Narrated `Amr bin Ash-Sharid: While I was standing with Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, Al-Miswar bin Makhrama came and put his hand on my shoulder. Meanwhile Abu Rafi`, the freed slave of the Prophet came and asked Sa`d to buy from him the (two) dwellings which were in his house. Sa`d said, By Allah I will not buy them. Al- Miswar said, By Allah, you shall buy them. Sa`d replied, By Allah, I will not pay more than four thousand (Dirhams) by installments. Abu Rafi` said, I have been offered five hundred Dinars (for it) and had I not heard the Prophet saying, 'The neighbor has more right than anyone else because of his nearness, I would not give them to you for four-thousand (Dirhams) while I am offered five-hundred Dinars (one Dinar equals ten Dirhams) for them. So, he sold it to Sa`d.
Read More..Narrated Aisha: I said, O Allah's Apostle! I have two neighbors and would like to know to which of them I should give presents. He replied, To the one whose door is nearer to you.
Read More..Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said, The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner).
Read More..Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet with two men from Ash`ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), I do not know that they want employment. The Prophet said, No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Allah did not send any prophet but shepherded sheep. His companions asked him, Did you do the same? The Prophet replied, Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which he had to abide by with the tribe of Al-`Asi bin Wail and he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The Prophet and Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him their riding camels and told him to bring them to the Cave of Thaur after three days. So, he brought them their two riding camels after three days and both of them (The Prophet and Abu Bakr) set out accompanied by 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the Dili guide who guided them below Mecca along the road leading to the sea-shore.
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