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| 8. Prayers (Salat) |
| Hadith Number 421 |
| Chapter: 42 The distribution (of goods or wealh) and the hanging of a cluster of dates in the mosque. |
| 421 Narrated Anas: Some goods came to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) from Bahrain. The Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered the people to spread them in the mosque –it was the biggest amount of goods Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) had ever received. He left for prayer and did not even look at it. After finishing the prayer, he sat by those goods and gave from those to everybody he saw. Al-`Abbas came to him and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! give me (something) too, because I gave ransom for myself and `Aqil”. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) told him to take. So he stuffed his garment with it and tried to carry it away but he failed to do so. He said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! Order someone to help me in lifting it.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) refused. He then said to the Prophet: Will you please help me to lift it?” Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) refused. Then Al-`Abbas threw some of it and tried to lift it (but failed). He again said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) Order someone to help me to lift it.” He refused. Al-`Abbas then said to the Prophet: “Will you please help me to lift it?” He again refused. Then Al-`Abbas threw some of it, and lifted it on his shoulders and went away. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) kept on watching him till he disappeared from his sight and was astonished at his greediness. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) did not get up till the last coin was distributed. |
| Sahih al-Bukhari Volume no 1 Hadith number 421 Reference: USC-MSA web (English) |