[Machine] Al-Qama used to work as a shepherd for his tribe. One day, his father sent him to a woman from the same tribe to collect some charity. Al-Qama went to a man called Si'r in a remote area and asked him to give him some sheep as charity. Si'r asked where he was taking them and Al-Qama replied that they would take the best ones they could find. Si'r told him that he had some sheep in a remote area and that two men claiming to be messengers of the Prophet ﷺ had come asking for the same charity. Al-Qama asked what they wanted and they said they wanted a sheep. Al-Qama found a pregnant sheep and took it to them. The men said it was a pregnant sheep and that the Prophet ﷺ had advised against taking pregnant sheep as charity. Al-Qama asked what else they would take and they said they would take a young camel, a branch, or a young female camel. Al-Qama gave them a branch. They asked him to give it to them, so he handed it over and they placed it on their camel.
أَنَّ عَلْقَمَةَ اسْتَعْمَلَ أَبَاهُ عَلَى عِرَافَةِ قَوْمِهِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ فَبَعَثَنِي أَبِي إِلَى مُصَدِّقَةٍ فِي طَائِفَةٍ مِنْ قَوْمِي قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى آتِيَ شَيْخًا يُقَالُ لَهُ سِعْرٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أَبِي بَعَثَنِي إِلَيْكَ لِتُعْطِيَنِي صَدَقَةَ غَنَمِكَ فَقَالَ أَيِ ابْنَ أَخِي وَأَيَّنَحْوٍ تَأْخُذُونَ؟ فَقُلْتُ نَأْخُذُ أَفْضَلَ مَا نَجِدُ فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ إِنِّي لَفِي شِعْبٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ فِي غَنَمٍ لِي إِذْ جَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ مُرْتَدِفَانِ بَعِيرًا فَقَالَا إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتُؤْتِيَنَا صَدَقَةَ غَنَمِكَ قُلْتُ وَمَا هِيَ؟ قَالَا شَاةٌ فَعَمِدْتُ إِلَى شَاةٍ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ مَكَانَهَا مُمْتَلِئَةً مَخاضًا أَوْ مَحاضًا وَشَحْمًا فَأَخْرَجْتُهَا إِلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَا هَذِهِ شَافِعٌ وَقَدْ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَأْخُذَ شَافِعًا وَالشَّافِعُ الَّتِي فِي بَطْنِهَا وَلَدُهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَأَيَّ شَيْءٍ تَأْخُذَانِ؟ قَالَا عَنَاقًا أَوْ جَذَعَةً أَوْ ثَنِيَّةً قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمَا عَنَاقًا قَالَ فَقَالَا ادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْنَا فَتَنَاوَلَاهَا وَجَعَلَاهَا مَعَهُمَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهِمَا