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Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some great men of his tribe said, `Abdullah bin ‘Sahl and Muhaiyisa went
out to Khaibar as they were struck with poverty and difficult living conditions. Then Muhaiyisa was
informed that `Abdullah had been killed and thrown in a pit or a spring. Muhaiyisa went to the Jews
and said, “By Allah, you have killed my companion.” The Jews said, “By Allah, we have not killed
him.” Muhaiyisa then came back to his people and told them the story. He, his elder brother
Huwaiyisa and `Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet) and he who had been at Khaibar,
proceeded to speak, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said to Muhaiyisa, “The eldest! The eldest!” meaning, “Let the
eldest of you speak.” So Huwaiyisa spoke first and then Muhaiyisa. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The Jews
should either pay the blood money of your (deceased) companion or be ready for war.” After that
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) wrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they wrote that they had not killed him.
Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and `Abdur-Rahman, “Can you take an oath by
which you will be entitled to take the blood money?” They said, “No.” He said (to them), “Shall we
ask the Jews to take an oath before you?” They replied, “But the Jews are not Muslims.” So Allah’s
Apostle gave them one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself. Sahl added: When those
she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them kicked me with its leg.

The Prophet (ﷺ) sent (an army unit under the command of) Khalid bin Al-Walid to fight against the tribe
of Bani Jadhima and those people could not express themselves by saying, “Aslamna,” but they said,
“Saba’na! Saba’na! ” Khalid kept on killing some of them and taking some others as captives, and he
gave a captive to everyone of us and ordered everyone of us to kill his captive. I said, “By Allah, I
shall not kill my captive and none of my companions shall kill his captive!” Then we mentioned that
to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, “O Allah! I am free from what Khalid bin Al-Walid has done,” and
repeated it twice.

There was some quarrel (sighting) among Bani `Amr, and when this news reached the Prophet, he
offered the Zuhr prayer and went to establish peace among them. In the meantime the time of `Asr
prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama for the prayer and requested Abu
Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr went forward. The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived while Abu Bakr was still
praying. He entered the rows of praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The
people started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he stood for prayer, he never
glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when Abu Bakr observed that the clapping was not
coming to an end, he looked and saw the Prophet (ﷺ) standing behind him.
The Prophet (ﷺ) beckoned him to carry on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while, thanking
Allah for the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ) and then he retreated, taking his steps backwards. When the
Prophet saw that, he went ahead and led the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said, “O
Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying on with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?” Abu
Bakr replied, “It does not befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet (ﷺ) in prayer.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ)
said to the people, “If some problem arises during prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah!;
and the women should clap.” (See Hadith No. 652, Vol. 1)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his leadership.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to the people), “If you are criticizing his leadership now, then you used to criticize
his father’s leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama’s father) deserved the leadership and used to be
one of the most beloved persons to me, and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved persons
to me after him. ” (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The most hated person in the sight of Allah, is the most quarrelsome person.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard the voices of some people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and said, “I
am only a human being and litigants with cases of disputes come to me, and maybe one of them
presents his case eloquently in a more convincing and impressive way than the other, and I give my
verdict in his favor thinking he is truthful. So if I give a Muslim’s right to another (by mistake), then
that (property) is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it or leave it.” (See Hadith No. 281 )

The Prophet (ﷺ) came to know that one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after
his death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet (ﷺ) sold that slave for 800 dirhams
and sent the price to him.

(the wife of the Prophet) `Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, “The son of
the slave girl of Zam`a is from me, so take him into your custody.” So in the year of Conquest of
Mecca, Sa`d took him and said. (This is) my brother’s son whom my brother has asked me to take into
my custody.” `Abd bin Zam`a got up before him and said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave
girl of my father, and was born on my father’s bed.” So they both submitted their case before Allah’s
Apostle. Sa`d said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me.”
`Abd bin Zam`a said, “This boy is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born
on the bed of my father.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The boy is for you, O `Abd bin Zam`a!” Then Allah’s
Apostle further said, “The child is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer,” He then
said to Sauda bint Zam`a, “Veil (screen) yourself before him,” when he saw the child’s resemblance to
`Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met Allah.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If somebody on the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim’s) property
and he is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry with him”. So Allah revealed,:–
‘Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant and their oaths..’ (3.77) ‘Al-
Ashath came while `Abdullah was narrating (this) to the people. Al-Ashath said, “This verse was
revealed regarding me and another man with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to
me), “Do you have any evidence?’ I replied, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Let your opponent take an oath.’ I said: I
am sure he would take a (false) oath.” Thereupon it was revealed: ‘Verily! those who purchase a small
gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant….’ (3.77) (See Hadith No. 72, Vol 6).

Hind (bint `Utba) said to the Prophet (ﷺ) “Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need to take some money of
his wealth.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Take reasonably what is sufficient for you and your children ”