The Companions, among the things they pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to do, were not to ask people for anything. So how did Abu Qatadah act in this regard?
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The questioner : ... the Companions ... the Companions, the whip and the bow?
The Shaykh : And what do you say? They say that the Companions, among the things they pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to do, were not to ask people for anything. So a man among them would drop his whip from his mount, get down, and pick it up, without saying, "Hand it to me."
The student: ... if he got down, the game would escape. For the sake of need, he is not in the normal state, he gets down...
The Shaykh : But they say, "If one of our whips drops, we do not ask for it to be given to us." This means that this is the reality of the benefit for all of them; this is not for his personal benefit. This is the clear combination.
The Shaykh : And what do you say? They say that the Companions, among the things they pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to do, were not to ask people for anything. So a man among them would drop his whip from his mount, get down, and pick it up, without saying, "Hand it to me."
The student: ... if he got down, the game would escape. For the sake of need, he is not in the normal state, he gets down...
The Shaykh : But they say, "If one of our whips drops, we do not ask for it to be given to us." This means that this is the reality of the benefit for all of them; this is not for his personal benefit. This is the clear combination.