Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ سَمِعَ ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَيْنٌ أَوْ عِدَةٌ فَلْيَأْتِنِي قَالَ فَجِئْتُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَوْ قَدْ جَاءَ مَالُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ لَأَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثَلَاثًا قَالَ فَخُذْ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ قَالَ بَعْضُ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ فَوَجَدْتُهَا خَمْسَ مِائَةٍ فَأَخَذْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي فَقُلْتُ إِمَّا أَنْ تُعْطِيَنِي وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَبْخَلَ عَنِّي قَالَ أَقُلْتَ تَبْخَلُ عَنِّي وَأَيُّ دَاءٍ أَدْوَأُ مِنْ الْبُخْلِ مَا سَأَلْتَنِي مَرَّةً إِلَّا وَقَدْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ.
English Translation
Sufyan told us: Ibn al-Munkadir heard Jabir say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: "If the wealth of Bahrain were to come, I would surely give you like this, and like this, and like this." He said: When the wealth of Bahrain arrived after the death of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Abu Bakr said, "Whoever had a debt owed to him by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, or a promise, let him come to me." He said: So I came, and I said, "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, 'If the wealth of Bahrain were to come, I would give you like this and like this,' three times." He said, "Then take." He said: So I took. Some of those who heard it said: "I found it to be five hundred." He said: So I took it. Then I came to him again and he did not give me anything, then I came to him again and he did not give me anything, then I came to him a third time and he did not give me anything. So I said, "Either you give me, or you are being stingy with me." He said, "Did you say I am stingy with you? What disease is worse than stinginess? You never asked me for anything but that I wanted to give it to you."