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the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a campaign. We were six men sharing a single camel that we rode in turns; our feet became blistered(1)—my own feet among them—and my toenails fell off. We therefore wrapped strips of cloth around our feet, and for that reason the expedition was called Dhāt al-Riqāʿ (the Raid of the Ragged Cloths), after the pieces of cloth we bound to our feet. Abū Burdah said: Abū Mūsā related this report, then grew uneasy about it and remarked, “Why did I go and mention it?”—as though he disliked disclosing any of his deeds. Agreed upon.

531 – ʿAmr ibn Taghlib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was once brought some wealth—or prisoners of war—and he distributed it, giving some men shares while leaving out others. Word reached him that those who had been left out felt resentment. He praised and glorified Allah and then said: “To proceed: by Allah, I give to one man and leave another, yet the one I leave is dearer to me than the one to whom I give. I bestow gifts upon certain people because of what I perceive in their hearts of anxiety and alarm, while I entrust other people to what Allah has placed in their hearts of self-sufficiency and goodness. Among them is ʿAmr ibn Taghlib.” ʿAmr ibn Taghlib said, “By Allah, I would not trade these words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for a herd of red camels.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

“Halaʿ” is the most intense form of panic; some say it means fretfulness.

532 – Ḥakīm ibn Ḥizām (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “The upper hand is better than the lower hand. Start with those whom you support. The best charity is what is given while one is independently well-off. Whoever seeks to keep his dignity, Allah will grant him dignity, and whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will enrich him.” Agreed upon.

This is al-Bukhārī’s wording; Muslim’s version is shorter.

533 – Abū Sufyān Ṣakhr ibn Ḥarb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared: “Do not persistently beg(2); for, by Allah, none of you will ask me for anything such that his very request draws it out for him…”

(1) That is, their skin became thin and blistered from walking. (2) That is, do not be overly insistent.

رسول الله ﷺ في غزاة ونحن ستة نفر بيننا بعير نعتقبه ، فَنَقِبَت أقدامنا(١) وَنَقِبَت قدَمي ، وَسَقَطَت أظفاري ، فكنا نَلُفُّ على أرجلنا من الخِرَق ، فَسُمِّيَت غَزوة ذاتِ الرِّقاع لِما كنا نَعصِبُ على أرجلنا من الخِرَق ، قال أبو بُردة : فَحَدَّثَ أبو موسى بهذا الحديث ، ثُمَّ كَرِهَ ذلك ، وقال : ما كُنتُ أُصنَعُ بِأن أذكُرَهُ ! قال : كأنَّهُ كَرِهَ أن يَكونَ شَيئاً مِن عَمَلِهِ أفشاهُ . متفق عليه . ٥٣١ - وعن عمرو بن تَغلِب - بفتح التاء المثناة فوق وإسكان الغين المعجمة وكسر اللام - رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ أتي بمال أو سبي فَقَسَمَهُ ، فأعطى رِجالاً ، وتَرَكَ رِجالاً ، فَبَلَغَهُ أنَّ الَّذينَ تَرَكَ عَتَبوا ؛ فَحَمِدَ الله ، ثم أثنى عليه ثم قال : « أما بَعدُ ؛ فَوَاللهِ إنّي لأُعطي الرَّجُلَ وأدَعُ الرَّجُلَ ، والذي أدَعُ أحبُّ إليَّ مِنَ الذي أُعطي ، ولكِنِّي إنَّما أُعطي أقواماً لِما أرى في قُلوبِهِم مِنَ الجَزَعِ والهَلَعِ ، وأكِلُ أقواماً إلى ما جَعَلَ الله في قُلوبِهِم مِنَ الغِنى والخير ، مِنهُم عَمرو بن تَغلِب » قال عَمرو بن تَغلِب : فَوَاللهِ ما أحَبُّ أنَّ لي بِكَلِمَةِ رسول الله ﷺ حُمرَ النَّعَم . رواه البخاري . « الهَلَعُ » : هُوَ أشَدُّ الجَزَعِ . وقيل الضَّجَرُ . ٥٣٢ - وعن حكيم بن حزام رضي الله عنه أنَّ النَّبيَّ ﷺ قال : « اليدُ العُليا خَيرٌ مِنَ اليدِ السُّفلى ، وأبدأ بِمَن تَعول ، وخَيرُ الصَّدَقَةِ ما كانَ عَن ظَهرِ غِنىً ، ومَن يستعفِف يُعِفَّهُ الله ، ومَن يَستَغنِ يُغنِهِ الله » متفق عليه . وهذا لفظ البخاري ، ولفظ مسلم أخصر . ٥٣٣ - وعن أبي سفيان صخر بن حرب رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « لا تُلحِفوا(٢) في المَسألة ، فَوَاللهِ لا يَسألُني أحَدٌ مِنكُم شَيئاً ، فَتُخرِجَ لَهُ مَسألَتُهُ

(١) أي : رقت جلودها وتنفطت من المشي . (٢) أي : لا تلحوا .