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Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 15:
Representation,
Authorization, Business by Proxy
Volume 3, Book 38,
Number 496:
Narrated 'Ali: Allah's Apostle ordered me to
distribute the saddles and skins of the Budn which
had slaughtered.
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
497:
Narrated 'Uqba bin Amir:
that the Prophet had given him sheep to
distribute among his companions and a male kid was
left (after the distribution). When he informed
the Prophet of it, he said (to him), "Offer
it as a sacrifice on your behalf."
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
498:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf:
I got an agreement written between me and
Umaiya bin Khalaf that Umaiya would look after my
property (or family) in Mecca and I would look
after his in Medina. When I mentioned the word 'Ar-Rahman'
in the documents, Umaiya said, "I do not know
'Ar-Rahman.' Write down to me your name, (with
which you called yourself) in the Pre-lslamic
Period of Ignorance." So, I wrote my name ' 'Abdu
'Amr'. On the day (of the battle) of Badr, when
all the people went to sleep, I went up the hill
to protect him. Bilal(1) saw him (i.e. Umaiya) and
went to a gathering of Ansar and said, "(Here
is) Umaiya bin Khalaf! Woe to me if he
escapes!" So, a group of Ansar went out with
Bilal to follow us ('Abdur-Rahman and Umaiya).
Being afraid that they would catch us, I left
Umaiya's son for them to keep them busy but the
Ansar killed the son and insisted on following us.
Umaiya was a fat man, and when they approached us,
I told him to kneel down, and he knelt, and I laid
myself on him to protect him, but the Ansar killed
him by passing their swords underneath me, and one
of them injured my foot with his sword. (The sub
narrator said, " 'Abdur-Rahman used to show
us the trace of the wound on the back of his
foot.")
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
499:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle employed someone as a governor
at Khaibar. When the man came to Medina, he
brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet
asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar of
this kind?" The man replied, "(No), we
exchange two Sa's of bad dates for one Sa of this
kind of dates (i.e. Janib), or exchange three Sa's
for two." On that, the Prophet said,
"Don't do so, as it is a kind of usury (Riba)
but sell the dates of inferior quality for money,
and then buy Janib with the money". The
Prophet said the same thing about dates sold by
weight. (See Hadith No. 506).
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
500:
Narrated Ibn Ka'b bin Malik from his father:
We had some sheep which used to graze at Sala'.
One of our slavegirls saw a sheep dying and she
broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it.
My father said to the people, "Don't eat it
till I ask the Prophet about it (or till I send
somebody to ask the Prophet)." So, he asked
or sent somebody to ask the Prophet, and the
Prophet permitted him to eat it. 'Ubaidullah (a
sub-narrator) said, "I admire that girl, for
though she was a slave-girl, she dared to
slaughter the sheep . "
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
501:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet owed somebody a camel of a certain
age. When he came to demand it back, the Prophet
said (to some people), "Give him (his
due)." When the people searched for a camel
of that age, they found none, but found a camel
one year older. The Prophet said, "Give (it
to) him." On that, the man remarked,
"You have given me my right in full. May
Allah give you in full." The Prophet said,
"The best amongst you is the one who pays the
rights of others generously."
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
502:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to the Prophet demanding his debts
and behaved rudely. The companions of the Prophet
intended to harm him, but Allah's Apostle said (to
them), "Leave him, for the creditor (i.e.
owner of a right) has the right to speak."
Allah's Apostle then said, "Give him a camel
of the same age as that of his." The people
said, "O Allah's Apostle! There is only a
camel that is older than his." Allah's
Apostle said, "Give (it to) him, for the best
amongst you is he who pays the rights of others
handsomely."
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
503:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama:
When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin
after embracing Islam, came to Allah's Apostle, he
got up. They appealed to him to return their
properties and their captives. Allah's Apostle
said to them, "The most beloved statement to
me is the true one. So, you have the option of
restoring your properties or your captives, for I
have delayed distributing them." The narrator
added, Allah's Apostle c had been waiting for them
for more than ten days on his return from Taif.
