Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the goods come from Bahrain, I will give you such and such amount.” The goods from Bahrain did not arrive until after the Prophet passed away. When the goods arrived, Abu Bakr ordered an announcement, “Whoever has a promise or a debt from the Prophet, let him come to us and we will give it to him.” I said, “Indeed, the Prophet told me I could have such and such amount.” Abu Bakr gave me a handful of coins and I counted it as five hundred. Abu Bakr said, “Take twice what you have been promised.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1470, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1042
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ قَدْ جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا فَلَمْ يَجِئْ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَمَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَادَى مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِدَةٌ أَوْ دَيْنٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَحَثَى لِي حَثْيَةً فَعَدَدْتُهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ خَمْسُمِائَةٍ وَقَالَ خُذْ مِثْلَيْهَا
2296 صحيح البخاري كتاب الكفالة باب من تكفل عن ميت دينا فليس له أن يرجع
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