Sayyiduna Sahl bin al-Hanzaliyyah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), a Companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrates: Uyaynah and al-Aqra' asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for something. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) to write a document for the two of them, and the Messenger of Allah had it sealed. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to hand the document over to them. The narrator says: As for Uyaynah, he asked: "What is in it?" He (Mu'awiyah) said: "In it is what I was ordered to write." So he accepted the document and tied it in his turban; he was the more forbearing of the two men. As for al-Aqra', he said: "Shall I carry a scroll when I do not even know what is in it? It would be like the scroll of al-Mutalammis." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of what the two of them had said. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out for some need, and he passed by a camel kneeling at the door of the mosque; this was early in the day. When he passed by it again late in the day, he asked: "Where is the owner of this camel?" He was searched for but was not found. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fear Allah Almighty regarding these animals! Ride them when they are sound, and ride them when they are well-fed." Expressing displeasure, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever asks for something while he has what makes him free of need (of asking) is only increasing the embers of Hell." People said: "O Messenger of Allah, what makes him free of need (of asking)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "His morning or evening meal."
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Imam Abu Dawud recorded this narration in abridged form. He mentioned that the man who said: 'Shall I carry a scroll like the scroll of al-Mutalammis?' was Uyaynah; that is, the reverse of this narration.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزكاة / 4520
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام احمد فى المسند (180/4) ، أخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 1629، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 17173، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 5620، وأخرجه شرح معاني الآثار برقم: 7355»