Hiring

Hiring
3.461:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "The honest
treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is
one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the
owner).
3.462:
Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet with two men from
Ash`ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that
they want employment." The Prophet said, "No, we do not
appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly."
3.463:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah did not send
any prophet but shepherded sheep." His companions asked him,
"Did you do the same?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, I used to
shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats."
3.464:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe
of Bani Ad−Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a
guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract
which he had to abide by with the tribe of Al−`Asi bin Wail
and he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The Prophet and
Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him their riding
camels and told him to bring them to the Cave of Thaur after
three days. So, he brought them their two riding camels after
three days and both of them (The Prophet and Abu Bakr) set out
accompanied by 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the Dili guide who guided
them below Mecca along the road leading to the sea−shore.
3.465:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr hired a
man from the tribe of Bani−Ad−Dil as an expert guide who was a
pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The
Prophet and Abu Bakr gave him their two riding camels and took
a promise from him to bring their riding camels in the morning
of the third day to the Cave of Thaur.
3.466:
Narrated Ya`la bin Umaiya: I fought in Jaish−al−Usra (Ghazwa
of Tabuk) along with the Prophet and in my opinion that was
the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who quarrel led
with someone and one of the them bit and cut the other's
finger and caused his own tooth to fall out. He then went to
the Prophet (with a complaint) but the Prophet canceled the
suit and said to the complainant, "Did you expect him to let
his finger in your mouth so that you might snap and cut it (as
does a stallion camel)?" Narrated Ibn Juraij from `Abdullah
bin Abu Mulaika from his grandfather a similar story: A man
bit the hand of another man and caused his own tooth to fall
out, but Abu Bakr judged that he had no right for compensation
(for the broken tooth).
3.467:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, "Both of them
(Moses and Al−Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall
which was about to fall." Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], "(Al−Khadir
pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then raised his
hands and the wall became straightened up." Ya`la said, "I
think Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, 'He (Khadir) passed his hand
over it and it was straightened up." (Moses said to him), "if
you had wanted, you could have taken wages for it." Sa`id [??
or Sa`d] said, "Wages with which to buy food . "
3.468:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Your example and the
example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and
Christians) is like the example of a man who employed some
laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me from morning
till midday for one Qirat?' The Jews accepted and carried out
the work. He then asked, Who will work for me from midday up
to the `Asr prayer for one Qirat?' The Christians accepted and
fulfilled the work. He then said, 'Who will work for me from
the `Asr till sunset for two Qirats?' You, Muslims have
accepted the offer. The Jews and the Christians got angry and
said, 'Why should we work more and get lesser wages?' (Allah)
said, 'Have I withheld part of your right?' They replied in
the negative. He said, 'It is My Blessing, I bestow upon
whomever I wish .'
3.469:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar bin Al−Khattab: Allah's Apostle
said, "Your example and the example of Jews and Christians is
like the example of a man who employed some laborers to whom
he said, 'Who will work for me up to midday for one Qirat
each?' The Jews carried out the work for one Qirat each; and
then the Christians carried out the work up to the `Asr prayer
for one Qirat each; and now you Muslims are working from the
`Asr prayer up to sunset for two Qirats each. The Jews and
Christians got angry and said, 'We work more and are paid
less.' The employer (Allah) asked them, 'Have I usurped some
of your right?' They replied in the negative. He said, 'That
is My Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish.' "
3.470:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah said, 'I will
be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of
Resurrection: −1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but
proves treacherous; −2. One who sells a free person and eats
his price; and −3. One who employs a laborer and takes full
work from him but does not pay him for his lab our.' "
3.471:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The example of Muslims,
Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed
laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific
wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need
your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we
have done be annulled.' The man said to them, 'Don't quit the
work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.'
