Volume 4, Book 52, Number 113:
Narrated Muslim from Abu Aqil from Abu Al-Mutawakkil An-Naji:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 4 > BOOK 52: FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE OF ALLAH (JIHAAD)
I called on Jabir bin ‘Abdullah Al-Ansari and said to him, “Relate to me what you have heard from
Allah’s Apostle .” He said, “I accompanied him on one of the journeys.” (Abu Aqil said, “I do not know
whether that journey was for the purpose of Jihad or ‘Umra.”) “When we were returning,” Jabir con –
tinued, “the Prophet said, ‘Whoever wants to return earlier to his family, should hurry up.’ We set off
and I was on a black red tainted camel having no defect, and the people were behind me. While I
was in that state the camel stopped suddenly (because of exhaustion). On that the Prophet said to me,
‘O Jabir, wait!’ Then he hit it once with his lash and it started moving on a fast pace. He then said,
‘Will you sell the camel?’ I replied in the affirmative when we reached Medina, and the Prophet went
to the Mosque along with his companions. I, too, went to him after tying the camel on the pavement
at the Mosque gate. Then I said to him, ‘This is your camel.’ He came out and started examining the
camel and saying, ‘The camel is ours.’ Then the Prophet sent some Awaq (i.e. an amount) of gold say –
ing, ‘Give it to Jabir.’ Then he asked, ‘Have you taken the full price (of the camel)?’ I replied in the af –
firmative. He said, ‘Both the price and the camel are for you.’ ”