Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said to me, If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so much and so much, repeating so much thrice. But the revenue of Al-Bahrain did not come till Allah's Apostle had died. When the revenue came during the rule of Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr ordered an announcer to announce, Whoever had any debt or promise due upon the Prophet, should present himself to me (i.e. Abu Bakr). I came to Abu Bakr and informed him that the Prophet had said (to me), If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so-much and so much, repeating so much thrice. So Abu Bakr gave me (in another narration Jaibir said,). I met Abu Bakr after that and asked him (to give me what the Prophet had promised me) but he did not give me. I again went to him but he did not give me. I again went to him (for the third time) but he did not give me; On that I said to him, I came to you but you did not give me, then I came to you and you did not give me, and then again I came to you, but you did not give me; so you should either give me or else you are like a miserly to me, on that, Abu Bakr said, Do you say, 'You are like a miserly to me?' There is no worse disease than miserliness. Abu Bakr said it thrice and added, Whenever I refused to give you, I had the intention of giving you. (In another narration) Jabir bin `Abdullah said, I went to Abu Bakr (and he gave me a handful of money) and told me to count it, I counted and found it five-hundred, and then Abu Bakr said (to me), Take the same amount twice.
Read More..Narrated Abu Musa: My brother and I came from Yemen (to Medina) and remained for some time, thinking that Ibn Masud and his mother belonged to the family of the Prophet because of their frequent entrance (upon the Prophet) and their being attached to him.
Read More..Narrated Zahdam: When Abu Musa arrived (at Kufa as a governor) he honored this family of Jarm (by paying them a visit). I was sitting near to him, and he was eating chicken as his lunch, and there was a man sitting amongst the people. Abu Musa invited the man to the lunch, but the latter said, I saw chickens (eating something (dirty) so I consider them unclean. Abu Musa said, Come on! I saw the Prophet eating it (i.e. chicken). The man said I have taken an oath that I will not ea (chicken) Abu Musa said. Come on! I will tell you about your oath. We, a group of Al-Ash`ariyin people went to the Prophet and asked him to give us something to ride, but the Prophet refused. Then we asked him for the second time to give us something to ride, but the Prophet took an oath that he would not give us anything to ride. After a while, some camels of booty were brought to the Prophet and he ordered that five camels be given to us. When we took those camels we said, We have made the Prophet forget his oath, and we will not be successful after that. So I went to the Prophet and said, O Allah' Apostle ! You took an oath that you would not give us anything to ride, but you have given us. He said, Yes, for if I take an oath and later I see a better solution than that, I act on the later (and gave the expiation of that oaths
Read More..Narrated `Imran bin Husain: The people of Banu Tamim came to Allah's Apostle, and he said, Be glad (i.e. have good tidings). O Banu Tamim! They said, As you have given us good tidings then give us (some material things). On that the features of Allah's Apostle changed (i.e. he took it ill). Then some people from Yemen came, and the Prophet said (to them) Accept good tidings as Banu Tamim have not accepted them. They said, We accept them, O Allah's Apostle!
Read More..Narrated Abu Masud: The Prophet beckoned with his hand towards Yemen and said, Belief is there. The harshness and mercilessness are the qualities of those farmers etc, who are busy with their camels and pay no attention to the religion (is towards the east) from where the side of the head of Satan will appear; those are the tribes of Rabi`a and Mudar.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, The people of Yemen have come to you and they are more gentle and soft-hearted. Belief is Yemenite and Wisdom is Yemenite, while pride and haughtiness are the qualities of the owners of camels (i.e. bedouins). Calmness and solemnity are the characters of the owners of sheep.
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