444 — Sulaymān ibn Mansūr al-Khuzā'ī related to me, saying: Abū Sufyān al-Himyarī related to us, on the authority of Abd al-Hamīd ibn Ja'far al-Ansārī, who said:

A Bedouin came to Medina seeking assistance with four blood-money payments that he had undertaken to pay. He was told, “Go to al-Hasan ibn Alī—may Allah be pleased with them both; go to Abd Allah ibn Ja'far—may Allah be pleased with them both; go to Sa'īd ibn al-Ās—may Allah be pleased with him; and go to Ubayd Allah ibn al-Abbās—may Allah be pleased with them both.”

He entered the mosque and saw a man leaving with a group of people. He asked, “Who is this?” They replied, “Sa'īd ibn al-Ās.” He said, “This is one of the men who were mentioned to me.” He walked alongside him and explained why he had come, who had been mentioned to him, and that Sa'īd was one of them. Sa'īd remained silent and gave him no answer.

When Sa'īd reached the door of his house, he said to his treasurer, “Tell this Bedouin to bring someone to carry it for him.” The Bedouin was told, “Bring someone to carry it for you.” He replied, “May Allah preserve Sa'īd! We asked him for silver, not dates.” Sa'īd said, “What is the matter with you? Bring someone to carry it for you!” He then had forty thousand brought out to him. The Bedouin had it carried away and set off for the desert without meeting any of the others.