Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ), accepted Islam, and pledged allegiance to him to migrate [to Medina]. He had not waited long before he was struck by fever. He came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘Release me [from my pledge].’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘I will not release you.’ He came again and said: ‘Release me.’ He said: ‘I will not release you.’ He came a third time and said: ‘Release me.’ He said: ‘No.’ The man then fled. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Medina is like a furnace (kīr): it expels its impurities and refines what is good.’”
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Musnad Aḥmad 30
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “We were with Abū ʿUbayda, sent by the Prophet (ﷺ) with him on an expedition. Our provisions ran out. We came across a large whale (ḥūt) that the sea had cast ashore. We wanted to eat from…
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Hellfire.”
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Musnad Aḥmad 17
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) cursed the one who consumes ribā (interest or usury), the one who pays it, the two persons who witness it, and the person who records it.”
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Musnad Aḥma…
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “Nabīdh used to be prepared for the Prophet (ﷺ) in a waterskin; if no waterskin was available, then in a stone basin.”
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Musnad Aḥmad 19
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the earnings of a cupper (al-ḥajjām). He said: “Feed them to your working camel.”
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Musnad Aḥmad 20
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “A townsman must not sell on behalf of a desert-dweller. Leave the people [to transact directly]; Allāh will provide for some through others.”
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