What they said on who is given first in stipends

The father of Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) intended to fix stipends for the people, and his opinion was better than the opinion of all of them. The people said: "Begin with yourself." He said: "No!" Then he began with those who were close in kinship to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and then those who were closest after them. He fixed the share of Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), then of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), until he had fixed shares in succession across five tribes, until he reached the tribe of Banu Adi.

Ulayy bin Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed the people at al-Jabiyah. He praised and glorified Allah, and then said: "Whoever wishes to ask about the Qur'an, let him come to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him). Whoever wishes to ask about the shares of inheritance, let him come to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). Whoever wishes to ask about fiqh, let him come to Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him). And whoever wishes to ask about wealth, let him come to me, for Allah Almighty has made me a treasurer and a distributor. Indeed, I will begin first with the earliest Muhajirun; my companions and I will give them their stipends. Then I will begin with the Ansar, who settled in the abode and in faith; my companions and I will give them their stipends. Then I will begin with the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and give them their stipends. Whoever hastened in emigrating, the stipend will hasten to him, and whoever was slow in emigrating, the stipend will be slow as well. So let none of you blame anything except the kneeling place of his own mount."

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.

The father of Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) decided to establish the registers (diwans), he sought the people's counsel and asked: "With whom should I begin?" Someone said: "Begin with yourself." He said: "No! Rather, I will begin with those who are closest in kinship to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and then those who are closest to him (peace and blessings be upon him) after them." So he began with them.

Imam al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said that six million were brought to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from Jalula, so he wished to fix stipends and sought counsel about it. Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Begin with yourself, for you are the most entitled to that." He said: "No! Rather, I will begin with those close relatives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who took part in the Battle of Badr, until this sequence reaches me." The narrator says: He began with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and fixed five thousand for him. Then he fixed a share for those of Banu Hashim who were present at the Battle of Badr, then for their freed slaves, then for their allies, then according to nearness of kinship, until the matter reached him (may Allah be pleased with him).