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bukhari:3145 – Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Jarīr b. Ḥāzim > al-Ḥasan > ʿAmr b. Taghlib

Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave (gifts) to some people to the exclusion of some others. The latter seemed to be displeased by that. The Prophet ﷺ said, "I give to some people, lest they should deviate from True Faith or lose patience, while I refer other people to the goodness and contentment which Allah has put in their hearts, and ʿAmr bin Taghlib is amongst them." ʿAmr bin Taghlib said, "The statement of Allah's Apostle is dearer to me than red camels." Narrated Al-Hasan: ʿAmr bin Taghlib told us that Messenger of Allah ﷺ got some property or some war prisoners and he distributed them in the above way (i.e. giving to some people to the exclusion of others) .  

البخاري:٣١٤٥ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ ؓ قَالَ

أَعْطَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَوْمًا وَمَنَعَ آخَرِينَ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ عَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُعْطِي قَوْمًا أَخَافُ ظَلَعَهُمْ وَجَزَعَهُمْ وَأَكِلُ أَقْوَامًا إِلَى مَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَالْغِنَى مِنْهُمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِكَلِمَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُمْرَ النَّعَمِ وَزَادَ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِمَالٍ أَوْ بِسَبْىٍ فَقَسَمَهُ بِهَذَا  

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bukhari:7535 – Abū al-Nuʿmān > Jarīr b. Ḥāzim > al-Ḥasan > ʿAmr b. Taghlib

ʿAmr bin Taghlib said, "Some property was given to the Prophet ﷺ and he gave it to some people and withheld it from some others. Then he came to know that they (the latter) were dissatisfied. So the Prophet said, 'I give to one man and leave (do not give) another, and the one to whom I do not give is dearer to me than the one to whom I give. I give to some people because of the impatience and discontent present in their hearts, and leave other people because of the content and goodness Allah has bestowed on them, and one of them is ʿAmr bin Taghlib." ʿAmr bin Taghlib said, "The sentence which Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in my favor is dearer to me than the possession of nice red camels."  

البخاري:٧٥٣٥ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَالٌ فَأَعْطَى قَوْمًا وَمَنَعَ آخَرِينَ فَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّهُمْ عَتَبُوا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُعْطِي الرَّجُلَ وَأَدَعُ الرَّجُلَ وَالَّذِي أَدَعُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنَ الَّذِي أُعْطِي أُعْطِي أَقْوَامًا لِمَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْجَزَعِ وَالْهَلَعِ وَأَكِلُ أَقْوَامًا إِلَى مَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْغِنَى وَالْخَيْرِ مِنْهُمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِكَلِمَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُمْرَ النَّعَمِ  

ahmad:20673 – And Hb b. Jarīr from my father > al-Ḥasan > ʿAmr b. Taghlib

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, I give to some people and deny others. The ones I dislike to be given are more beloved to me than the ones I actually give. I give people what I fear will cause them panic and distress, and I deprive others from what Allah has placed of wealth and goodness in their hearts. 'Amr ibn Taghlib said, 'Amr replied, By Allah, I do not wish to have any word from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that is like red camels.'"  

أحمد:٢٠٦٧٣ – حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي أُعْطِيأَقْوَامًا وَأَرُدُّ آخَرِينَ وَالَّذِينَ أَدَعُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُعْطِي أُعْطِي أَقْوَامًا لِمَا أَخَافُ مِنْ هَلَعِهِمْ وَجَزَعِهِمْ وَأَكِلُ أَقْوَامًا إِلَى مَا جَعَلَ اللهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْغِنَى وَالْخَيْرِ مِنْهُمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ قَالَ عَمْرٌو فَوَاللهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِكَلِمَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حُمْرَ النَّعَمِ  

bayhaqi:13182 – Abū al-Ḥusayn b. al-Faḍl al-Qaṭṭān> ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar b. Durustawayh > Yaʿqūb b. Sufyān > Abū al-Nuʿmān > Jarīr b. Ḥāzim > al-Ḥasan > ʿAmr b. Taghlib > Utī Rasūl Allāh Ṣalá Allāh ʿAlayh

ʿAmr bin Taghlib said, "Some property was given to the Prophet ﷺ and he gave it to some people and withheld it from some others. Then he came to know that they (the latter) were dissatisfied. So the Prophet said, 'I give to one man and leave (do not give) another, and the one to whom I do not give is dearer to me than the one to whom I give. I give to some people because of the impatience and discontent present in their hearts, and leave other people because of the content and goodness Allah has bestowed on them, and one of them is ʿAmr bin Taghlib." ʿAmr bin Taghlib said, "The sentence which Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in my favor is dearer to me than the possession of nice red camels." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7535)   

البيهقي:١٣١٨٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دُرُسْتَوَيْهِ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثنا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ

أُتِيَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَالٌ فَأَعْطَى قَوْمًا وَمَنَعَ آخَرِينَ فَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّهُمْ عَتَبُوا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُعْطِي الرَّجُلَ وَأَدَعُ الرَّجُلَ وَالَّذِي أَدَعُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنَ الَّذِي أُعْطِيهِ أُعْطِي أَقْوَامًا لِمَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْجَزَعِ وَالْهَلَعِ وَأَكِلُ أَقْوَامًا إِلَى مَا جَعَلَ اللهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْغِنَى وَالْخَيْرِ مِنْهُمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِكَلِمَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حُمُرَ النَّعَمِ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي النُّعْمَانِ