CHAPTER: IT IS VERY SELDOM THAT ALLAAH'S APOSTLE (SALLALLAAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM) SAID" NO" TO ANYONE WHEN ASKED TO GIVE ANYTHING, AND HE GAVE CHARITY TO THE PEOPLE VERY FREELY
No. 5726
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: It never happened that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) was asked for anything and he said: No.
No. 5727
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. 'Abdullah through another chain of transmitters.
No. 5728
Musa b. Anas reported on the authority of his father: It never happened that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) was asked anything for the sake of Islam and he did not give that. There came to him a person and he gave him a large flock (of sheep and goats) and he went back to his people and said: My people, embrace Islam, for Muhammad gives so much charity as if he has no fear of want.
No. 5729
Anas 'b. Malik reported that a person requested Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) to give him a very large flock and he gave that to him. He came to his tribe and said: O people, embrace Islam. By Allaah, Muhammad donates so much as if he did not fear want. Anas said that the person embraced Islam for the sake of the world but later he became Muslim until Islam became dearer to him than the world and what it contains.
No. 5730
Ibn Shihab reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) went on the expedition of Victory, i. e. the Victory of Mecca, and then he went out along with the Muslims and they fought at Hunain, and Allaah granted victory to his religion and to the Muslims, and Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) gave one hundred camels to Safwan b. Umayya. He again gave him one hundred camels, and then again gave him one hundred camels. Sa'id b. Musayyib said that Safwan told him: (By Allaah) Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) gave me what he gave me (and my state of mind at that time was) that he was the most detested person amongst people in my eyes. But he continued giving to me until now he is the dearest of people to me.
No. 5731
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: In case we get wealth from Bahrain, I would give you so much and so much; he made an indication of it with both his hands. Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) died before wealth from Bahrain came, and it fell to the lot of Abu Bakr after him. He commanded the announcer to make announcement to the effect that he to whom Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had held out promise or owed any debt should come (to him). I came and said: Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had said to me: In case there comes to us the wealth of Bahrain I shall give you so much, and so much. Abu Bakr took a handful (of the coins) and gave that to me once and asked me to count them I counted them as five hundred dinars and he said: Here is double of this for you.
No. 5732
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: When Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) died, there came to Abfi Bakr wealth from al-'Ala' b. al-Hadrami. Abu Bakr said: He to whom Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) owed any debt or held out any promise should come to us; the rest of the hadith is the same.