Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, 'Tell me which tree is like the Muslim? It gives
fruits at all times by the permission of its Lord and its leaves do not
fall.' It occurred to me that it was the palm tree, but I did not want
to speak as Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, were both
present. When they did not speak, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, 'It is the palm tree.' When I left with my father,
I said, 'Father, I thought that it was the palm,.' He asked, 'What kept
you from saying that? If you had said so, I would have preferred that to
such-and-such.' I said, 'What kept me from doing so was that I did not
see you or Abu Bakr speak, so I did not like to speak out.'"
Rafi' ibn Khudayj and Sahl ibn Abi Hathama reported that 'Abdullah
ibn Sahl and Muhayyisa ibn Mas'ud came to Khaybar and parted when they
were among the palm trees. 'Abdullah ibn Sahl was murdered. 'Abdu'r-Rahman
ibn Sahl and Huwayyisa and Muhayyisa, the sons of Mas'ud came to the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and spoke to him about their (murdered)
companion. 'Abdu'r-Rahman, the youngest of those present, began to speak,
but the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Let the
oldest speak first." (or "Exalt the eldest.") They spoke about their companion
and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked, "Will
fifty of you take an oath that you are entitled to the blood-money of your
murdered man?" They replied, "Messenger of Allah, this is something which
we did not see." He said, "Then will the Jews exonerate themselves by the
oaths of fifty of them?" They protested, "Messenger of Allah, they are
unbelievers!" So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, himself paid his blood money."
Narrated Hakim ibn Qays ibn 'Asim reported that when his father was dying,
he enjoined his sons:
"Fear Allah and make the oldest among you your leaders.
When people make the oldest among them their leaders, they follow their
fathers. When they make the youngest among them their leaders, that lowers
them in the sight of their peers. You must have wealth and use it well.
It is an impetus for the generous and it will make you independent of critics.
Beware of asking people. It is a man's last source of earning. When I die,
do not wail. There was no wailing for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace. When I die, bury me in a land where the Bakr
ibn Wa'il will not know where I am buried. I used to waylay on the roads
in the time of the Jahiliyya."
