It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that al-Ala bin al-Hadrami sent eighty thousand (a large sum, of dirhams or dinars) from Bahrain to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); never before or after did more wealth than this come to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the order, and it was spread out on a mat. Then the call to prayer was given, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and, standing, turned his attention to that wealth. People kept coming and he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept giving to them. On that day there was neither counting nor weighing; it was simply being given out by handfuls. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: "O Messenger of Allah! On the day of Badr I paid my own ransom and that of Aqil, and Aqil had no wealth, so give me some of this wealth." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take." So he scooped handfuls into his woollen cloak. Then he turned to leave but could not (lift it, because the load was too heavy), so he raised his head towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Have it lifted onto me." Hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled. Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) was saying (at that time): "Of the promises Allah Almighty made, one has been fulfilled, and of the other I do not know. (Allah Almighty says:) 'O Prophet, say to those captives who are in your hands: If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you better than what was taken from you, and He will forgive you.' [Surah al-Anfal: 70] This wealth is certainly better than what was taken from me, and I do not know what will be done with me in the matter of forgiveness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that al-Ala bin al-Hadrami sent some wealth from Bahrain to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); then the narrator related the incident just like the previous hadith. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.