Sufyān ibn ʻUyaynah narrated to us that ʻAmr ibn Dīnār heard Jābir say, “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ﷺ sent us out; we were three hundred horsemen and our leader was Abū ʻUbaydah ibn al-Jarrāḥ. We stayed on the coast until our provisions ran out, so that we had to eat khabaṭ. Then the sea cast ashore a whale, and we lived on it for half a month until we had restored our strength. Abū ʻUbaydah took one of its ribs and set it up [like an arch], then he sought out the tallest camel and it passed beneath it. Before that a man had slaughtered three camels, then three more, then three more, and then Abū ʻUbaydah forbade him to slaughter any more.”
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Musnad Aḥmad 41
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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