“My family started to put pressure on me after I came to know the Sunnah. People used to sacrifice one or two sheep, but now our neighbors call us stingy.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3148)   

عَنْ سَرِيحَةَ أَوْ أَبِي سَرِيحَةَ شَكَّ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ «حَمَلَنِي أَهْلِي عَلَى الْجَفَاءِ بَعْدَ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْبَيْتِ يُضَحُّونَ بِالشَّاةِ أَوِ الشَّاتَيِنِ فَالْآنَ يُبَخِّلُنَا جِيرَانُنَا»  

[Machine] "We used to sacrifice one sacrifice, but they claimed that their greed is preventing us from doing so, so they led us to abandon the tradition after we knew it."  

«كُنَّا نُضَحِّي الْأُضْحِيَّةَ الْوَاحِدَةَ فَزَعَمُوا أَنَّمَا يَمْنَعُنا مِنْ ذَلِكَ الشُّحُّ فَحَمَلُونَا عَلَى تَرْكِ السُّنَّةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ عَرَفْنَاهَا»  

[Machine] "I saw Abu Bakr and Umar, and they do not sacrifice out of fear of being praised. So, my family made me bear the burden of harshness after I learned from the Sunnah, to the extent that I sacrifice for every one of them."  

«رَأَيْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ وَمَا يُضَحِّيَانِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُسْتَنَّ بِهِمَا فَحَمَلَنِي أَهْلِي عَلَى الْجَفَاءِ بَعْدَ أَنْ عَلِمْتُ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأُضَحِّي عَنْ كُلٍّ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to bring two rams, both black and horned. He would slaughter one of them and say, "O Allah, this is on behalf of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad." Then he would bring the other ram and say, "O Allah, this is on behalf of my Ummah, to whoever testifies to Your Oneness and testifies to my prophethood."  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُقَرِّبُ كَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ فَيَذْبَحُ أَحَدَهُمَا فَيَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ هَذَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ» وَقَرَّبَ الْآخَرَ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ هَذَا عَنْ أُمَّتِي لِمَنْ شَهِدَ لَكَ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَشَهِدَ لِي بِالْبَلَاغِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There are ten signs before the Day of Judgment: a sun rising from the west, the sinking of the east, the sinking of the west, the sinking of Hijaz, the appearance of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, a strong wind that will drive people and throw them into the sea, the emergence of the Smoke, the emergence of the Dajjal, the emergence of the Beast, and the descent of Jesus son of Mary."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَشْرٌ قَبْلَ السَّاعَةِ خَسْفٌ بِالْمَشْرِقِ وَخَسْفٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ وَخَسْفٌ بِحِجَازِ الْعَرَبِ وَيَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَرِيحٌ تُسْفِيهِمْ فَتَطْرَحُهُمْ بِالْبَحْرِ وَطُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا وَالدُّخَانُ وَالدَّجَّالُ وَالدَّابَّةُ وَنُزُولُ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ  

[Machine] A man asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about the Hour (i.e., the Day of Judgment). The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, replied, "What have you prepared for it?" The man said, "I have not prepared much except that I love Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "You will be with those whom you love."  

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ فَقَالَ «مَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا؟» قَالَ مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهَا كَبِيرًا إِلَّا أَنِّي أُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قَالَ «فَأَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ»  

[Machine] About Urwah in describing someone who witnessed the Battle of Badr, Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah.  

عَنْ عُرْوَةَ فِي تَسْمِيَةِ مَنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا حَاطِبُ بْنُ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ  

[Machine] About Ibn Shihab, on naming those who witnessed the Battle of Badr from the Bani Asad ibn Abdul Uzza, Hattib ibn Abi Balta'ah, an ally of theirs.  

عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ فِي تَسْمِيَةِ مَنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى حَاطِبُ بْنُ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ حَلِيفٌ لَهُمْ  

Hatib will definitely go to Hell. (But) Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You tell a lie; he would not get into that for he had taken part in Badr and in (the expedition of) Hudaibiya. (Using translation from Muslim 2495)   

أَنَّ عَبْدًا لِحَاطِبٍ جَاءَ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَشْكُو حَاطِبًا فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ لَيَدْخُلَنَّ حَاطِبٌ النَّارَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كَذَبْتَ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا وَالْحُدَيْبِيَةَ»  

[Machine] Hatif ibn Abi Belta'a passed away in the year thirty. He was nicknamed Abu Muhammad and he was sixty-five years old. Ibn Affan prayed for him in Medina.  

