Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 14666

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Will you guarantee for me that you will pay my debt and fulfil the promises I have made?" He said: "I do not have the capacity for that." His son, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), criticised him and said: "May Allah deal with you! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has asked you to pay his debt on his behalf and fulfil the promises he made." Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Leave me alone! Your cousin outdoes the wind (in generosity and benefiting others)" (meaning that, because of his generosity, his promises would be very many). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Guarantee for me that you will pay my debt and fulfil the promises I have made." He said: "Very well! It is my responsibility." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave that guarantee on his behalf. When wealth came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) (during his caliphate), he said: "This is the wealth of Allah, which Allah Almighty has granted to the Muslims as fay', and it is right that payments be made on behalf of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." He called the people and said: "Whoever is owed a debt by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or was promised something by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), let him come and collect it." Among those who came was Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him). He related that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had said to him: "When wealth comes to us, we will give you with both hands full." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Take it in the way the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told you." So he took three double handfuls of wealth, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had instructed him. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: In the Sahih, only this part of the report is recorded: the promise the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made to Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) (and how Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) fulfilled it).
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains Isma'il bin Yahya bin Salamah bin Kuhayl, who is matruk (abandoned).