When they realized that Allah's Apostle would
return to them only one of two things, they said,
"We choose our captives." So, Allah's
Apostle got up in the gathering of the Muslims,
praised Allah as He deserved, and said, "Then
after! These brethren of yours have come to you
with repentance and I see it proper to return
their captives to them. So, whoever amongst you
likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it,
and whoever of you wants to stick to his share
till we pay him from the very first booty which
Allah will give us then he can do so." The
people replied, "We agree to give up our
shares willingly as a favor for Allah's
Apostle." Then Allah's Apostle said, "We
don't know who amongst you has agreed and who
hasn't. Go back and your chiefs may tell us your
opinion." So, all of them returned and their
chiefs discussed the matter with them and then
they (i.e. their chiefs) came to Allah's Apostle
to tell him that they (i.e. the people) had given
up their shares gladly and willingly.
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
504:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
I was accompanying the Prophet on a journey and
was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind
the others. The Prophet passed by me and asked,
"Who is this?" I replied, "Jabir
bin 'Abdullah." He asked, "What is the
matter, (why are you late)?" I replied,
"I am riding a slow camel." He asked,
"Do you have a stick?" I replied in the
affirmative. He said, "Give it to me."
When I gave it to him, he beat the camel and
rebuked it. Then that camel surpassed the others
thenceforth. The Prophet said, "Sell it to
me." I replied, "It is (a gift) for you,
O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Sell it to
me. I have bought it for four Dinars (gold pieces)
and you can keep on riding it till Medina."
When we approached Medina, I started going
(towards my house). The Prophet said, "Where
are you going?" I Sad, "I have married a
widow." He said, "Why have you not
married a virgin to fondle with each other?"
I said, "My father died and left daughters,
so I decided to marry a widow (an experienced
woman) (to look after them)." He said,
"Well done." When we reached Medina,
Allah's Apostle said, "O Bilal, pay him (the
price of the camel) and give him extra
money." Bilal gave me four Dinars and one
Qirat extra. (A sub-narrator said): Jabir added,
"The extra Qirat of Allah's Apostle never
parted from me." The Qirat was always in
Jabir bin 'Abdullah's purse.
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
505r:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! I want to give up myself
to you." A man said, "Marry her to
me." The Prophet said, "We agree to
marry her to you with what you know of the Qur'an
by heart."
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
505t:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle deputed me to keep Sadaqat (al-Fitr)
of Ramadan. A comer came and started taking
handfuls of the foodstuff (of the Sadaqa)
(stealthily). I took hold of him and said,
"By Allah, I will take you to Allah's Apostle
." He said, "I am needy and have many
dependents, and I am in great need." I
released him, and in the morning Allah's Apostle
asked me, "What did your prisoner do
yesterday?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
The person complained of being needy and of having
many dependents, so, I pitied him and let him
go." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, he
told you a lie and he will be coming again."
I believed that he would show up again as Allah's
Apostle had told me that he would return. So, I
waited for him watchfully. When he (showed up and)
started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught
hold of him again and said, "I will
definitely take you to Allah's Apostle. He said,
"Leave me, for I am very needy and have many
dependents. I promise I will not come back
again." I pitied him and let him go.
In the morning Allah's Apostle asked me,
"What did your prisoner do." I replied,
"O Allah's Apostle! He complained of his
great need and of too many dependents, so I took
pity on him and set him free." Allah's
Apostle said, "Verily, he told you a lie and
he will return." I waited for him attentively
for the third time, and when he (came and) started
stealing handfuls of the foodstuff, I caught hold
of him and said, "I will surely take you to
Allah's Apostle as it is the third time you
promise not to return, yet you break your promise
and come." He said, "(Forgive me and) I
will teach you some words with which Allah will
benefit you." I asked, "What are
they?" He replied, "Whenever you go to
bed, recite "Ayat-al-Kursi"-- 'Allahu la
ilaha illa huwa-l-Haiy-ul Qaiyum' till you finish
the whole verse. (If you do so), Allah will
appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and
no satan will come near you till morning. "
So, I released him. In the morning, Allah's
Apostle asked, "What did your prisoner do
yesterday?" I replied, "He claimed that
he would teach me some words by which Allah will
benefit me, so I let him go." Allah's Apostle
asked, "What are they?" I replied,
"He said to me, 'Whenever you go to bed,
recite Ayat-al-Kursi from the beginning to the end
---- Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-lHaiy-ul-Qaiyum----.'
