Narrated Jabir:When `Abdullah (my father) died, he left behind children and debts. I asked the lenders to put down some of his debt, but they refused, so I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) to intercede with them, yet they refused. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to me), "Classify your dates into their different kinds: 'Adha bin Zaid, Lean and 'Ajwa, each kind alone and call all the creditors and wait till I come to you." I did so and the Prophet (ﷺ) came and sat beside the dates and started measuring to each his due till he paid them fully, and the amount of dates remained as it was before, as if he had not touched them. (On another occasion) I took part in one of Ghazawat among with the Prophet (ﷺ) and I was riding one of our camels. The camel got tired and was lagging behind the others. The Prophet (ﷺ) hit it on its back. He said, "Sell it to me, and you have the right to ride it till Medina.'' When we approached Medina, I took the permission from the Prophet (ﷺ) to go to my house, saying, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have newly married." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "Have you married a virgin or a matron (a widow or divorcee)?" I said, "I have married a matron, as `Abdullah (my father) died and left behind daughters small in their ages, so I married a matron who may teach them and bring them up with good manners." The Prophet (ﷺ) then said (to me), "Go to your family." When I went there and told my maternal uncle about the selling of the camel, he admonished me for it. On that I told him about its slowness and exhaustion and about what the Prophet (ﷺ) had done to the camel and his hitting it. When the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived, I went to him with the camel in the morning and he gave me its price, the camel itself, and my share from the war booty as he gave the other people.
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 2405, 2406
In-book reference
Book 43, Hadith 21
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 3, Book 41, Hadith 589
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related that Jabir said, "My father died leaving children and debts. I asked those who were owed something to reduce some of his debt, but they refused to do so. Therefore I went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and asked him to intercede with them. They still refused. He said, 'Go and put your dates into their different categories, the 'adhq ibn Zayd (inferior dates) on one side, the layyin on one side, and the 'ajwa (excellent dates) on another side and then call them together and wait until I come.' I did that and then he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and sat where they were. He measured for each man until he had his full amount, and the dates still remained as if they had not been touched at all. I was on a raid together with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, riding a camel we had which was tired out and caused me to fall behind. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, struck it with a stick from behind and said, 'Sell it to me and you can ride it back to Madina.' When were near, I asked his permission, saying, 'Messenger of Allah, I am newly married.' He, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Who have you married, a virgin or someone who has already been married?' I said, 'Someone who has already been married. 'Abdullah died leaving young daughters, so I am marrying a woman who has been married before so that she can teach them and discipline them.' Then he said, 'Go to your family.' I went and told my uncle about selling the camel and he rebuked me. I told him about the slowness of the camel and what the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had done and how he had hit it. When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came, I took the camel to him in the morning and he gave me the price of the camel, the camel itself and my share of the booty along with everyone else."
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 2405, 2406
In-book reference
Book 43, Hadith 21
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 3, Book 41, Hadith 589
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih
