Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 35105 — What they said on who is given first

Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin al-Harith al-Taymi (may Allah have mercy on him), whose grandfather was one of the Muhajirun, said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I went as a delegate to the ruler of Bahrain, and he sent eight hundred thousand dirhams with me to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). I brought them to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked: "O Abu Hurayrah, what have you brought?" I said: "I have brought eight hundred thousand dirhams." He said: "Do you know what you are saying? You are surely a Bedouin." Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I counted that wealth out with my own hand until I had completed it. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) called the Muhajirun and sought their counsel about the wealth, and they all gave differing opinions. He said: "Get up and leave me." When midday came, he sent a messenger and called them, and said: "I met a man from among my companions and consulted him, and there was no confusion in his opinion." He recited this verse: "Whatever Allah has returned to His Messenger from the people of the towns belongs to Allah and His Messenger, and to the Messenger's relatives, the orphans, the needy and the travellers." [Al-Hashr: 7] So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) distributed that wealth in accordance with the Qur'an.