A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) with a pouch containing straw or chaff, which he had taken from a dhimmi. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "What is this?" He replied: "It is nothing." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You have broken my protection, you have broken my protection!" The man went and returned the property, then came back and informed (the Prophet). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Did you need that property?" He replied: "Yes." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Then the owner of that property was in greater need of it than you."