The Shaykh’s explanation of the chapter on stinginess from the book al-Adab al-Mufrad, and beneath it is the hadith of Jabir, marfu', that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who is your master, O Banu Salim?

The Shaykh : We are now moving to a new chapter from the chapters of al-Adab al-Mufrad by Imam al-Bukhari, which is his saying: "The Chapter on Stinginess". He also narrates with his authentic chain from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who is your chief? Who is the highest among you and the one who leads you? We said: "Jad ibn Qays", an Arabic name. They said: This is our chief, Jad ibn Qays. But a group of Arabs and Muslims, who are truthful in what they say, after mentioning that their chief is so-and-so, followed that by saying: "but we find him stingy". They mentioned a defect in him, and "but we find him stingy" means we find him stingy, even though he is our chief. It is expected that a chief be noble and generous, but this is contrary to that; we find him stingy. The Messenger (peace be upon him) responded to them by saying: Its origin is the most severe disease