Hadith 62

(The books) ‘Al Basair’, and ‘Al Ikhtisas’ – From Al Sindy Bin Muhammad Al Bazzaz, from Aban Bin Usman, from Amro Bin Suhban, from Abdullah Bin Al Fazl Al Hashimy, from Jabir Bin Abdullah having said, ‘When Rasool-Allahsaww came back from the military expedition of Zat Al-Riqa’a, and it is the military expedition (against) Sa’alba from Gatfan, until when hesaww was near from Al-Medina, when there was a loose camel coming over until it ended up to Rasool-Allahsaww. It placed its hands upon the ground. Then it made noise. Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Do you know what this camel is saying? ’ He said, ‘Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww are more knowing’. Hesaww said: ‘It informed me that its owner has overworked it until when it is old, and nourished him, he want to slaughter it and sell its meat’. Then Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Jabir! Go with it to its owner and come with him’. I said, ‘I do not recognise its owner’. Hesaww said: ‘It will point you’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I went out with it until I ended up to the clan of Waqif, and entered into an alleyway, and there was a gathering, and they said, ‘O Jabir! How did not you leave Rasool-Allahsaww, and how did you leave the Muslim’. I said, ‘They are well, but which one of you is the owner of this camel? ’ One of them said, ‘I am’. I said, ‘Answer Rasool-Allahsaww’. He said, ‘What is the matter with me? ’ I said, ‘Take care of your camel’. He (Jabir) said, ‘I and he and the camel came to Rasool-Allahsaww. Hesaww said: ‘Your camel informed mesaww that you have made it work until when it is (now) old, and it is weak, you want to slaughter it and sell its meat? ’ The man said, ‘That has been so, O Rasool-Allahsaww! ’ Hesaww said: ‘Sell it to mesaww’. He said, ‘But, it is for yousaww (for free), O Rasool-Allahsaww! ’ Hesaww said: ‘But, sell it to mesaww’. Rasool-Allahsaww bought it, then patted it and left it to pasture freely in the outskirts of Al Medina. The man from us, when he wanted the rest and the lunch, Rasool-Allahsaww gifted it. Jabir said, ‘I saw it, and its weakness was gone from it, and it was healthy’’. [80]