«تُوُفِّيَ حَاطِبُ بْنُ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثِينَ يُكْنَى أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ سِنُّهُ خَمْسٌ وَسِتُّونَ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ابْنُ عَفَّانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ»  

[Machine] His father wrote a letter to the disbelievers of Quraysh while he was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He had witnessed the Battle of Badr, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Ali and Zubayr and said, "Go until you catch up with a woman who has a book with her, and bring it to me." So they went until they met her and said, "Give us the book that you have, and inform her that we will not leave until we remove every garment from her." She said, "Are you two Muslims?" They said, "Yes, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us that you have a book." When she was convinced that they were not deceiving her, she untied the book from her head and handed it to them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called a scribe, and he read the book to him. Then he asked, "Do you recognize this book?" He said, "Yes." He asked, "What compelled you to do that?" He said, "I have a son and I have relatives, and I was a stranger among the Quraysh." Umar asked for permission to kill the scribe, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ refused, saying, "No, because he witnessed the Battle of Badr. And you do not know, perhaps Allah has looked favorably upon the people of Badr." Then he said, "Do as you please, for I have forgiven you."  

أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ كِتَابًا وَهُوَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلِيًّا وَالزُّبَيْرَ فَقَالَ «انْطَلِقَا حَتَّى تُدْرِكَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ فَائْتِيَانِي بِهِ» فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى لَقِيَاهَا فَقَالَا أَعْطِينَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي مَعَكِ وَأَخْبَرَاهَا أَنَّهُمَا غَيْرُ مُنْصَرِفَيْنِ حَتَّى يَنْزِعَا كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَلَسْتُمَا رَجُلَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ؟ قَالَا بَلَى وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ مَعَكِ كِتَابًا فَلَمَّا أَيْقَنَتْ أَنَّهَا غَيْرُ مُنْفَلِتَةٍ مِنْهُمَا حَلَّتِ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ رَأْسِهَا فَدَفَعَتْهُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَاطِبًا حَتَّى قَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَقَالَ «أَتَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ هُنَاكَ وَلَدِي وَذُو قَرَابَتِي وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً غَرِيبًا فِيكُمْ مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي قَتْلِ حَاطِبٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا؛ لَإِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا وَإِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي لَعَلَّ اللهَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ إِنِّي غَافِرٌ لَكُمْ  

[Machine] Huwaytib ibn Abd al-Uzza, also known as Abu Muhammad, passed away in the year forty-five and was twenty years old at the time.  

«تُوُفِّيَ حُوَيْطِبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى وَيُكْنَى أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَخَمْسِينَ سِنُّهُ عِشْرُونَ وَمِائَةُ سَنَةٍ»  

[Machine] "We used to sit in the courtyard of the Kaaba during the time of ignorance (pre-Islamic period). Then, a woman came to the Kaaba seeking refuge from her husband. He stretched out his hand towards her and his hand became paralyzed. I have seen him after his conversion to Islam, and indeed he had a limp."  

«كُنَّا جُلُوسًا بِفِنَاءِ الْكَعْبَةِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَتَتِ امْرَأَةٌ الْبَيْتَ تَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَيْهَا فَيَبِسَتْ يَدَهُ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَإِنَّهُ لَأَشَلُّ»  

[Machine] I heard Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numair saying, "Hakeem ibn Hizam, the father of Khalid."  

سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ يَقُولُ «حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ أَبُو خَالِدٍ»  

[Machine] Hakim bin Hizam, also known as Abu Khalid, passed away in the year forty-five. Some say he passed away in the year fifty-eight. He lived for one hundred and twenty years. Sixty years in the pre-Islamic era, and sixty years in the Islamic era.  

تُوُفِّيَ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ وَيُكْنَى أَبَا خَالِدٍ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ سَنَةَ ثَمَانٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَسِنُّهُ عِشْرُونَ وَمِائَةُ سَنَةٍ عَاشَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ سِتِّينَ وَفِي الْإِسْلَامِ سِتِّينَ  

[Machine] To be a martyr on the day I don't do this or that, and he doesn't do it, and he is called Abu Khaled.  

أَنْ يَكُونَ قَتِيلًا يَوْمَ لَا أَفْعَلُ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَا يَفْعَلُهُ وَيُكْنَى أَبَا خَالِدٍ  

[Machine] With a hundred thousand, it was said to him, "Would you sell your house for a hundred thousand?" He said, "By Allah, if I had taken it in the time of ignorance except for a droplet of wine, and bear witness that its price is in the way of Allah."  

بِمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَبِعْتَ دَارِكَ مِنْهُ بِمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ؟ قَالَ «وَاللهِ إِنْ أَخَذْتُهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِلَّا بَزِقٍّ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَاشْهَدُوا أَنَّ ثَمَنَهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ»  

[Machine] "He sold his house to Muawiya for sixty thousand, and they said: 'You have been deceived by Muawiya, by Allah!' He said: 'I did not take it in the times of ignorance except by spitting a mouthful of wine. I bear witness that it is for the sake of Allah, the poor, and the slaves. And who among us is the loser?'"  

أَنَّهُ بَاعَ دَارَهُ مِنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ ؓ بِسِتِّينَ أَلْفًا فَقَالُوا غَبَنَكَ وَاللهِ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَقَالَ «مَا أَخَذْتُهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِلَّا بَزِقِّ خَمْرٍ أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنَّهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالرِّقَابِ وَأَيُّنَا الْمَغْبُونُ؟»  

[Machine] They said, "Do not hasten until I bring something for you." It is said that Hakim ibn Hizam used to wear clothes that were brought from Egypt, as if they were a shroud worth four dirhams, and he would carry a staff in his hand and bring along his servant. And whenever he passed by a rag or trash, he would see in it a piece of cloth that could be used for the equipment of the camel that he carries in the path of Allah. He would take it with the end of his staff and shake it off, then he would say to his two servants, "Hold on to it, you can make use of it for your equipment." So the two Bedouins said to each other while he was doing this, "Woe to us! By Allah, this is nothing but straw picking!" And his companion said to him, "Woe to you! Do not rush, let us see." So he went out with them until he brought them to the market and looked at two noble, fat, and well-purchased camels, and he purchased them and their equipment. Then he said to his two servants, "Throw these rags to them, it is suitable for their equipment." Then he fed them and provided them with water and fodder, and gave them an allowance. Then he gave them the two camels. One of them said to his companion, "By Allah, I have never seen a better straw picker than him today."  

لَهُمَا «لَا تَعْجَلَا حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْكُمَا» قَالَ وَكَانَ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ يَلْبَسُ ثِيَابًا يُؤْتَى بِهَا مِنْ مِصْرَ كَأَنَّهَا الشِّبَاكُ ثَمَنُ أَرْبَعَةِ دَرَاهِمَ وَيَأْخُذُ عَصًا فِي يَدِهِ وَيُخْرِجُ مَعَهُ غُلَامًا لَهُ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ بِكِبًا أَوْ قُمَامَةٍ فَرَأَى فِيهِ خِرْقَةً تَصْلُحُ فِي جِهَازِ الْإِبِلِ الَّتِي يَحْمِلُ عَلَيْهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَخَذَهَا بِطَرَفِ عَصَاهُ فَنَفَضَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِغُلَامَيْهِ «أَمْسِكا تَسْتَعِينَانِ بِهَا فِي جِهَازِكُمَا» فَقَالَ الْأَعْرابِيَّانِ وَهُوَ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ وَيْحَكَ انْجُ بِنَا فَوَاللهِ مَا عِنْدَ هَذَا إِلَّا لَقْطُ الْقَشْعِ وَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَيْحَكَ لَا تَعْجَلْ حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ فَخَرَجَ بِهِمَا حَتَّى جَاءَ بِهِمَا إِلَى السُّوقِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى نَاقَتَيْنِ جَلِيلَتَيْنِ سَمِينَتَيْنِ خَلِفَتَيْنِ وَابْتَاعَهُمَا وَابْتَاعَ جِهَازَهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِغُلَامَيْهِ «رُمَّا بِهَذِهِ الْخِرَقِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ الْمَرَمَّةُ مِنْ جِهَازِهِمَا ثُمَّ أَوْقَرَهُمَا طَعَامًا وَبُرًّا وَوَدَكًا وَأَعْطَاهُمَا نَفَقَةً ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُمَا النَّاقَتَيْنِ» قَالَ يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ وَاللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ لَاقِطِ قَشْعٍ خَيْرٍ مِنَ الْيَوْمِ  

[Machine] "This is all for Allah." So, he set the slaves free and ordered to do so, then they were sacrificed.  

