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That Abu Sufyan bin Harb told him that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a
Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them that I want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a
question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they should contradict him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the
whole narration and said that Heraclius said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If what you
say is true, then he (the Prophet) will take over the place underneath my two feet.' "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 93, Hadith 57
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The Prophet (ﷺ) employed Ibn Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned (with
the money) to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the Prophet (ﷺ) called him to account, and he said, "This (amount) is for
you, and this was given to me as a present." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Why don't you stay at your father's
house or your mother's house to see whether you will be given gifts or not, if you are telling the
truth?" Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up and addressed the people, and after glorifying and praising
Allah, he said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I employ some men from among you for some job which
Allah has placed in my charge, and then one of you comes to me and says, 'This (amount) is for you
and this is a gift given to me.' Why doesn't he stay at the house of his father or the house of his mother
and see whether he will be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by Allah, none of you takes
anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added: unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day
of Resurrection carrying it on his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a
mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) raised both his hands till I saw
the whiteness of his armpits, and said, "(No doubt)! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"