Volume 4, Book 51, Number 40:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah Al-Ansari:
My father was martyred on the day (of the Ghazwa) of Uhud and left six daughters and some
debts to be paid. When the time of plucking the date-fruits came, I went to Allah’s Apostle and said,
“O Allah’s Apostle! you know that my father was martyred on Uhud’s day and owed much debt, and I
wish that the creditors would see you.” The Prophet said, “Go and collect the various kinds of dates
and place them separately in heaps”‘ I did accordingly and called him. On seeing him, the creditors
started claiming their rights pressingly at that time. When the Prophet saw how they behaved, he
went round the biggest heap for three times and sat over it and said, “Call your companions (i.e. the
creditors).” Then he kept on measuring and giving them, till Allah cleared all my father’s debts. By
Allah, it would have pleased me that Allah would clear the debts of my father even though I had not
taken a single date to my sisters. But by Allah, all the heaps were complete, (as they were) and I
looked at the heap where Allah’s Apostle was sitting and noticed as if not a single date had been
taken thereof.
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 4 > BOOK 52: FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE OF ALLAH (JIHAAD)
Book 52: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Ji –
haad)