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The Ansar said to the Prophet (ﷺ) "Distribute the date palm trees between us and our emigrant brothers."
He replied, "No." The Ansar said (to the emigrants), "Look after the trees (water and watch them) and
share the fruits with us." The emigrants said, "We listen and obey."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 41, Hadith 6
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "While a man was riding a cow, it turned towards him and said, 'I have not been
created for this purpose (i.e. carrying), I have been created for ploughing." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "I, Abu
Bakr and `Umar believe in the story." The Prophet (ﷺ) went on, "A wolf caught a sheep, and when the
shepherd chased it, the wolf said, 'Who will be its guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will be
no shepherd for it except me?' "After narrating it, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I, Abu Bakr and `Umar too
believe it." Abu Salama (a sub-narrator) said, "Abu Bakr and `Umar were not present then."
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The Prophet (ﷺ) got the date palm trees of the tribe of Bani-An-Nadir burnt and the trees cut down at a
place called Al-Buwaira . Hassan bin Thabit said in a poetic verse: "The chiefs of Bani Lu'ai found it
easy to watch fire spreading at Al-Buwaira."