Hazrat Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) appoint his freed slave Hani as the leader over the pasture. The narrator says: I heard him (may Allah be pleased with him) saying to him: Woe to you, O Hani! Deal gently with the people, and beware of the supplication of the oppressed. For the supplication of the oppressed is accepted. You have entered as the manager of the trees and the spoils of war. And leave me concerning the animals of Ibn Affan and Ibn Awf, for if the livestock of Ibn Awf and Ibn Affan perish, both of them will return to their date palms and fields in Madinah. But if the livestock of these poor people perish, they will come to me crying: O Commander of the Faithful! O Commander of the Faithful! And providing water and pasture is easier for me than giving them gold and silver in exchange. By Allah! By Allah! By Allah!