Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), wanting his help in some matter. Ikrimah says: I think it was a matter of blood (a killing). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him something, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Have I treated you well? The Bedouin said: No! You have not done right. Some of the Muslims became angry and intended to get up and go at him, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) signalled to them to hold back. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and went to his house, he had the Bedouin called to the house and said to him: You came to us, you asked us, we gave to you, and you said what you said about it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him something more and asked: Have I treated you well? The Bedouin said: Yes! May Allah Almighty reward you with good on behalf of family and kin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: You came to us, you asked us, we gave to you, then you said what you said about it, and there is some unease in the hearts of my Companions towards you on that account. When you go, say before them what you have said before me, so that the unease in their hearts goes away. He said: Very well.
The narrator says: Then that Bedouin came, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your companion came to us, he asked us, we gave to him, and he said what he said. Then we called him and gave to him, and now he says that he is pleased. Is that so? The Bedouin said: Yes! May Allah Almighty reward you with good on behalf of family and kin.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The example of me and this Bedouin is like that of a man who has a she-camel. That she-camel runs away from the man; people go after her, and it only adds to her running away. The owner of the she-camel says: Leave the space between me and my she-camel, for I know her better and know more about her. Then the owner of the she-camel turns to her, picks up something to eat from the ground for her, and calls her until she comes and responds to him. Then he puts the saddle on her and mounts her. So if I were to accept everything you said, then (it may be that that man, persisting in what he said) would have gone into Hell."
Imam al-Bazzar recorded this narration; its chain contains a narrator, Ibrahim bin al-Hakam bin Aban, who is matruk (abandoned).