Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Harith Taimi, may Allah have mercy on him, whose grandfather was among the Muhajireen, states that Hazrat Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I went with a delegation to the governor of Bahrain, and he sent with me eight hundred thousand dirhams to Hazrat Umar ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. I brought them to Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. He asked: O Abu Hurairah, what have you brought? I replied: I have brought eight hundred thousand dirhams. He said: Do you know what you are saying? Surely, you are a villager. Hazrat Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, says: I counted this wealth with my own hand until I completed it. Then Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, called the Muhajireen and consulted them about the wealth. All of them gave different opinions. He said: You people leave me. When the time for Zuhr came, he sent a messenger to call them. And he said: I met one of my companions, and there was no confusion in his opinion. He recited this verse: Translation: Whatever Allah has returned to His Messenger from the people of the towns, it is for Allah and His Messenger, and for the Messenger’s relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the travelers. Therefore, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, distributed this wealth according to the Holy Qur’an.