But they refused and went away. The man employed another batch
after them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and
yours will be the wages I had fixed for the first batch.' So,
they worked till the time of `Asr prayer. Then they said, "Let
what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have
promised us for yourself.' The man said to them, 'Complete the
rest of the work, as only a little of the day remains,' but
they refused. Thereafter he employed another batch to work for
the rest of the day and they worked for the rest of the day
till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former
batches. So, that was the example of those people (Muslims)
and the example of this light (guidance) which they have
accepted willingly.
3.472:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Three men from among those who were before you, set out
together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A
big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the
cave. They said (to each other), Nothing could save you Tom
this rock but to invoke Allah by giving referenda to the
righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's sake only).'
So, one of them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and I never
provided my family (wife, children etc.) with milk before
them. One day, by chance I was delayed, and I came late (at
night) while they had slept. I milked the sheep for them and
took the milk to them, but I found them sleeping. I disliked
to provide my family with the milk before them. I waited for
them and the bowl of milk was in my hand and I kept on waiting
for them to get up till the day dawned. Then they got up and
drank the milk. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only,
please relieve us from our critical situation caused by this
rock.' So, the rock shifted a little but they could not get
out." The Prophet added, "The second man said, 'O Allah! I had
a cousin who was the dearest of all people to me and I wanted
to have sexual relations with her but she refused. Later she
had a hard time in a famine year and she came to me and I gave
her one−hundred−and−twenty Dinars on the condition that she
would not resist my desire, and she agreed. When I was about
to fulfill my desire, she said: It is illegal for you to
outrage my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I
thought it a sin to have sexual intercourse with her and left
her though she was the dearest of all the people to me, and
also I left the gold I had given her. O Allah! If I did that
for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present
calamity.' So, the rock shifted a little more but still they
could not get out from there." The Prophet added, "Then the
third man said, 'O Allah! I employed few laborers and I paid
them their wages with the exception of one man who did not
take his wages and went away. I invested his wages and I got
much property thereby. (Then after some time) he came and said
to me: O Allah's slave! Pay me my wages. I said to him: All
the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours. He
said: O Allah's slave! Don't mock at me. I said: I am not
mocking at you. So, he took all the herd and drove them away
and left nothing. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only,
please relieve us from the present suffering.' So, that rock
shifted completely and they got out walking.
3.473:
Narrated Abu May' id Al−Ansari: Whenever Allah's Apostle
ordered us to give in charity we would go to the market and
work as porters to earn a Mudd (two handfuls) (of foodstuff)
but now some of us have one−hundred thousand Dirhams or
Diners. (The sub−narrator) Shaqiq said, "I think Abu Mas`ud
meant himself by saying (some of us) .
3.474:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "The Prophet forbade the meeting of caravans
(on the way) and ordained that no townsman is permitted to
sell things on behalf of a bedouin." I asked Ibn `Abbas, "What
is the meaning of his saying, 'No townsman is permitted to
sell things on behalf of a bedouin.' " He replied, "He should
not work as a broker for him."
3.475:
Narrated Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al−`As bin Wail. When
he owed me some money for my work, I went to him to ask for
that amount. He said, "I will not pay you unless you
disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "By Allah! I will never do
that till you die and be resurrected." He said, "Will I be
dead and then resurrected after my death?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "There I will have property and offspring and then I
will pay you your due." Then Allah revealed. 'Have you seen
him who disbelieved in Our signs, and yet says: I will be
given property and offspring?' (19.77)
3.476:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: Some of the companions of the Prophet went
on a journey till they reached some of the 'Arab tribes (at
night). They asked the latter to treat them as their guests
but they refused. The chief of that tribe was then bitten by a
snake (or stung by a scorpion) and they tried their best to
cure him but in vain. Some of them said (to the others),
"Nothing has benefited him, will you go to the people who
resided here at night, it may be that some of them might
possess something (as treatment)," They went to the group of
the companions (of the Prophet ) and said, "Our chief has been
bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have tried
everything but he has not benefited. Have you got anything
(useful)?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah! I can recite a
Ruqya, but as you have refused to accept us as your guests, I
will not recite the Ruqya for you unless you fix for us some
wages for it." They agrees to pay them a flock of sheep. One
of them then went and recited (Surat−ul−Fatiha): 'All the
praises are for the Lord of the Worlds' and puffed over the
chief who became all right as if he was released from a chain,
and got up and started walking, showing no signs of sickness.
