Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 18288

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I know about the largest amount of wealth that came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) up to his passing away. Once, at night, a pouch came to him containing eight hundred dirhams and a written document. He sent it to me, because it was my designated night. After the Isha prayer the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and began offering prayer at his particular place of prayer in the chamber. I had spread out the bedding for him and for myself, and I kept waiting. He kept praying for quite a long time, then he came away from the place of prayer, then went back again. This kept happening until the call was given for the morning prayer (or he was called for the morning prayer). He prayed and came back, and he said: Where is that pouch which kept me in trial last night? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for it and distributed that money. I said: O Messenger of Allah! You did something you did not used to do before? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I was offering prayer, and in the meantime this came; I would end the prayer, then look at it, then start praying again. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Various chains of this hadith have already passed in the chapter on spending, (stating) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) feared that he might pass away before distributing that money.
Al-Tabarani recorded this narration with various chains, some of which are jayyid (good).