Benefits of the hadith of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me
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The Shaykh : In this hadith, there is the permissibility of allocating a portion of the public treasury to specific Muslims, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) allocated a share to Jabir, but on the condition that this not be for mere personal preference, but for public or private benefit.
It also contains evidence of the generosity of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), where he would scatter the wealth without counting it, because he said: with his hands. This indicates generosity, and that wealth holds no value in his estimation (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him), unlike the one who[Al-Humazah 104:2], who counts the small coins before the large ones out of his greed for wealth.
In this is also evidence that the Prophet (may Allah pray upon him and his family) did not know the unseen, because he made a promise and passed away before fulfilling it, because the wealth did not arrive.
It also contains evidence of the virtue of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) due to the Companions’ pledge of allegiance to him.
It also contains evidence for accepting the claim of a claimant if he has no one to refute his claim, provided there is no disputant, and this claimant is trustworthy. However, if he has a disputant,Bulugh al-Maram 1423, in this story there was no disputant for Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) because Abu Bakr was responsible for the public treasury and he offered to the people: "Whoever has a debt or a claim, let him come to me", so Jabir came and Abu Bakr did not say to him: Where is the proof that the Messenger promised you? He did not ask him for proof, because he was confident in him and he had no disputant.
It also contains evidence for considering a thing by its equivalent, and that if a person weighs something in a container and its weight is, for example, one hundred kilograms, he may fill this container a second time and consider it one hundred kilograms if the weighed items are equal in lightness and heaviness. Because when Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) counted the first handful, he considered the second and third handfuls to be equal to it in number. So if we suppose that a person owes, for example, five hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), and he measured ten sa' in a container, and he wants to consider the remainder by this container, then there is no harm in that, because if the thing is equal, there is no harm in considering this estimation based on the action of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and success is from Allah.
It also contains evidence of the generosity of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), where he would scatter the wealth without counting it, because he said: with his hands. This indicates generosity, and that wealth holds no value in his estimation (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him), unlike the one who
collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.
جمع مالا وعدّدهIn this is also evidence that the Prophet (may Allah pray upon him and his family) did not know the unseen, because he made a promise and passed away before fulfilling it, because the wealth did not arrive.
It also contains evidence of the virtue of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) due to the Companions’ pledge of allegiance to him.
It also contains evidence for accepting the claim of a claimant if he has no one to refute his claim, provided there is no disputant, and this claimant is trustworthy. However, if he has a disputant,
But the proof (Bayyinah) lies on the one who is making the claim, and the other (Yamin) must be taken by the one who rejects the claim.
فإن البيّنة على المدّعي واليمين على من أنكرIt also contains evidence for considering a thing by its equivalent, and that if a person weighs something in a container and its weight is, for example, one hundred kilograms, he may fill this container a second time and consider it one hundred kilograms if the weighed items are equal in lightness and heaviness. Because when Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) counted the first handful, he considered the second and third handfuls to be equal to it in number. So if we suppose that a person owes, for example, five hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), and he measured ten sa' in a container, and he wants to consider the remainder by this container, then there is no harm in that, because if the thing is equal, there is no harm in considering this estimation based on the action of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and success is from Allah.