They paid them what they agreed to pay. Some of them (i.e. the
companions) then suggested to divide their earnings among
themselves, but the one who performed the recitation said, "Do
not divide them till we go to the Prophet and narrate the
whole story to him, and wait for his order." So, they went to
Allah's Apostle and narrated the story. Allah's Apostle asked,
"How did you come to know that Surat−ul−Fatiha was recited as
Ruqya?" Then he added, "You have done the right thing. Divide
(what you have earned) and assign a share for me as well." The
Prophet smiled thereupon.
3.477:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Abu Taiba cupped the Prophet and
the Prophet ordered that he be paid one or two Sas of
foodstuff and he interceded with his masters to reduce his
taxes.
3.478:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the
man who cupped him his wages.
3.479:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the
man who cupped him his wages. If it had been undesirable he
would not have paid him.
3.480:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used to get cupped and would never withhold the
wages of any person .
3.481:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet sent for a slave who had
the profession of cupping, and he cupped him. The Prophet
ordered that he be paid one or two Sas, or one or two Mudds of
foodstuff, and appealed to his masters to reduce his taxes:
3.482:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al−Ansari: Allah's Apostle regarded
illegal the price of a dog, the earnings of a prostitute, and
the charges taken by a soothsayer.
3.483:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet prohibited the earnings of
slave girls (through prostitution).
3.484:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet forbade taking a price for
animal copulation.
3.485:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: "Allah's Apostle gave the land
of Khaibar to the Jews to work on and cultivate and take half
of its yield. Ibn `Umar added, "The land used to be rented for
a certain portion (of its yield)." Nafi` mentioned the amount
of the portion but I forgot it. Rafi` bin Khadij said, "The
Prophet forbade renting farms." Narrated 'Ubaidullah Nafi`
said: Ibn `Umar said: (The contract of Khaibar continued) till
`Umar evacuated the Jews (from Khaibar).
Bk. 37: Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another
(Al−Hawaala)
3.486:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Procrastination
(delay) in paying debts by a wealthy man is injustice. So, if
your debt is transferred from your debtor to a rich debtor,
you should agree."
3.487:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Procrastination
(delay) in paying debts by a wealthy person is injustice. So,
if your debt is transferred from your debtor to a rich debtor,
you should agree."
3.488.1:
Narrated Salama bin Al−Akwa`: Once, while we were sitting in
the company of Prophet, a dead man was brought. The Prophet
was requested to lead the funeral prayer for the deceased. He
said, "Is he in debt?" The people replied in the negative. He
said, "Has he left any wealth?" They said, "No." So, he led
his funeral prayer. Another dead man was brought and the
people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Lead his funeral prayer." The
Prophet said, "Is he in debt?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Has
he left any wealth?" They said, ''Three Dinars." So, he led
the prayer. Then a third dead man was brought and the people
said (to the Prophet ), Please lead his funeral prayer." He
said, "Has he left any wealth?" They said, "No." He asked, "Is
he in debt?" They said, ("Yes! He has to pay) three Diners.',
He (refused to pray and) said, "Then pray for your (dead)
companion." Abu Qatada said, "O Allah's Apostle! Lead his
funeral prayer, and I will pay his debt." So, he led the
prayer.
3.488.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "An Israeli man asked
another Israeli to lend him one thousand Dinars. The second
man required witnesses. The former replied, 'Allah is
sufficient as a witness.' The second said, 'I want a surety.'
The former replied, 'Allah is sufficient as a surety.' The
second said, 'You are right,' and lent him the money for a
certain period. The debtor went across the sea. When he
finished his job, he searched for a conveyance so that he
might reach in time for the repayment of the debt, but he
could not find any. So, he took a piece of wood and made a
hole in it, inserted in it one thousand Dinars and a letter to
the lender and then closed (i.e. sealed) the hole tightly. He
took the piece of wood to the sea and said. 'O Allah! You know
well that I took a loan of one thousand Dinars from so−and−so.
