Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 Messenger (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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."
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 4383
In-book reference
Book 64, Hadith 406
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 666
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related that Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If the money of Bahrayn comes, I will give you such-and-such.' The money of Bahrayn did not come until the Messenger of Allah* had died. When the money of Bahrayn came, Abu Bakr commanded that it be announced, 'Whoever has a promise with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, or a debt should come to us.'" Jabir said, "I came to Abu Bakr and informed him that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had said, 'If the money of Bahrayn comes, I will give you such-and-such.' three times." He said, "He gave to me." Jabir said, "I met Abu Bakr after that and asked him, but he did not give to me. Then I came to him again and he did ot give to me. Then I came to him a third time and he did not give to me. I said to you, 'I came to you and you did not gice to me, and then I came to you and you did not give to me, and then I came to you again and you did not give to me. Either give to me or you are miserly towards me.' He said, 'Did you say, "You are miserly towards me"? What disease is worse than miserliness!' He said it three times. He said, 'Any time I refused you, I was still meaning to give to you.'" Jabir ibn 'Abdullah was heard to say, "I went to him and Abu Bakr said to me, 'Count it.' I counted it and found that it was five hundred. He said, 'Take the same amount twice again.'"
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 4383
In-book reference
Book 64, Hadith 406
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 666
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih