“When this Verse was revealed -‘By no means shall you attain Al Birr (piety, righteousness–here it means Allah’s reward, i.e. Paradise), unless you spend (in Allah’s cause) of that which you love’- Abu Talha said: ‘Our Lord will ask us about our wealth. I adjure you, O Messenger of Allah! I am giving my land […]
A similar report was narrated from Abu Ishaq Al-Fazari, from (Ayyub) bin ‘Awn, from Nafi’, from Ibn ‘Umar, from ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet.
“Ibn ‘Awn narrated to us, from Nafi’, from Ibn ‘Umar, from ‘Umar, who said: ‘I acquired some land at Khaibar. He came to the Prophet and said: I have acquired some land at Khaibar, and I have never been given any wealth that is more precious to me than it. What do you command me […]
“I heard ‘Amr bin Al-Harith say: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah and he left nothing behind except his white mule, his weapon and some land which he left as a charity.’”
“I was allocated some land of Khaibar. I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: ‘I have acquired some land and I have never acquired any wealth that is dearer to me or more precious than it.’ He said: ‘If you wish, you can give it in charity.’” So he gave it in charity […]
“In the year of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah allocated four shares to Az-Zubair bin Al-‘Awwam: A share of Az-Zubair, a share for the relatives of Safiyyah bint ‘Abdul-Muttalib, the mother of Az-Zubair, and two shares for the horse.”
“The Messenger of Allah did not leave behind a Dinar nor a Dirham, or any slave, male or female; except his white mule which he used to ride, his weapon and some land which he left to be used for the cause of Allah.” (One of the narrators) Qutaibah said on one occasion: “In charity.”
“I heard ‘Amr bin Al-Harith say: ‘The Messenger of Allah did not leave behind anything except his white mule, his weapon and some land which he left as a charity.’”
“There is no ‘bringing’, no ‘avoidance’ and no Shighar in Islam.”
“The Messenger of Allah raced with a Bedouin and (the latter) won. It was as if the Companions of the Messenger of Allah were upset by this, so he said: ‘It is a right upon Allah that there is nothing that raises itself in this world except that He lowers it.’”