It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Banu Amr bin Awf on a Wednesday, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw things there (fences and protective walls around the date-palm orchards) which he had not seen before. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come for this Eid (gathering) of yours, stay until you hear what I have to say." They said: O Messenger of Allah! May our fathers and mothers be ransomed for you; we will certainly stay. The narrator says: When the time of Jumu'ah came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the Jumu'ah prayer, then prayed two rak'ahs in the mosque itself, whereas before that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go home (right after the prayer). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and turned his blessed face towards the people, and the Ansar, or those of them who were present, gathered around him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar!" They said: O Messenger of Allah! We are at your service. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the Jahiliyyah, when you did not worship Allah, you still used to bear the burdens of others, do good (charity) with your wealth and treat travellers kindly. But now that Allah has favoured you with Islam and with His Prophet, have you started hiding your wealth from others and fencing it off? Yet there is reward in whatever a human eats of it, there is reward in whatever a wild beast eats, and there is reward in whatever a bird eats." So the people went back, and every one of them broke open thirty doorways (or passages) in the (enclosed) sections of his garden (so that the needy could eat). This hadith has an authentic chain, but it has not been recorded (by the two Shaykhs). In it is a clear prohibition against fencing or closing off gardens, date palms, vineyards and the like to keep out the needy and the hungry, so that they may eat from them. And the two Shaykhs have recorded this hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "When one of you enters his brother's garden, let him eat from it, but not carry any away (filled in his garment)."

Al-Qasim bin Mukhawwal al-Bahzi narrates from his father that he said: O Messenger of Allah! We come across camels (on the way) whose udders are tied (to hold back the milk) and are full of milk (musarrah), while we are in need (so what should we do)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call the owner of the camels three times; if he comes, (well and good,) otherwise milk it and drink, and untie the knot (of the udders); then (after drinking) tie it again and leave some milk in the udders (for the young, or so that it may gather again)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge of allegiance from the women, a dignified woman who appeared to be from the tribe of Mudar stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! We are dependent on our fathers, our sons and our husbands (that is, we are under their care), so what is lawful for us from their wealth? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fresh food (or fruit), which you may eat yourselves and give to others as gifts."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman said: "O Messenger of Allah! We are dependent on our fathers and brothers, so what is lawful for us to take from their wealth?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fresh things which you eat and give as gifts." This narration of Abd al-Salam bin Harb is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty admits three people into Paradise because of a morsel of bread, a handful of dates and anything like it which benefits a poor person: the one who orders it (the charity), the wife who manages well and wishes good (who looks after the household), and the servant who hands the thing to the poor person." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All praise is for Allah, who has not deprived our servants (of reward)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.