Abu Hazim states: There was no one in Madinah of whom we heard that he provided more mounts in the way of Allah than Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him). The narrator says: Once two Bedouins came to Madinah and asked who would provide them with mounts in the way of Allah. They were directed to Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him), so they came to Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him), and he asked what they wanted. They told him, and Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) said to them: Do not be hasty; I will come out to you. Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) used to wear clothes brought to him from Egypt that were like netting, costing four dirhams. He would take a staff in his hand, and his two slaves would be with him. Whenever he passed by a rubbish heap and saw in it a piece of cloth that could be of use for the camels he was to give as mounts in the way of Allah, he would pick up that cloth with the tip of his staff, shake it out, and then say to his slaves: Hold on to this and use it for your equipment. While he was doing this, one of the two Bedouins said to the other: Woe to you, take us away from here! By Allah, all we will get from this man is the kind of thing one finds lying discarded. His companion said: Woe to you, do not be hasty until we have seen. Then Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) took the two of them to the market, where he looked at two large, fat, fine she-camels. He bought them and bought their equipment, and then said to his slaves: With these rags, mend whatever of your equipment needs mending. Then Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the two of them food, wheat and fat, provided them with money for expenses, and gave them the two she-camels as well. The narrator says: One of them said to the other: By Allah, I have never seen anyone better than this picker of rubbish today.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16046
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف, قال الهيثمي: رواه الطبراني، وفيه عبد الحميد بن سليمان، وهو ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (3074)»