He demanded a surety from me but I told him that Allah's
Guarantee was sufficient and he accepted Your guarantee. He
then asked for a witness and I told him that Allah was
sufficient as a Witness, and he accepted You as a Witness. No
doubt, I tried hard to find a conveyance so that I could pay
his money but could not find, so I hand over this money to
You.' Saying that, he threw the piece of wood into the sea
till it went out far into it, and then he went away. Meanwhile
he started searching for a conveyance in order to reach the
creditor's country. One day the lender came out of his house
to see whether a ship had arrived bringing his money, and all
of a sudden he saw the piece of wood in which his money had
been deposited. He took it home to use for fire. When he sawed
it, he found his money and the letter inside it. Shortly after
that, the debtor came bringing one thousand Dinars to him and
said, 'By Allah, I had been trying hard to get a boat so that
I could bring you your money, but failed to get one before the
one I have come by.' The lender asked, 'Have you sent
something to me?' The debtor replied, 'I have told you I could
not get a boat other than the one I have come by.' The lender
said, 'Allah has delivered on your behalf the money you sent
in the piece of wood. So, you may keep your one thousand
Dinars and depart guided on the right path.' "
3.489:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said, "In the verse: To
every one We have appointed ' (Muwaliya Muwaliya means one's)
heirs (4.33).' (And regarding the verse) 'And those with whom
your right hands have made a pledge.' Ibn `Abbas said, "When
the emigrants came to the Prophet in Medina, the emigrant
would inherit the Ansari while the latter's relatives would
not inherit him because of the bond of brotherhood which the
Prophet established between them (i.e. the emigrants and the
Ansar). When the verse: 'And to everyone We have appointed
heirs' (4.33) was revealed, it canceled (the bond (the pledge)
of brotherhood regarding inheritance)." Then he said, "The
verse: To those also to whom your right hands have pledged,
remained valid regarding cooperation and mutual advice, while
the matter of inheritance was excluded and it became
permissible to assign something in one's testament to the
person who had the right of inheriting before.
3.490:
Narrated Anas:
`Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf came to us and Allah's Apostle
established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sa`d bin
Rabi`a.
3.491:
Narrated `Asim:
I heard Anas bin Malik, "Have you ever heard that the Prophet
said, 'There is no alliance in Islam?' " He replied, "The
Prophet made alliance between Quraish and the Ansar in my
house."
3.492:
Narrated Salama bin Al−Akwa`: A dead person was brought to the
Prophet so that he might lead the funeral prayer for him. He
asked, "Is he in debt?" When the people replied in the
negative, he led the funeral prayer. Another dead person was
brought and he asked, "Is he in debt?" They said, "Yes." He
(refused to lead the prayer and) said, "Lead the prayer of
your friend." Abu Qatada said, "O Allah's Apostle! I undertake
to pay his debt." Allah's Apostle then led his funeral prayer.
3.493:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Once the Prophet said (to me),
"If the money of Bahrain comes, I will give you a certain
amount of it." The Prophet had breathed his last before the
money of Bahrain arrived. When the money of Bahrain reached,
Abu Bakr announced, "Whoever was promised by the Prophet
should come to us." I went to Abu Bakr and said, "The Prophet
promised me so and so." Abu Bakr gave me a handful of coins
and when I counted them, they were five−hundred in number. Abu
Bakr then said, "Take twice the amount you have taken
(besides).
