Salama ibn al-Akwa' reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "As for your sacrifices, none of you should
have any of it left in his house after a period of three days. When the
following year came, they aid, 'Messenger of Allah, should we do the same
as we did last year?' He said, 'Eat and store up, That was a year in which
we were in difficulty and I wanted you to help."
'Abdullah ibn 'Umar reported that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab spoke in
the Year of the Drought*, which was a severe, disastrous year, after 'Umar
had done his best to help the Bedouins with camels, wheat and oil from
the fields to the point where all the fields were dried up as a result
of those efforts. he stood up to make supplication, saying, "O Allah! Provide
them at the tops of the mountains!" Allah answered that supplication for
him and the Muslims. When abundant rain fell, he said, "Praise belongs
to Allah! By Allah, if Allah had not given us relief, I would not have
left the people of any Muslim's house with wealth without putting a like
number of poor people with him. Two will not die with food which will support
one person."
Hisham ibn 'Urwa reported that his father said, "I was sitting
with Mu'awiya and he muttered to himself and then came to his senses. [This
is when he was ill.] He said, 'No one has forbearance without it being
put to the test.' He repeated that three times."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Ansar said to the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, "Divide the palm trees between us and our
brothers." "No," he replied. He said, "Spare us the trouble of their upkeep
and we will let you share in the fruit." They replied, "We hear and obey."
