the cred –
itors (their due) till Allah paid all the debt of my father. I would have been satisfied to retain nothing
of those dates for my sisters after Allah had paid the debts of my father. But Allah saved all the heaps
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(of dates), so that when I looked at the heap where the Prophet had been sitting, it seemed as if a
single date had not been taken away thereof.”
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 368:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Fatima and Al’Abbas came to Abu Bakr, claiming their inheritance of the Prophet’s land of Fadak
and his share from Khaibar. Abu Bakr said, “I heard the Prophet saying, ‘Our property is not inher –
ited, and whatever we leave is to be given in charity. But the family of Muhammad can take their
sustenance from this property.’ By Allah, I would love to do good to the Kith and kin of Allah’s
Apostle rather than to my own Kith and kin.”