Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy

Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy
3.496:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle ordered me to distribute the saddles and skins
of the Budn which I had slaughtered.
3.497:
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."
3.498:
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−Islamic 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.")
3.499:
Narrated Abu Sa`id 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).
3.500:
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 . "
3.501:
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."
3.502:
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."
3.503:
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.
3.504:
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 Sa`d, "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.
3.505.1:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: 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."
3.505.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle deputized me to keep
Sadaqa (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."
3.506:
Narrated Abu Sa`id 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."
3.507:
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.
3.508:
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."
3.509:
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.
3.510:
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.
3.511:
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".
3.512:
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."