Hazrat Ismail bin Shoaib Saman (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umm Al-Ala said: My father took me to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), so he (may Allah be pleased with him) allotted a share for me in the gift, even though I was a small girl. And he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The child who eats food and chews pieces of bread is more deserving of this gift than the newborn who suckles at the breast.

35102 - He said: And Ali said: The child who has eaten food and bitten on a piece of bread is not more entitled to this grant than the newborn who is suckling at the breast.

Hazrat Ja'far's father, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, intended to fix stipends for the people; and his opinion was better than the opinion of all others. The people said: You, may Allah be pleased with you, should begin with yourself. He, may Allah be pleased with him, said: No! Then he, may Allah be pleased with him, began with those who were closest in relation to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and then those who were next closest. He, may Allah be pleased with him, fixed the share of Hazrat Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him. Then Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, until he, may Allah be pleased with him, continuously fixed shares among five tribes. Until he, may Allah be pleased with him, reached the tribe of Banu Adi.

Hazrat Ulay bin Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed the people at the place of Jabiyah: He (may Allah be pleased with him) praised and glorified Allah, then said: Whoever wishes to ask about the Qur'an should come to Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him). And whoever wishes to ask about the shares of inheritance should come to Hazrat Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). And whoever wishes to ask about jurisprudence should come to Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him). And whoever wishes to ask about wealth should come to me. Indeed, Allah Almighty has made me the treasurer and distributor. Beware, I will begin first with the earliest Muhajireen. I and my companions will give them their grants. Then I will begin with the Ansar, who gave a place to faith and remained steadfast in faith. Thus, I and my companions will give them their grants. Then I will begin with the pure wives of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and will give them their grants. And whoever hastened in migration, the grant will also hasten towards him. And whoever was slow in migration, the grant will also be slow for him. None among you will ever be blamed except at the place where his mount sits.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Harith Taimi, may Allah have mercy on him, whose grandfather was among the Muhajireen, states that Hazrat Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I went with a delegation to the governor of Bahrain, and he sent with me eight hundred thousand dirhams to Hazrat Umar ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. I brought them to Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. He asked: O Abu Hurairah, what have you brought? I replied: I have brought eight hundred thousand dirhams. He said: Do you know what you are saying? Surely, you are a villager. Hazrat Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, says: I counted this wealth with my own hand until I completed it. Then Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, called the Muhajireen and consulted them about the wealth. All of them gave different opinions. He said: You people leave me. When the time for Zuhr came, he sent a messenger to call them. And he said: I met one of my companions, and there was no confusion in his opinion. He recited this verse: Translation: Whatever Allah has returned to His Messenger from the people of the towns, it is for Allah and His Messenger, and for the Messenger’s relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the travelers. Therefore, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, distributed this wealth according to the Holy Qur’an.

Hazrat Ja'far, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates from his father that when Hazrat Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, decided to establish the register (diwan), he, may Allah be pleased with him, sought advice from the people and asked: "With whom should I begin?" Someone said: "Begin with yourself." He, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "No! Rather, I will begin with those who are closer in relation to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and then those who are next closest to him, peace and blessings be upon him." Thus, he, may Allah be pleased with him, began with them.

Imam Shabi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that six hundred thousand came to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from the place of Hulula. So he (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to allocate stipends. He sought advice regarding this. Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You (may Allah be pleased with him) should begin with yourself. You are more deserving of it. He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: No! Rather, I will begin with those close relatives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who participated in the Battle of Badr, until this sequence reaches me. The narrator says: He (may Allah be pleased with him) began with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and fixed five thousand for him. Then he allocated shares for those from Banu Hashim who were present at the Battle of Badr. Then for their slaves, then for their allies. Then according to the closest and then the next closest, until this matter reached him (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Antarah, may Allah have mercy on him, says that my father was a friend of Qanbar. He says: I went with Qanbar to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him. He (Qanbar) said: O Commander of the Faithful! Get up! Come with me. Indeed, I have kept some wealth hidden for you, may Allah be pleased with you. He, may Allah be pleased with him, went with him to his house. There was a basket filled with gold and silver. He said: O Commander of the Faithful! Indeed, you, may Allah be pleased with you, do not leave anything except that you distribute it or spend it. Upon this, he, may Allah be pleased with him, drew his sword and said: Destruction! Do you want to bring such a great fire into my house! Then, in his distraction, he, may Allah be pleased with him, straightened his sword and struck the basket, so that half and a third of it scattered between the broken vessels. He, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Call the supervisors to me. So they came. He, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Divide this wealth into portions. They did so, and he, may Allah be pleased with him, was saying: O gold and silver! Deceive someone other than me. And he, may Allah be pleased with him, was also reciting this verse: "This is my produce, and its best is in it, for every harvester puts his hand to his mouth." The narrator says: There were small and large needles in the treasury, which he, may Allah be pleased with him, used to collect from people as tax, according to the labor of their hands. He, may Allah be pleased with him, said to the supervisors: Distribute them. They said: We do not need to distribute them. He, may Allah be pleased with him, said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul, we will surely distribute this wealth along with its evil.

Hazrat Umm ‘Affan (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the umm walad of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: I came to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) while there was a clove-colored necklace lying in the courtyard before him. I said: O Commander of the Faithful! Please gift this clove-colored necklace to my daughter. He (may Allah be pleased with him) gestured with his hand: This one? I drew near to the dirham. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is the wealth of the Muslims, but be patient until our share from it comes to us, then we will gift this necklace to your daughter.

Hazrat Abu Salih, may Allah have mercy on him, who used to serve Hazrat Umm Kulthum bint Ali, may Allah be pleased with her, narrates that Hazrat Umm Kulthum, may Allah be pleased with her, said: O Abu Salih! What would your condition have been if you had seen the Commander of the Faithful in such a state that oranges were brought to him, and in the meantime Hazrat Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, or Hazrat Husain, may Allah be pleased with him, came and took one of the oranges? So he, may Allah be pleased with him, snatched that orange from their hand. And he, may Allah be pleased with him, ordered and those oranges were immediately distributed among the people?!