Sayyiduna Hibban bin Buhh al-Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The people of my tribe had become disbelievers, and I was told that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to send an army against them. I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "My people are upon Islam." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Is that so?" I said: "Yes." The narrator said: I stayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the whole night until morning. Then I gave the call (adhan) for the prayer. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a vessel so that I might perform ablution from it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put his fingers into that vessel, and springs of water gushed forth from those fingers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wishes to perform ablution, let him perform ablution." I performed ablution and prayed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed me as the leader of my people and put me in charge of collecting their charity (sadaqah). A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "So-and-so has wronged me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no good in leadership for a Muslim." Then another man came to him and asked him for charity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Charity is a headache in the head and a fire in the belly," (the narrator is unsure whether the words were:) "a cause of illness." The narrator said: So I presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the document (the narrator is unsure whether the words were:) the document of my leadership and of my being in charge of collecting charity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the matter with you?" I said: "I have heard this from your own lips, so how can I now accept it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is just as you heard."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, whose hadith is hasan (good), though there is weakness in him; the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9015
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير “ (3575) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (169/4)»