«هَذَا كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ» فَأَعْتَقَ الرِّقَابَ وَأَمَرَ بِذَلِكَ فَنُحِرَ  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed I have freed forty slaves in the pre-Islamic era." He said, "You have embraced Islam for what preceded it."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَعْتَقْتُ أَرْبَعِينَ مُحَرَّرًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ لَكَ»  

[Machine] 'Aisha, Hakim ibn Hizam, Shayba ibn Uthman, and Abdullah ibn 'Amir entrusted (or recommended) to Abdullah ibn Zubayr.  

أَوْصَى إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَائِشَةُ وَحَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ وَشَيْبَةُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَامِرٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ gave Hakim ibn Hizam an offering on the day of Hunayn, then he increased it. Hakim asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, which of your offerings is better?" He replied, "The first one." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "O Hakim ibn Hizam, this is a green and sweet plant. Whoever takes it with a generous soul and good eating will be blessed, and whoever takes it with greed and bad eating will not be blessed, and it will be like one who eats but is not satisfied. The upper hand is better than the lower hand." Hakim asked, "And from you, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "And from me." Hakim said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, I will never beg from anyone after you." Hakim did not accept any salary or gift until he died. Omar ibn al-Khattab said, "O Allah, I bear witness to You that I call upon Hakim ibn Hizam to take his share of this wealth, but he refuses." Hakim said, "I swear by Allah, I will never give it to you or anyone else." He died in the state he was in, and indeed he was one of the wealthiest Quraysh.  

أَعْطَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ عَطَاءً فَاسْتَقَلَهُ فَزَادَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ عَطِيَّتِكَ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ «الْأُولَى» فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَا حَكِيمُ بْنَ حِزَامٍ إِنَّ هَذَا خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهَا بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ وَحُسْنِ أَكْلَةٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِاسْتِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ وَسُوءِ أَكْلَةٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى» قَالَ وَمِنْكَ يَا رَسُولَ؟ قَالَ «وَمِنِّي» قَالَ فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَرْزَأُ بَعْدَكَ أَحَدًا شَيْئًا أَبَدًا قَالَ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ دِيوَانًا وَلَا عَطَاءً حَتَّى مَاتَ فَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ يَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ عَلَى حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ أَنِّي أَدْعُوهُ لَحِقِّهِ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ وَهُوَ يَأْبَى» فَقَالَ إِنِّي وَاللهِ لَا أَرْزَؤُكَ وَلَا غَيْرَكَ شَيْئًا فَمَاتَ حِينَ مَاتَ وَإِنَّهُ لِمِنْ أَكْثَرِ قُرَيْشٍ مَالًا  

"I asked the Messenger of Allah and he gave me, then I asked him and he gave me, then I asked him and he gave me. Then he said: "This wealth is attractive and sweet. Whoever takes it without insisting, it will be blessed for him, and whoever takes it with avarice, it will not be blessed for him. He is like one who eats and is not satisfied. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2531)   

أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِطِيبِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى»  

"I (once) asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (for something) and he gave it to me. Then I asked him (again) and he gave it to me. Then I asked him (again) and he gave it to me. Then I asked him (again), so he gave it to me. Then he said: 'O Hakim! Indeed this wealth is green and sweet, so whoever takes it without asking for it, he will be blessed in it. And whoever takes it, insisting upon it, he will not be blessed in it. He is like the one who eats but does not get satisfied and contended. And the upper hand (giving) is better than the lower hand (receiving)." So Hakim said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! By the One who sent you with the Truth! I shall not ask anyone for anything after you until I depart the world.'"So Abu Bakr used to call Hakim to give him something, but he refused to accept it. Then 'Umar called him to give to him, but he refused to accept it. So 'Umar said: "O you Muslims! I would like you to bear witness that I presented Hakim with his due of these spoils of war but he refused to accept it." So Hakim never asked anyone of the people for anything after the Messenger of Allah, until he died. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2463)  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا حَكِيمُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَرْزَأُ أَحَدًا بَعْدَكَ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُفَارِقَ الدُّنْيَا «فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يَدْعُو حَكِيمًا إِلَى الْعَطَاءِ فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ مِنْهُ» ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ دَعَاهُ لِيُعْطِيَهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ إِنِّي أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ الَّذِي قُسِمَ لَهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَيْءِ فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ» فَلَمْ يَرْزَأْ حَكِيمٌ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ  

