أَخْبَرَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
مَعْقِلٌ , عَنِ
الزُّهْرِيِّ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي
عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ , عَنْ عَمِّهِ
عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ
أَبِي كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يُحَدِّثُ , قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّمَا نَجَّانِي بِالصِّدْقِ , وَإِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ . فَقَالَ : " أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ , فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ " . قُلْتُ : فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَ .
´It was narrated from 'Ubaydullah bin Ka'b:` "I heard my father Ka'b bin Malik narrate: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has saved me by my being truthful, and as part of my repentance I want to give my wealth in charity to Allah and His Messenger. He said: Keep some of your wealth for yourself; that is better for you. I said: I will keep my share that is in Khaibar.'"