He continued, "Then we came to him another time while he was building
a wall and his and he said, 'The Muslim is rewarded for everything on which
he spends money except for what he spends on dust.'
Qays ibn Abi Hazm said, "We went to visit Khubbab after he had
been cauterised seven times. He said, 'Our Companions who came before us
have gone and this world did not cause the, loss. We have been struck by
an affliction for which we find no place to put it down except the earth.
If it were no that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
forbade us to pray for death, we would pray for it.'"
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, went by while I was repairing a hut I owned. He said,
'What is this?' I replied, 'I am mending my hut, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace.' He said, 'The business is too swift for that.'"
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَلاَّمِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، عَنْ حَبَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، وَسَوَاءَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، أَنَّهُمَا أَتَيَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يُعَالِجُ حَائِطًا أَوْ بِنَاءً لَهُ، فَأَعَانَاهُ.
It is reported that Habba ibn Khalid and Sawa' ibn Khalid came
to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was repairing
a wall - or a building - of his, and they helped him.
