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3116. It was narrated that Shaqiq said: “A man sent some Dirham through me to the House.” He said: “I entered the House and Shaibah was sitting on a chair. I handed it (the money) to him and he said: ‘Is this yours?’ I said: ‘No, if it were mine I would not have given it to you.’ He said: ‘Since you say that,’ Umar was sitting in the place where you are sitting now and said: “I will not go out until I distribute the wealth of the Ka’bah among the poor Muslims.” I said: “You will not do that.” He said: “I will certainly do that.” He said: “Why is that?” I said: “Because, the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr saw where it was, and they had more need of the money than you do. But, they did not move it. Then, he stood up just as he was and went out.”
(Da’if)
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Commentary
a. Prior to Islam people used to send gold, silver and cash to Makkah seeking the pleasure of Allāh. This practice continued even after Islam. The amount was used to fulfill the expenditure of the Ka'bah and the extra money was reserved there. (Nailul-Awtār: 6/36)
b. The brightest feature of 'Umar's character was that he never agreed even on a slight deviation from the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ. Moreover, if he felt that his opinion was wrong, he immediately held back from it and accepted the correct matter.
