Hadith 142

give him a choice (of the two). Then (let him) choose (first), do not object to what he has chosen. Do not cease to do like that until there remain what would fulfil a Right of Allah-azwj in his wealth. Take possession of the Right of Allah-azwj from it. If he reduces, then mix the two, the do the like of that which you had done at first, until you take the Right of Allah-azwj in his wealth. And do not take a thin one, nor an old one, nor a broken one, nor an insane one, nor one-eyed, and do not trust upon it except one whom you trust with his religion to escort the wealth of the Muslims until he brings it to their ruler, and he would apportion it between them, and do not rely with it except a compassionate adviser and trustworthy preserver, non-violent, nor unjust, nor tires them, nor toils them. Then bring down to us whatever has been gathered with you, we shall make it to be where Allah-azwj has Commanded with it. So, when your trustee has taken it, then advise to him that he should neither separate between a she-camel and its young, nor milk its milk (completely) for that would harm its children, nor exert it in riding and be just between its counterparts regarding that and between them, and he should rest the tired camels, and ease upon the ones with thinned out hooves. And let him take them to pass by the water-wells, nor turn with them away from the vegetation of the earth to the barren roads, and let him rest them during the (various) times, and feed them by the water and the grass until he comes to us with them by the Permission of Allah-azwj. They would be fat, well fed, without fatigue and over-exertion, for us to distribute these based upon the Book of Allah-azwj and sunnah of His-azwj Prophet-saww, for that would be of great for your Recompense and closer to the rightful guidance, if Allah-azwj the Exalted so Desires’’. [45]