Chapter: The One Who Vows To Give His Wealth In Charity.

Narrated Kab ibn Malik: I said: Messenger of Allah, to make my repentance complete I should divest myself of my property as sadaqah (alms) for Allah and His Messenger. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Retain some of your property, for that will be better for you. So he said: I shall retain the portion I have at Khaybar.

Narrated Kab bin Malik: To the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when his repentance was accepted: I should divest myself of my property. He then mentioned a similar tradition up to the words, "better for you".

Narrated Kab ibn Malik: Kab ibn Malik said to AbuLubabah; or someone else whom Allah wished; or to the Prophet ﷺ: To make my repentance complete I should depart from the house of my people in which I fell into sin, and that I should divest myself of all my property as sadaqah (alms). He said: A third (of your property) will be sufficient for you.

This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Kab bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. This version has: "He then mentioned the tradition to the same effect. This versions attributes this story to Abu Lubabah. " Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Yunus from Ibn Shihab from some of the children of al-Saib son of Abu Lubabah. A similar tradition has also been transmitted by al-Zabidi from al-Zuhri from Husain bin al-Saib son of Abu Lubabah.

Narrated Kab ibn Malik: I said: Messenger of Allah, to make my atonement complete I should divest myself of my all property as sadaqah (alms) for Allah and His Messenger. He said: No. I said: The half of it. He said: No. I said: Then a third of it. He said: Yes. I said: I shall retain the portion I have at Khaybar.