That he went out one day to Al-Baqi', which is the graveyard, to relieve himself. People used to go out to relieve themselves only every two or three days, and their faces was like that of a camel (because of hunger and rough food). Then he entered a ruin and while he was squatting to relieve himself, he saw a rat bringing a Dinar out of a hole, then it went in and brought out another, until it had brought out seventeen Dinars. Then it brought out a piece of red rag.Miqdad said: “I picked up the rag and found another Dinar inside it, thus completing eighteen Dinar. I took them out and brought them to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and told him what had happened. I said, 'Take its Sadaqah (charity), O Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' He said: 'Take them back, for no Sadaqah is due on them. May Allah (SWT) bless them for you.' Then he said: 'Perhaps you put your hand in the hole?' I said: 'No, by the One Who has honored you with the truth.”

أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ وَهُوَ الْمَقْبُرَةُ لِحَاجَتِهِ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ لاَ يَذْهَبُ أَحَدُهُمْ فِي حَاجَتِهِ إِلاَّ فِي الْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْعَرُ كَمَا تَبْعَرُ الإِبِلُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ خَرِبَةً فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ لِحَاجَتِهِ إِذْ رَأَى جُرَذًا أَخْرَجَ مِنْ جُحْرٍ دِينَارًا ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فَأَخْرَجَ آخَرَ حَتَّى أَخْرَجَ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ طَرَفَ خِرْقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ قَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ فَسَلَلْتُ الْخِرْقَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهَا دِينَارًا فَتَمَّتْ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا فَخَرَجْتُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ خَبَرَهَا فَقُلْتُ خُذْ صَدَقَتَهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ارْجِعْ بِهَا لاَ صَدَقَةَ فِيهَا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لَعَلَّكَ أَتْبَعْتَ يَدَكَ فِي الْجُحْرِ قُلْتُ لاَ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ بِالْحَقِّ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَفْنَ آخِرُهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ

[AI] About Duba'ah bint Al-Zubair, who was under the custody of Al-Miqdad, she said: "People used to go to fulfill their needs and come back after two or three days. They would come back extremely exhausted, just like a camel after a long journey. One day, Al-Miqdad went out to fulfill his needs until he reached Al-Khabkhabah, which is located in Baqi' Al-Gharqad. He entered a ruin to relieve himself. While he was sitting, a rat came out of its hole with a dinar (gold coin). It kept coming out and bringing dinars, one after another, until it reached seventeen dinars. I took them and came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him about the incident. He asked me, 'Did you follow the rat's hole?' I replied, 'No, by the One who sent you with the truth.' He said, 'Then it is a blessing from Allah upon you.' Duba'ah said, 'The dinars did not last long before I saw the corners of the leaves in the house of Al-Miqdad.'"

عَنْ ضُبَاعَةَ بِنْتِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَكَانَتْ تَحْتَ الْمِقْدَادِ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا يَذْهَبُونَ لِحَاجَتِهِمْ فَرَطَ الْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةِ فَيَبْعُرُونَ كَمَا تَبْعَرُ الْبَعِيرُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ خَرَجَ الْمِقْدَادُ لِحَاجَتِهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْخَبْخَبَةَ وَهُوَ بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ فَدَخَلَ خَرِبَةً لِحَاجَتِهِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ إِذْ أَخْرَجَ جُرَذٌ مِنْ جُحْرٍ دِينَارًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُخْرِجُ دِينَارًا دِينَارًا حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا فَخَرَجْتُ بِهَا حَتَّى جِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ خَبَرَهَا فَقَالَ «هَلِ اتَّبَعَتْ يَدُكَ الْجُحْرَ؟» فَقُلْتُ لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَقَالَ «لَا صَدَقَةَ عَلَيْكَ فِيهَا بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكَ فِيهَا» قَالَتْ ضُبَاعَةُ «فَمَا فَنِيَ آخِرُهَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ غَدَائِرَ الْوَرِقِ فِي بَيْتِ الْمِقْدَادِ»

[AI] Al-Miqdad went to fulfill his need, so he entered a ruined place, and there, a rat came out of a hole with a dinar in its mouth, one by one, until it produced seventeen dinars. Then it brought out a green scrap of cloth. Al-Miqdad said, "I got up and stretched out the edge of the cloth and found a dinar in it, making a total of eighteen dinars." Al-Miqdad took the dinars and sought permission from the Prophet ﷺ . When he entered upon the Prophet ﷺ , he informed him of the story and said, "Take its charity, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Have you led me to the hole with your hand?" Al-Miqdad said, "No, by the One who has sent you with the truth." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to al-Miqdad after that, "May Allah bless you in it."

ذَهَبَ الْمِقْدَادُ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَدَخَلَ خَرِبَةً فَإِذَا الْجُرَذُ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ جُحْرٍ دِينَارًا دِينَارًا حَتَّى أَخْرَجَ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ طَرَفَ خِرْقَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ قَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ فَقُمْتُ فَمَدَدْتُ طَرَفَ الْخِرْقَةِ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهَا دِينَارًا فَكَانَتْ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا فَذَهَبَ بِهَا الْمِقْدَادُ وَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَخْبَرَهُ خَبَرَهَا وَقَالَ خُذْ صَدَقَتَهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَلْ أَهْوَيْتَ بِيَدِكَ إِلَى الْجُحْرِ» ؟ قَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لِلْمِقْدَادِ «بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكَ فِيهَا»