[Machine] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for some money, and I insisted, so he gave me. Then I asked him again, and he gave me. He said, "O wise man, I did not hesitate to fulfill your request, as this money is green and sweet, but it is also the filth of people's hands. Whoever takes it generously, will be blessed in it, and whoever takes it with arrogance will not be blessed. It is like the one who eats and never feels satisfied. The hand of Allah is above the hand of the giver, and the hand of the giver is above the hand of the receiver, and the hand of the receiver is the lowest."  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْمَالِ فَأَلْحَحْتُ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي فَقَالَ «مَا أَنْكَرَ مَسْأَلَتَكَ يَا حَكِيمُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ وَإِنَّهَا أَوْسَاخُ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهَا بِسَخَاوَةٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهَا وَمَنْ أَخَذَهَا بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ وَكَانَ كَالْآكِلِ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ يَدُ اللهِ فَوْقَ يَدِ الْمُعْطِي وَيَدُ الْمُعْطِي فَوْقَ يَدِ الْمُعْطَى وَيَدُ الْمُعْطَى أَسْفَلُ الْأَيْدِي»  

"I asked the Messenger of Allah and he gave me, then I asked him and he gave me, then I asked him and he gave me. Then he said: This wealth is attractive and sweet. Whoever takes it without insisting, it will be blessed for him, and whoever takes it with avarice, it will not be blessed for him. He is like one who eats and is not satisfied. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2601)   

أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِائَةً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فَأَعْطَاهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ مِائَةً فَأَعْطَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا حَكِيمُ بْنَ حِزَامٍ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ»  

[Machine] He heard Hakim ibn Hizam say, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I have emancipated forty slaves in the pre-Islamic period.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'You have embraced Islam for what good you have done before.'  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ يَقُولُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَعْتَقْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَرْبَعِينَ مُحَرَّرًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ لَكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ»  

[Machine] I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about the things I used to do during the time of ignorance (before Islam)? Can I justify them?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You have embraced Islam and all the previous good deeds (before Islam) count." Hisham said, "He (the Messenger of Allah) used to free slaves even during the time of ignorance."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ أَشْيَاءَ كُنْتُ أَصْنَعُهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَتَبَرَّرُ بِهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ» قَالَ هِشَامٌ «وَكَانَ أَعْتَقَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ»  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about matters in which I used to engage in during the pre-Islamic period, such as being kind to relatives and maintaining family ties? Will I be rewarded for them?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "You have embraced Islam with all the good deeds you have done before."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ أُمُورًا كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ فِيهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مِنْ عَتَاقَةٍ وَصِلَةِ رَحِمٍ هَلْ لِي فِيهَا مِنْ أَجْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَلَفَ لَكَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ»  

[Machine] He informed him that he said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : Have you seen matters that I used to practice during the period of ignorance (Jahiliyyah). Is there any benefit for me in them? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: You have converted to Islam with all the good deeds you have done before.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتَ أُمُورًا كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ بِهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ هَلْ لِي مِنْهَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا أَسْلَفْتَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ»  

[Machine] He informed him that he said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "I have done certain acts during the time of ignorance like maintaining ties of kinship, freeing slaves, and giving charity. Will I be rewarded for them?" Al-Hakim ibn Hizam replied that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "You have embraced Islam for the good deeds you have done before."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتَ أُمُورًا كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ بِهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مِنْ صِلَةٍ وَعَتَاقَةٍ وَصَدَقَةٍ هَلْ لِي فِيهَا أَجْرٌ؟ قَالَ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَلَّفْتَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ»  

Messenger of Allah, do you think if there is any reward (of the Lord with me on the Day of Resurrection) for the deeds of religious purification that I performed in the state of ignorance, such as charity, freeing a slave, cementing of blood-relations? Upon this he (the Messenger of Allah) said to him: You have accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you had practised. (Using translation from Muslim 123b)  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ أُمُورًا كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ بِهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ عَتَاقَةٍ أَوْ صِلَةِ رَحِمٍ أَفِيهَا أَجْرٌ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا أَسْلَفْتَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked: ‘Do you think that the medicines with which we treat ourselves, the Ruqyah by which we seek healing, and the means of protection that we seek, change the decree of Allah at all?’ He said: ‘They are part of the decree of Allah.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3437)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رُقًى كُنَّا نَسْتَرْقِي بِهَا وَأَدْوِيَةٌ كُنَّا نَتَدَاوَى بِهَا هَلْ تَرُدُّ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللهِ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ «هِيَ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and one should start with those who are dependent on him. The best charity is that which is given while one is self-sufficient, and whoever seeks chastity, Allah will assist him with it, and whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَلْيَبْدَأْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَعُولُ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللهُ ﷻ»  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and let one of you begin with the person he provides for. The best charity is that which is given in a state of wealth, and whoever refrains, Allah will make him abstain, and whoever seeks sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَلْيَبْدَأْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَعُولُ وَخَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللهُ ﷻ»  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and one of you should start with those who depend on him. The best charity is giving from what is sufficient, and the person who refrains from asking, Allah will make him self-sufficient, and the one who is self-sufficient, Allah will make him rich."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَلْيَبْدَأْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَعُولُ وَخَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللهُ»  