3.494:
Narrated Aisha:
(wife of the Prophet) Since I reached the age when I could
remember things, I have seen my parents worshipping according
to the right faith of Islam. Not a single day passed but
Allah's Apostle visited us both in the morning and in the
evening. When the Muslims were persecuted, Abu Bakr set out
for Ethiopia as an emigrant. When he reached a place called
Bark−al−Ghimad, he met Ibn Ad−Daghna, the chief of the Qara
tribe, who asked Abu Bakr, "Where are you going?" Abu Bakr
said, "My people have turned me out of the country and I would
like to tour the world and worship my Lord." Ibn Ad−Daghna
said, "A man like you will not go out, nor will he be turned
out as you help the poor earn their living, keep good relation
with your Kith and kin, help the disabled (or the dependents),
provide guests with food and shelter, and help people during
their troubles. I am your protector. So, go back and worship
your Lord at your home." Ibn Ad−Daghna went along with Abu
Bakr and took him to the chiefs of Quraish saying to them, "A
man like Abu Bakr will not go out, nor will he be turned out.
Do you turn out a man who helps the poor earn their living,
keeps good relations with Kith and kin, helps the disabled,
provides guests with food and shelter, and helps the people
during their troubles?" So, Quraish allowed Ibn Ad−Daghna's
guarantee of protection and told Abu− Bakr that he was secure,
and said to Ibn Ad−Daghna, "Advise Abu Bakr to worship his
Lord in his house and to pray and read what he liked and not
to hurt us and not to do these things publicly, for we fear
that our sons and women may follow him." Ibn Ad−Daghna told
Abu Bakr of all that, so Abu− Bakr continued worshipping his
Lord in his house and did not pray or recite Qur'an aloud
except in his house. Later on Abu Bakr had an idea of building
a mosque in the court yard of his house. He fulfilled that
idea and started praying and reciting Qur'an there publicly.
The women and the offspring of the pagans started gathering
around him and looking at him astonishingly. Abu Bakr was a
softhearted person and could not help weeping while reciting
Qur'an. This horrified the pagan chiefs of Quraish. They sent
for Ibn Ad−Daghna and when he came, they said, "We have given
Abu Bakr protection on condition that he will worship his Lord
in his house, but he has transgressed that condition and has
built a mosque in the court yard of his house and offered his
prayer and recited Qur'an in public. We are afraid lest he
mislead our women and offspring. So, go to him and tell him
that if he wishes he can worship his Lord in his house only,
and if not, then tell him to return your pledge of protection
as we do not like to betray you by revoking your pledge, nor
can we tolerate Abu Bakr's public declaration of Islam (his
worshipping). `Aisha added: Ibn Ad−Daghna came to Abu Bakr and
said, "You know the conditions on which I gave you protection,
so you should either abide by those conditions or revoke my
protection, as I do not like to hear the 'Arabs saying that
Ibn Ad−Daghna gave the pledge of protection to a person and
his people did not respect it." Abu Bakr said, "I revoke your
pledge of protection and am satisfied with Allah's
protection." At that time Allah's Apostle was still in Mecca
and he said to his companions, "Your place of emigration has
been shown to me. I have seen salty land, planted with
date−palms and situated between two mountains which are the
two ,Harras." So, when the Prophet told it, some of the
companions migrated to Medina, and some of those who had
migrated to Ethiopia returned to Medina. When Abu Bakr
prepared for emigration, Allah's Apostle said to him, "Wait,
for I expect to be permitted to emigrate." Abu Bakr asked,
"May my father be sacrificed for your sake, do you really
expect that?" Allah's Apostle replied in the affirmative. So,
Abu Bakr postponed his departure in order to accompany Allah's
Apostle and fed two camels which he had, with the leaves of
Samor trees for four months.
3.495:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever a dead man in debt was brought
to Allah's Apostle he would ask, "Has he left anything to
repay his debt?" If he was informed that he had left something
to repay his debts, he would offer his funeral prayer,
otherwise he would tell the Muslims to offer their friend's
funeral prayer. When Allah made the Prophet wealthy through
conquests, he said, "I am more rightful than other believers
to be the guardian of the believers, so if a Muslim dies while
in debt, I am responsible for the repayment of his debt, and
whoever leaves wealth (after his death) it will belong to his
heirs."