An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
8. Manners In Speech
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a matter of worldly livelihood, in which it is better
to be even-handed.” Umar differed on this matter
and when he became Caliph, he introduced a
system by which some received larger allowances
than others: 5000 dirhams were allotted to the
Emigrants and the Helpers; other Muslims were
given 4000. According to this allocation, Usamah
ibn Zayd received 4000 dirhams, while to his own
son, Abdullah, Umar gave only 3000. Abdullah ibn
Umar asked his father why he had been given less
than Usamah. “What rank does he or his father
have that I do not have?” Umar told his son:
Usamah’s father was dearer to the Prophet than
your father, while he himself was dearer than you.
According to one tradition, Umar came round to
Abu Bakr’s point of view later in his life, admitting
that it was more practical.
(AHMAD, BAZZAR)
AN OATH IS AN OATH
At the outset of the Battle of Hunayn, the Muslims
were forced back, leaving the Prophet and a few
others to hold their ground. The Prophet called for
the others to join him, but his voice was drowned
