Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so much and so
much," repeating "so much" thrice. But the revenue of Al-Bahrain did not come till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
had died. When the revenue came during the rule of Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr ordered an announcer to
announce, "Whoever had any debt or promise due upon the Prophet, should present himself to me (i.e.
Abu Bakr). I came to Abu Bakr and informed him that the Prophet (ﷺ) had said (to me), "If the revenue of
Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so-much and so much," repeating "so much" thrice. So Abu
Bakr gave me (in another narration Jaibir said,). I met Abu Bakr after that and asked him (to give me
what the Prophet (ﷺ) had promised me) but he did not give me. I again went to him but he did not give
me. I again went to him (for the third time) but he did not give me; On that I said to him, "I came to
you but you did not give me, then I came to you and you did not give me, and then again I came to
you, but you did not give me; so you should either give me or else you are like a miserly to me, on
that, Abu Bakr said, "Do you say, 'You are like a miserly to me?' There is no worse disease than
miserliness." Abu Bakr said it thrice and added, "Whenever I refused to give you, I had the intention
of giving you." (In another narration) Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "I went to Abu Bakr (and he gave me a
handful of money) and told me to count it, I counted and found it five-hundred, and then Abu Bakr
said (to me), "Take the same amount twice."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 406
When the Prophet (ﷺ) died and Abu Bakr became his successor and some of the Arabs reverted to
disbelief, `Umar said, "O Abu Bakr! How can you fight these people although Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'I
have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
'and whoever said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', Allah will save his property and
his life from me, unless (he does something for which he receives legal punishment) justly, and his
account will be with Allah?' "Abu Bakr said, "By Allah! I will fight whoever differentiates between
prayers and Zakat as Zakat is the right to be taken from property (according to Allah's Orders). By
Allah! If they refused to pay me even a kid they used to pay to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I would fight with
them for withholding it." `Umar said, "By Allah: It was nothing, but I noticed that Allah opened Abu
Bakr's chest towards the decision to fight, therefore I realized that his decision was right."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 88, Hadith 7
“When the believing women
emigrated to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), they would be tested in
accordance with Allah’s saying: ‘O Prophet! When believing women
come to you to give you the pledge...’”
‘Aishah said: “Whoever among the believing women affirmed this, passed the test. When they affirmed that, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say to them: ‘Go, for you have given your pledge.’ No, by Allah! The hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched the hand of any woman, rather he accepted their pledge in words only.”
‘Aishah said: “By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not demand of women (in their pledge) anything other than that which Allah had commanded, and the hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched the hand of a woman. He would say to them, when he had accepted their pledge: ‘You have given your pledge,’ verbally.”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 24, Hadith 123
Out of all the Ansar, living in Medina, Abu Talha had the largest number of (date palm trees) gardens,
and the most beloved of his property to him was Bairuha garden which was standing opposite the
Mosque (of the Prophet). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to enter it and drink of its good water. When the
Verse:--"By no means shall you attain righteousness unless you spend (in charity) of that which you
love." (3.92) Abu Talha got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), Allah says:--"By no means shall you
attain righteousness unless you spend (in charity) of that which you love." (3.92) and the most beloved
of my property to me is the Bairuha garden, so I give it (as a charitable gift) in Allah's Cause and hope
to receive good out of it, and to have it stored for me with Allah. So, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Dispose it of
(i.e. utilize it) in the way Allah orders you (to dispose it of)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Bravo! That is a
fruitful property! That is a fruitful property! I have heard what you have said and I think that you
should distribute that (garden) amongst your relatives." The Abu Talha distributed that garden
amongst his relatives and his cousins.
Narrated Yahya bin Yahya:
I learnt from Malik, "..a fruitful property."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 65, Hadith 76