He further said to me, '(If you do so), Allah will
appoint a guard for you who will stay with you,
and no satan will come near you till morning.'
(Abu Huraira or another sub-narrator) added that
they (the companions) were very keen to do good
deeds. The Prophet said, "He really spoke the
truth, although he is an absolute liar. Do you
know whom you were talking to, these three nights,
O Abu Huraira?" Abu Huraira said,
"No." He said, "It was Satan."
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
506:
Narrated Abu Said al-Khudri:
Once Bilal brought Barni (i.e. a kind of dates)
to the Prophet and the Prophet asked him,
"From where have you brought these?"
Bilal replied, "I had some inferior type of
dates and exchanged two Sas of it for one Sa of
Barni dates in order to give it to the Prophet; to
eat." Thereupon the Prophet said,
"Beware! Beware! This is definitely Riba
(usury)! This is definitely Riba (Usury)! Don't do
so, but if you want to buy (a superior kind of
dates) sell the inferior dates for money and then
buy the superior kind of dates with that
money."
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
507:
Narrated 'Amr:
Concerning the Waqf of 'Umar: It was not sinful
of the trustee (of the Waqf) to eat or provide his
friends from it, provided the trustee had no
intention of collecting fortune (for himself). Ibn
'Umar was the manager of the trust of 'Umar and he
used to give presents from it to those with whom
he used to stay at Mecca.
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
508:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid and Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "O Unais! Go to the wife
of this (man) and if she confesses (that she has
committed illegal sexual intercourse), then stone
her to death."
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
509:
Narrated 'Uqba bin Al-Harith:
When An-Nuaman or his son was brought in a
state of drunkenness, Allah's Apostle ordered all
those who were present in the house to beat him. I
was one of those who beat him. We beat him with
shoes and palm-leaf stalks.
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
510:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I twisted the garlands of the Hadis (i.e.
animals for sacrifice) of Allah's Apostle with my
own hands. Then Allah's Apostle put them around
their necks with his own hands, and sent them with
my father (to Mecca). Nothing legal was regarded
illegal for Allah's Apostle till the animals were
slaughtered.
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
511:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Abu Talha was the richest man in Medina amongst
the Ansar and Beeruha' (garden) was the most
beloved of his property, and it was situated
opposite the mosque (of the Prophet.). Allah's
Apostle used to enter it and drink from its sweet
water. When the following Divine Verse were
revealed: 'you will not attain righteousness till
you spend in charity of the things you love'
(3.93), Abu Talha got up in front of Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allah
says in His Book, 'You will not attain
righteousness unless you spend (in charity) that
which you love,' and verily, the most beloved to
me of my property is Beeruha (garden), so I give
it in charity and hope for its reward from Allah.
O Allah's Apostle! Spend it wherever you
like." Allah's Apostle appreciated that and
said, "That is perishable wealth, that is
perishable wealth. I have heard what you have
said; I suggest you to distribute it among your
relatives." Abu Talha said, "I will do
so, O Allah's Apostle." So, Abu Talha
distributed it among his relatives and cousins.
The sub-narrator (Malik) said: The Prophet said:
"That is a profitable wealth," instead
of "perishable wealth".
Volume 3, Book 38, Number
512:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "An honest treasurer who
gives what he is ordered to give fully, perfectly
and willingly to the person to whom he is ordered
to give, is regarded as one of the two charitable
persons."
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