Sahih Muslim — Hadith #15083

Narrated by Ubadah ibn Walid ibn Samit (may Allah be pleased with him): I had gone with my father to seek knowledge from a tribe of the Ansar before the death of the Companions. I first met Abu Yasar, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), accompanied by a young man carrying letters and wearing a Ma'afiri cloak. His servant also wore a Ma'afiri cloak. My father said to him, "My uncle, I see signs of anger or sorrow on your face." He replied, "Yes, a man from the Harami tribe owed me money. I went to his family, greeted them, and asked where he was. They said he wasn't there. His young son came out, and I asked him where his father was." He told me, “As soon as he heard you, he hid behind my mother’s bed.” I said to him, “Come, I know where you are.” He came out. I asked him why he had hidden. He replied, “By Allah, I will not lie to you. I am afraid of lying to you or breaking my word, because you are a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). In truth, I am going through financial difficulties.” I asked him several times to swear by Allah, which he did. Then he brought the promissory note and canceled it with his own handwriting, saying, “Repay me when you can; otherwise, you no longer owe me.” Abu Yasar placed his fingers on his eyes and his heart and said, “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Whoever grants respite to a debtor in difficulty, or cancels his debt, Allah will shelter him under His shade.’” I said to him, “My uncle, if you take your servant’s cloak and give him your two garments, or if you take his two garments from Ma’afir and give him your cloak, there would be clothing for each of them.” He stroked my head and said, “O Allah, bless the son of my brother. O son of my brother, my eyes have seen, my ears have heard, and my heart has retained that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Feed your servants and clothe them as you clothe yourselves. Giving them worldly wealth is easier for me than having to give them my good deeds on the Day of Resurrection.’” “Then we went to see Jabir ibn Abdullah at the mosque. He was praying wearing only one garment, even though his cloak was beside him. I sat between him and the Qibla and said, ‘May Allah have mercy on you. You are praying wearing only one garment when your cloak is right there?’ He gestured to my chest and then said, ‘I thought a man like you would come to me and do as I do. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to this mosque with a palm branch, saw some saliva directed towards the Qibla, and wiped it away with the branch. Then he said, “Who among you wants Allah to turn His face away from him?” We were afraid. He repeated it three times. We said, “No one, O Messenger of Allah.”’” He said, “When one of you prays, Allah is before him: let him not spit in front of him or to his right, but to his left, under his left foot. And if he cannot do otherwise, let him spit into his garment and fold it.” He also said, “Bring something that smells good.” A young man from our tribe brought perfume, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed it on the end of a branch and touched the spot where there was saliva. Jabir said, “That is why you should perfume your mosques.” He also reported, “We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the expedition to Batn Buwat, in search of al-Majdi ibn Amr al-Juhani. We were so poorly equipped that five, six, or seven of us shared a single camel.” An Ansari was about to mount the camel, so he made it kneel, but it refused to get up. He said, “May Allah curse you!” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Who cursed his camel?” He replied, “I did, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Get off; we do not want to travel with a cursed animal. Do not curse yourselves, your children, or your possessions. Perhaps your curse will coincide with a time when Allah will grant your request.” He also reported: “We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until evening, near a water reservoir. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Who will go and repair the reservoir, drink from it, and serve us?’ I said, ‘I will, O Messenger of Allah.’ He asked, ‘Who will accompany Jabir?’” Jabbar ibn Sakhr got up. We repaired the water tank, filled it, and then the Prophet ﷺ came, watered his camel, and then performed his ablutions. I did the same. Jabbar went to relieve himself, and then the Prophet ﷺ prayed. I tried to cover my body with my cloak, but it was too short, so I tied it around my neck. I stood to the left of the Prophet ﷺ, and he led me behind him on the right. Jabbar came, stood to the left, and the Prophet ﷺ led both of us behind him. After the prayer, he said to me, “Jabir! When your garment is short, tie it around your waist.” Jabir also related: “We went on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and each of us had only one date a day to eat.” We chewed it and beat the leaves to eat it, to the point that our mouths were sore. One day, someone didn't receive a date, so we testified on his behalf, and he received one.” He also said: “We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and arrived in a wide valley. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to relieve himself, and I followed him with a bucket of water. He found only two trees to hide behind. He took a branch from one of them and said, ‘Be under my control, by the permission of Allah,’ and the tree bent down. He did the same with the second tree. He joined the two branches and said, ‘Join together, by the permission of Allah.’” Afterwards, he asked me to cut a branch from each tree and plant them where he had stood, for he had seen two graves whose occupants were being punished, and he wanted to intercede for them as long as the branches remained fresh. We returned to the camp, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water for ablutions. There was only a drop in a waterskin. He spoke a few words, squeezed the skin, and then placed his hands in a basin, his fingers spread. I poured the water, saying “Bismillah,” and the water gushed out between his fingers until it filled the basin. Everyone was able to drink. The people complained of hunger, he invoked Allah, and we arrived at the seashore, where a large animal had washed ashore. We cooked it and ate our fill. Five of us could fit inside its eye socket, and a large camel could pass under its rib without stooping. »