[Machine] I went to Yemen and bought a garment for Dhi Yazan. I gave it as a gift to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ during the period between him and the Quraysh. He said, "I do not accept gifts from polytheists." So I took it back and sold it. Then he wore it and went out to his companions, and I have never seen anything better than him wearing it.  

خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَابْتَعْتُ حُلَّةَ ذِي يَزَنَ فَأَهْدَيْتُهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ «لَا أَقْبَلُ هَدِيَّةَ مُشْرِكٍ» فَرَدَّهَا فَبِعْتُها فَاشْتَرَاهَا فَلَبِسَهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَهِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا فِي شَيْءٍ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ فِيهَا ﷺ فَمَا مَلَكْتُ أَنْ قُلْتُ  

[Machine] I asked the Prophet ﷺ and insisted on him. He said, "I do not deny your request, O wise man. Indeed, this wealth is green and sweet, but it is also tainted by the hands of people. Indeed, the hand of Allah is above the hand of the giver, and the hand of the giver is above the hand of the receiver, and the lowest hand is the hand of the receiver."  

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَلْحَحْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَا أَنْكَرَ مَسْأَلَتَكَ يَا حَكِيمُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مَعَ ذَلِكَ أَوْسَاخُ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ وَإِنَّ يَدَ اللهِ فَوْقَ يَدِ الْمُعْطِي وَيَدُ الْمُعْطِي فَوْقَ يَدِ الْمُعْطَى وَأَسْفَلُ الْأَيْدِي يَدُ الْمُعْطَى»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Did I not inform you or was I not informed or did Allah not inform me that you sell food?" I said, "Yes." He said, "So when you buy food, do not sell it until you have received it in full."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَلَمْ أُنَبَّأْ أَوْ أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَوْ أَلَمْ يَبْلُغْنِي أَوْ كَمَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنَّكَ تَبِيعُ الطَّعَامَ؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «فَإِذَا ابْتَعْتَ طَعَامًا فَلَا تَبِعْهُ حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفِيَهُ»  

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, a man is asking me to sell him something that I do not possess; Shall I sell it to him?' He said: 'Do not sell what is not with you."' (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2187)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يَطْلُبُ مِنِّي الْبَيْعَ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَفَأَبْتَاعُهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ»  

Hakim asked (the Prophet): Messenger of Allah, a man comes to me and wants me to sell him something which is not in my possession. Should I buy it for him from the market? He replied: Do not sell what you do not possess. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3503)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يَأْتِينِي فَيُرِيدُ مِنِّي الْبَيْعَ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَفَأَبْتَاعُهُ لَهُ مِنَ السُّوقِ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ»  

Hakim asked (the Prophet): Messenger of Allah, a man comes to me and wants me to sell him something which is not in my possession. Should I buy it for him from the market? He replied: Do not sell what you do not possess. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3503)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ يَأْتِينِي الرَّجُلُ يَسْأَلُنِي الْبَيْعَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَبِيعُهُ مِنْهُ أَتَكَلَّفُهُ لَهُ مِنَ السُّوقِ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited me from selling what was not with me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1233)  

«نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَبِيعَ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدِي»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited me from selling what was not with me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1233)  

«نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَبِيعَ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدِي»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Hakim ibn Hizam, 'Do not follow what you do not have.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِحَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ «لَا تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not follow what you do not have."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited me from selling what was not with me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1233)  

«نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَبِيعَ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدِي»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited me from selling what was not with me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1233)  

«نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَبِيعَ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدِي»  

"I heard Yusuf-meaning Ibn Mahak- narrating that Hakim said: 'I gave my pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, pledging that I would go down (in prostration) only after standing up from bowing.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1084)  

«بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ لَا أَخِرَّ إِلَّا قَائِمًا»