It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out (of his house) at a time when he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not usually go out, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was also there. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Abu Bakr! What has brought you out at this time?" He said: Hunger brought me out. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And the same thing that brought you out has brought me out." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What has brought you out?" He said: Hunger. Then, after that, several more of his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Come with us to the house of Abu al-Haytham bin al-Tayyihan." Then he mentioned the complete hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: In the Jahiliyyah we used to call a man an "imma'ah" (a spineless follower of others) who was invited to a meal and took along with him someone else who had not been invited; whereas today the "imma'ah" among you is the one who blindly follows people in matters of religion (following them with his eyes closed). This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: In the Jahiliyyah we used to call a man an "imma'ah" who was invited to a meal and another (uninvited) person followed him; and today it refers to the one who, in blind imitation of people, hands his religion over to them. And we used to call "'idah" (magic or slander) sorcery, whereas today it is idle talk (qila wa qala, speaking without verification). An authentic corroborating report (shahid) of it has been narrated with an authentic chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any guest who stays with a people and that guest is deprived (of his right to hospitality), he has the right to take from them (without permission) as much as his hospitality is worth, and there is no sin upon him." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and it also has a corroborating report (shahid) with an authentic chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Miqdam bin Abi Karimah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any Muslim who becomes the guest of a people and that guest is deprived (of his right), it is a right upon every Muslim to help him until he obtains his right of one night's hospitality from their crops and wealth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come to a shepherd, call him three times; if he answers, well and good, otherwise drink (the milk) but do not waste it. And when you come to the wall of a garden, call out to the owner of the garden three times; if he answers, that is better, otherwise eat from it but do not cause damage." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the freed slave of Abi al-Lahm, that he said: I set out with my masters intending to emigrate, until, when we drew near to Madinah, they left me behind them and entered Madinah themselves. I was struck by severe hunger. A man of Madinah passing by said to me: If you go into one of the gardens of Madinah, you could get some fruit from there. So I entered a garden and cut two bunches of dates from a date palm. Suddenly the owner of the garden came, and he seized me and brought me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me about my situation and I told him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked (pointing to the bunches): "Which of them is better?" I pointed to one of them, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to take it and ordered the owner of the garden to take the other bunch, and he let me go on my way. This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abbad bin Shurahbil (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were struck by famine and hunger, so I came to Madinah and entered one of its gardens. I took some ears of grain, rubbed them, ate some of them and put some in my garment. The owner of the garden came, beat me and snatched my garment. I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (and told him the whole story), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to the owner of the garden): "He was ignorant, so why did you not teach him? And he was hungry, so why did you not feed him?" The narrator says: He (peace and blessings be upon him) had my garment returned to me and ordered that I be given one wasq (a specific measure of grain) or half a wasq. This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

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)."