Malik related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ata ibn Yazid
al-Laythi from Abu Said al-Khudri that some people of the Ansar asked
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and
he gave to them. Then they asked him again, and he gave to them until
he used up what he had. Then he said, "What wealth I have, I will not
hoard from you. Whoever has forbearance, Allah will help him. Whoever
tries to be independent, Allah will enrich him. Whoever tries to be
patient, Allah will give him patience, and no one is given a better or
vaster gift than patience."
Muwatta Malik Book 58, Hadith 7
The news of the migration of the Prophet (from Mecca to Medina) reached us while we were in
Yemen. So we set out as emigrants towards him. We were (three) I and my two brothers. I was the
youngest of them, and one of the two was Abu Burda, and the other, Abu Ruhm, and our total number
was either 53 or 52 men from my people. We got on board a boat and our boat took us to Negus in
Ethiopia. There we met Ja`far bin Abi Talib and stayed with him. Then we all came (to Medina) and
met the Prophet (ﷺ) at the time of the conquest of Khaibar. Some of the people used to say to us, namely
the people of the ship, "We have migrated before you."
Asma' bint 'Umais who was one of those who had come with us, came as a visitor to Hafsa, the wife
the Prophet (ﷺ) . She had migrated along with those other Muslims who migrated to Negus. `Umar came
to Hafsa while Asma' bint 'Umais was with her. `Umar, on seeing Asma,' said, "Who is this?" She
said, "Asma' bint 'Umais," `Umar said, "Is she the Ethiopian? Is she the sea-faring lady?" Asma'
replied, "Yes." `Umar said, "We have migrated before you (people of the boat), so we have got more
right than you over Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) " On that Asma' became angry and said, "No, by Allah, while you
were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who was feeding the hungry ones amongst you, and advised the ignorant
ones amongst you, we were in the far-off hated land of Ethiopia, and all that was for the sake of
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . By Allah, I will neither eat any food nor drink anything till I inform Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
of all that you have said. There we were harmed and frightened. I will mention this to the Prophet (ﷺ) and
will not tell a lie or curtail your saying or add something to it."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 268
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to stay (for a period) in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh (one of the wives of the
Prophet ) and he used to drink honey in her house. Hafsa and I decided that when the Prophet (ﷺ) entered
upon either of us, she would say, "I smell in you the bad smell of Maghafir (a bad smelling raisin).
Have you eaten Maghafir?" When he entered upon one of us, she said that to him. He replied (to her),
"No, but I have drunk honey in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, and I will never drink it again." Then
the following verse was revealed: 'O Prophet ! Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made
lawful for you?. ..(up to) If you two (wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) turn in repentance to Allah.' (66.1-4) The
two were `Aisha and Hafsa And also the Statement of Allah: 'And (Remember) when the Prophet (ﷺ)
disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives!' (66.3) i.e., his saying, "But I have drunk
honey." Hisham said: It also meant his saying, "I will not drink anymore, and I have taken an oath, so
do not inform anybody of that."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 83, Hadith 68