Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were travelling with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we had nothing to eat. We came upon a camel which had been tied up (masrur) with tree bark, and the people rushed towards it to milk it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: Perhaps this animal holds the sustenance of some Muslim household; would you like it if these people came to the place where your provisions are kept and took them? Then he said: If you are compelled, then only drink; do not carry any away with you. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say:
Imam Ibn Majah recorded it in abridged form;
Imam Ahmad recorded it.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6817
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