Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) came and sought permission to see Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He found people sitting at his door and none amongst them had been granted permission, but it was granted to Abu Bakr and he went in. Then came 'Umar and he sought permission and it was granted to him, and he found Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) sitting sad and silent with his wives around him. He (Hadrat 'Umar) said: I would say something which would make the Prophet (ﷺ) laugh, so he said: Messenger of Allah, I wish you had seen (the treatment meted out to) the daughter ofKhadija when you asked me some money, and I got up and slapped her on her neck. Allah's Messenger (mav peace be upon him) laughed and said: They are around me as you see, asking for extra money. Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) then got up went to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and slapped her on the neck, and 'Umar stood up before Hafsa and slapped her saying: You ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) which he does not possess. They said: By Allah, we do not ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for anything he does not possess. Then he withdrew from them for a month or for twenty-nine days. Then this verse was revealed to him:" Prophet: Say to thy wives... for a mighty reward" (xxxiii. 28). He then went first to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and said: I want to propound something to you, 'A'isha, but wish no hasty reply before you consult your parents. She said: Messenger of Allah, what is that? He (the Holy Prophet) recited to her the verse, whereupon she said: Is it about you that I should consult my parents, Messenger of Allah? Nay, I choose Allah, His Messenger, and the Last Abode; but I ask you not to tell any of your wives what I have said He replied: Not one of them will ask me without my informing her. God did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He has sent me to teach and make things easy.
Sahih Muslim Book 18, Hadith 39
"Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans" -A man would have an orphan in his care, and he would keep his food, drink and vessels separate. This caused hardship to the Muslims, so Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: "And they ask you concerning orphans. Say: The best thing is to work honestly in their property, and if you mix your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers" (in religion), so it is permissible for you to mix with them.
Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 30, Hadith 60
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sadaqa ibn Yasar al-Makki
that a man from the people of Yemen, who had his hair braided, came to
Abdullah ibn Umar and said, "Abu Abd arRahman, I have come to do just
umra. ''Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "If I had been with you or you
had asked me I would have told you to do hajj and umra together." The
Yemeni answered, "I am doing what I am doing," and Abdullah ibn Umar
said to him, "Cut off the locks that are hanging from your head and
offer a sacrificial animal." A woman from Iraq said, "What should his
sacrificial animal be, Abu Abd ar-Rahman?" and he said, "His
sacrificial animal?" and she said to him, "What should his sacrificial
animal be?" Abdullah ibn Umar said, "If I could only find a sheep to
sacrifice, I would prefer to do that than to fast."
Muwatta Malik Book 20, Hadith 174
Yahya related to us from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Humayd ibn
Abd ar-Rah man ibn Awf and from Muhammad ibn an-Numan ibn Bashir that
they related to him that an-Numan ibn Bashir said that his father
Bashir brought him to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, and said, "I have given this son of mine one of my
slaves." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "Have you given each of your children the same as this?"
He said, "No." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Then take the slave back."
Muwatta Malik Book 36, Hadith 54
I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?" He said, "Al-
Masjid-ul-,Haram (in Mecca)." I said, "Which was built next?" He replied "The mosque of Al-Aqsa (
in Jerusalem) ." I said, "What was the period of construction between the two?" He said, "Forty
years." He added, "Wherever (you may be, and) the prayer time becomes due, perform the prayer
there, for the best thing is to do so (i.e. to offer the prayers in time).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 60, Hadith 40
Yahya said that he heard Malik speak about a man who bought goods
- animals or clothes or wares, and the sale was found not to be
permitted so it was revoked and the one who had taken the goods was
ordered to return the owner his goods. Malik said, "The owner of the
goods only has their value on the day they were taken from him, and
not on the day they are returned to him. That is because the man is
liable for them from the day he took them and whatever loss is in them
after that is against him. For that reason, their increase and growth
are also his. A man may take the goods at a time when they are selling
well and are in demand, and then have to return them at a time when
they have fallen in price and no one wants them. For instance, the man
may take the goods from the other man, and sell them for ten dinars or
keep them while their price is that. Then he may have to return them
while their price is only a dinar. He should not go off with nine
dinars from the man's property. Or perhaps they are taken by the man,
and he sells them for a dinar or keeps them, while their price is only
a dinar, then he has to return them, and their value on the day he
returns them is ten dinars. The one who took them does not have to pay
nine dinars from his property to the owner. He is only obliged to pay
the value of what he took possession of on the day it was taken ."
He said, "Part of what clarifies this is that when a thief
steals goods, only their price on the day he stole them is looked at.
If cutting off the hand is necessary because of it, that is done. If
the cutting off is delayed, either because the thief is imprisoned
until his situation is examined or he flees and then is caught, the
delay of the cutting off of the hand does not make the hadd, which was
obliged for him on the day he stole, fall from him even if those goods
become cheap after that. Nor does delay oblige cutting off the hand if
it was not obliged on the day he took those goods, even if they become
expensive after that."
Muwatta Malik Book 37, Hadith 9