English Translation

Yahya ibn Adam told us, Ibn al-Mubarak told us, from Haywah and 'Attab — he said, 'Abdullah told us: Haywah informed us, from 'Umar ibn Malik al-Ma'afiri, that a man from his people informed him that he was present that year, the year of the strait, that 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit informed Mu'awiyah, when he asked him, about the man who had asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, for a rope before the distribution of the spoils, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Leave it until it is distributed" — and 'Attab said: "until we distribute it" — "then if you wish we will give you a rope, and if you wish we will give you it several times over."