53. THE STORY OF OMAN AND BAHRAIN
On the authority of Jabir who narrated that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “I will give you this much (the Prophet pointed thrice with his hands) when the funds of Bahrain will come to me.” But the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, died before the money reached him. (When it came) Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, ordered a Companion to announce that whoever had a money claim on the Prophet or was promised to be given something, should come to Abu Bakr. I went to Abu Bakr and told him that the Prophet had promised to give me so much. On that, Abu Bakr gave me three handfuls (of money).” Another time he said: “I came to Abu Bakr and I asked him, but he did not give me, then I asked him once again but he did not give me. I came back to him for the third time and said to him: ‘I asked you (the first time) but you did not give me. I came again and asked you but you still did not give me. Now I ask you (a third time) and yet you still do not give me. So you should either give me or else you are miserly to me.’ On that, Abu Bakr said: ‘Do you say that I am miserly? There is no worse disease than miserliness.’ Abu Bakr added: ‘Whenever I had refused to give you, I had the intention of giving you’.” (In another narration) Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah said: “ (I went to Abu Bakr) and he gave me a handful of money and told me to count it, I counted and found it five hundred, and then Abu Bakr said (to me): ‘Take the same amount twice more’.”
By: Ibn Katheer
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