It is narrated from Abu Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Utbah bin Farqad (may Allah be pleased with him) sent to the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), some khabis (a delicious sweet made from dates and ghee) that had been prepared with great care; it was placed in baskets (silal) and covered over with felt cloths (lubud). When the gift reached Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he removed the covering from the load and asked: "Do all the Muslims eat their fill of this in their homes?" The messenger replied: No. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have no need of it," and he wrote to Sayyiduna Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him): "To proceed: this is neither your own earning nor the fruit of your mother's toil, so feed the other Muslims who are with you to their fill with what you yourself eat."
The rest of this hadith has been recorded by the other hadith scholars.
Imam Abu Ya'la also narrated it with his chain.
And al-Harith narrated with his chain from Abu Uthman, who said: I was with Sayyiduna Utbah bin Farqad (may Allah be pleased with him) in Azerbaijan when he sent Suhaym and another man to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) with two large baskets loaded on three mounts. The baskets were filled with khabis (sweet), over which leather (udm) and then felt cloths had been placed. When they reached Madinah, it was announced that Utbah's freed slave Suhaym and another man had come with three camels. They were given permission and came in. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked them: "Have you brought gold or silver?" They said: No. He asked: "Then what have you brought?" They said: Food. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said (in astonishment): "Food for two men, on three camels!! Bring what you have brought and show it." When it was brought and he removed the felt cloths and the leather, he put his hand into it and found it very soft. He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Do all the Muhajirun eat their fill of such food?" He said: No, rather this was prepared especially for the Commander of the Believers. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O so-and-so, bring the inkpot," and he dictated: "From the servant of Allah, Umar, Commander of the Believers, to Utbah bin Farqad and the Muslims with him. Peace be upon you. To proceed: I praise before you Allah, besides whom there is no god worthy of worship. To proceed: O Utbah bin Farqad, this (wealth and bounty) is neither your earning nor the earning of your father or your mother." (The narrator mentioned the rest of the hadith.) And in this letter of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) it was also written: "Cut off the stirrups and mount the horses by leaping onto them." Abu Uthman said: I saw an old man trying to leap onto a horse and falling on his belly; he fell again and again but kept trying, and later I saw him leaping onto a horse like a young man.
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded a similar narration with his chain through Asim.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الخلافة والإمارة / 2129
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :الأثر بهذا الإسناد رواته ثقات وهو صحيح. » «أخرجه صحيح البخاري برقم: 5828، وأخرجه صحيح مسلم برقم: 2069، وأخرجه صحيح ابن حبان برقم: 5424، وأخرجه سنن النسائي برقم: 5327 / 3، وأخرجه السنن الكبرى للنسائي برقم: 9549، وأخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 4042، وأخرجه جامع الترمذي برقم: 1721، وأخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 2820، وأخرجه السنن الكبرى للبيهقي برقم: 4275، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 93، وأخرجه مسند أبي يعلى برقم: 214، وأخرجه مسند البزار برقم: 307، وأخرجه المطالب العالية لابن حجر برقم: 2129 / 3، وأخرجه مصنف عبد الرزاق برقم: 19950، وأخرجه مصنف ابن أبي شيبة برقم: 24188، وأخرجه شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي برقم: 6649»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) that "the ruler of the Copts (al-Muqawqis, ruler of the people of Egypt) presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a gift two slave-girls, who were full sisters, and a she-mule (baghlah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ride that mule in Madinah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) chose one of the two slave-girls for himself, and from her was born his (peace and blessings be upon him) son Ibrahim (peace be upon him), while the other slave-girl he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave to Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him)."
Imam al-Harith with his chain, and Abd al-Aziz bin Aban too through the chain of Bashir bin al-Muhajir, recorded this narration in the same way.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الخلافة والإمارة / 2130
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف جدًا
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف جدًا. » «أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 3573، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 2969/1»
It is narrated from Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) that in the days of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) there was a man, called Iyad, who had close dealings with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He presented a gift to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Have you accepted Islam?" He said: "No." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The zabad of the polytheists (the gift of the polytheists) is certainly not lawful for us." Here, by "rifdahum" is meant their gift and present.
This narration is mursal; however, something similar is narrated from Sayyiduna Iyad bin Himar (may Allah be pleased with him), which Imam Abu Dawud and other hadith scholars recorded with a sahih (authentic) chain.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الخلافة والإمارة / 2131
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح، مرسل
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :قال ابن حجر: هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ ، وَقَدْ رَوَى عِيَاضُ بْنُ حِمَارٍ نَحْوَ هَذَا ، أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، وَغَيْرُهُ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ . » «أخرجه المنتقى لابن الجارود برقم: 1189، وأخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 3057، وأخرجه جامع الترمذي برقم: 1577، وأخرجه السنن الكبرى للبيهقي برقم: 18860، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 17754، وأخرجه مسند الطيالسي برقم: 1178، وأخرجه مسند البزار برقم: 3494، وأخرجه مصنف عبد الرزاق برقم: 19659، وأخرجه مصنف ابن أبي شيبة برقم: 34130، وأخرجه شرح مشكل الآثار للطحاوي برقم: 2567، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 998، وأخرجه المعجم الصغير للطبراني برقم: 4، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 70»
It is narrated from Mujammi' (may Allah have mercy on him) that "Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would himself sweep the public treasury (bayt al-mal); then two men would pray in that place, bearing witness that he had not held back the Muslims' wealth in it (without distributing it)."
Imam Musaddad (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Yahya narrated it to us, from Abu Hayyan, from Mujammi'.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الخلافة والإمارة / 2132
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده صحيح. » «انفرد به المصنف من هذا الطريق»