Messenger of Allah ﷺ said (to me), "If the property of Bahrain had come to us, I would have given you so much and so much." But the Bahrain property did not come till the Prophet ﷺ had died. When the Bahrain property came. Abu Bakr ordered somebody to announce, "Any person who has money claim on Messenger of Allah ﷺ or whom Messenger of Allah ﷺ had promised something, should come to us." So, I went to him and said, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ had promised to give me so much an so much." Abu Bakr scooped up money with both hands thrice for me." (The sub-narrator Sufyan illustrated this action by scooping up with both hands and said, "Ibn Munkadir, another sub-narrator, used to illustrate it in this way.") Narrated Jabir: Once I went to Abu Bakr and asked for the money but he did not give me, and I went to him again, but he did not give me, so I went to him for the third time and said, "I asked you, but you did not give me; then I asked you (for the second time) and you did not give me; then I asked you (for the third time) but you did not give me. You should either give me or allow yourself to be considered a miser regarding my case." Abu Bakr said, "You tell me that I am a miser with regard to you. But really, whenever I rejected your request, I had the inclination to give you." (In another narration Jabir added:) So, Abu Bakr scooped up money with both hands for me and asked me to count it. I found out that It was five hundred. Abu Bakr told me to take twice that amount.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ قَدْ جَاءَنِي مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا فَلَمْ يَجِئْ حَتَّى قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَمَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَيْنٌ أَوْ عِدَةٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَحَثَا لِي ثَلاَثًا وَجَعَلَ سُفْيَانُ يَحْثُو بِكَفَّيْهِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ قَالَ لَنَا هَكَذَا قَالَ لَنَا ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَسَأَلْتُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقُلْتُ سَأَلْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُعْطِيَنِي وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَبْخَلَ عَنِّي قَالَ قُلْتَ تَبْخَلُ عَلَىَّ مَا مَنَعْتُكَ مِنْ مَرَّةٍ إِلاَّ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ فَحَثَا لِي حَثْيَةً وَقَالَ عُدَّهَا فَوَجَدْتُهَا خَمْسَمِائَةٍ قَالَ فَخُذْ مِثْلَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَقَالَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَأَىُّ دَاءٍ أَدْوَأُ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so much and so much," repeating "so much" thrice. But the revenue of Al-Bahrain did not come till Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died. When the revenue came during the rule of Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr ordered an announcer to announce, "Whoever had any debt or promise due upon the Prophet, should present himself to me (i.e. Abu Bakr). I came to Abu Bakr and informed him that the Prophet ﷺ had said (to me), "If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so-much and so much," repeating "so much" thrice. So Abu Bakr gave me (in another narration Jaibir said,). I met Abu Bakr after that and asked him (to give me what the Prophet ﷺ had promised me) but he did not give me. I again went to him but he did not give me. I again went to him (for the third time) but he did not give me; On that I said to him, "I came to you but you did not give me, then I came to you and you did not give me, and then again I came to you, but you did not give me; so you should either give me or else you are like a miserly to me, on that, Abu Bakr said, "Do you say, 'You are like a miserly to me?' There is no worse disease than miserliness." Abu Bakr said it thrice and added, "Whenever I refused to give you, I had the intention of giving you." (In another narration) Jabir bin ʿAbdullah said, "I went to Abu Bakr (and he gave me a handful of money) and told me to count it, I counted and found it five-hundred, and then Abu Bakr said (to me), "Take the same amount twice."  

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ قَدْ جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثَلاَثًا فَلَمْ يَقْدَمْ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ دَيْنٌ أَوْ عِدَةٌ فَلْيَأْتِنِي قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَجِئْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَوْ جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثَلاَثًا قَالَ فَأَعْطَانِي قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ قَدْ أَتَيْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُعْطِيَنِي وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَبْخَلَ عَنِّي فَقَالَ أَقُلْتَ تَبْخَلُ عَنِّي وَأَىُّ دَاءٍ أَدْوَأُ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ قَالَهَا ثَلاَثًا مَا مَنَعْتُكَ مِنْ مَرَّةٍ إِلاَّ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ وَعَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ جِئْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ عُدَّهَا فَعَدَدْتُهَا فَوَجَدْتُهَا خَمْسَمِائَةٍ فَقَالَ خُذْ مِثْلَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said to me, "When the wealth of Bahrain comes, I will give you this and this and this." He said this, but the wealth of Bahrain did not come until the Prophet ﷺ passed away. Then the wealth of Bahrain arrived, and Abu Bakr said, "Whoever has a debt or a promise with the Prophet ﷺ should come forward." So I went to Abu Bakr and said to him, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ promised me that when the wealth of Bahrain arrives, he will give me this and this and this," meaning three amounts. He said, "Take it." So I took it, and he said, "Count it." So I counted it, and it was five hundred (units). He said, "Take it twice as much." Ibn Al-Munkadir added, "I went to him (meaning Abu Bakr) once and asked him, but he did not give me. Then I went to him a second time and asked him, but he did not give me. So I said, 'I have asked you twice and you have not given me. Either you give me or you hoard.' He said, 'Whenever you come to me, I want to give you. What disease is worse than hoarding?' Isaac (one of the narrators) said, 'Sufyan or someone similar informed me in this way.'"  

قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَدِمَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا قَالَ فَلَمْ يَقْدَمْ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قُدِمَ بِمَالِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ مَنْ لَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ دَيْنٌ أَوْ عِدَةٌ؟ فَلْيَقُمْ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَدَنِي إِذَا قَدِمَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا يَعْنِي ثَلَاثَ حَثَيَاتٍ قَالَ فَخُذْ فَحَثَوْتُ فَقَالَ عُدَّهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ خَمْسُمِائَةٍ قَالَ فَخُذْ بِعَدَدِهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ زَادَ فِيهِ ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ قَالَ أَتَيْتُهُ يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَرَّةً فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي فَقُلْتُ قَدْ سَأَلْتُكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُعْطِيَنِي وَإِمَّا أَنْ تُبَخَّلَ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي مَرَّةً إِلَّا وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ فَأِيُّ دَاءٍ أَدْوَأُ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ؟ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي سُفْيَانُ أَوْ نَحْوَهُ