[Machine] He spoke to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about charity when the delegation from Saba came to him. He said, "O brother of Saba, charity is necessary." He said, "We only planted cotton, O Messenger of Allah, but it has been destroyed. Only a few of us remain in Marib." The Prophet ﷺ reconciled with Abu Al-Hamal bin Hammal, offering him seventy robes of the best quality of Yemeni cloth every year, from the surplus of the blankets provided to the needy. This continued until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away.
أَنَّهُ كَلَّمَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ حِينَ وَفِدَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَدِينَةَ فَقَالَ «يَا أَخَا سَبَأٍ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ» قَالَ إِنَّمَا زَرَعْنَا الْقُطْنَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ تَبَدَّدَتْ سَبَأٌ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ بِمَأْرِبَ فَصَالَحَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْيَضَ بْنَ حَمَّالٍ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ حُلَّةً مِنْ أَوْفَى قِيمَةِ بَزِّ الْمَعَافِرِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ عَمَّنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ سَبَأٍ بِمَأْرِبَ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا يُؤَدُّونَهَا حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