5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that once, members of a tribe of al-Ansar (people of al- Madinah) came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. They offered greetings of peace and he responded likewise. They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, we have a request from you.’ He asked, ‘What is your request?’ They replied, ‘It is a very great matter.’ He asked, ‘What is it?’ They replied, ‘Provide us a guarantee from your Lord to admit us into Paradise.’ He bent down his head and made a few marks on the ground, then raised his head and said, ‘I am ready to do it with one condition. The condition is that not one of you will ever ask anyone to give you something.’ The Imam has said that thereafter, because of that condition, a man of that tribe when on a journey; even if his whip fell off his hand while riding, he disliked to ask another person to fetch his whip. Instead, he would dismount to pick up his whip to keep his promise with the Messenger of Allah. While sitting at the table for food, they would not ask a person nearer the water to fetch them the water container. Rather they would stand up to get water.’”
Isnād`Ali ibn Ibrahim rapporte de son père, de Ibn Abi 'Umayr, de Hisham ibn Salim, de Abi Basir, de Abi 'Abdillah (que la paix soit sur lui) qui a dit:
Un groupe d'Ansar vint voir le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui), le salua et il leur rendit le salut. Ils dirent: "Ô Messager d'Allah, nous avons un besoin envers toi." Il répondit: "Exprimez votre besoin." Ils dirent: "C'est un grand besoin." Il dit: "Exprimez-le." Ils dirent: "Garantis-nous le Paradis auprès de ton Seigneur." Le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui) baissa la tête, puis la releva, et dit: "Je le ferai pour vous à condition que vous ne demandiez rien à personne." Un homme parmi eux voyageait et sa cravache tombait, il n'aimait pas demander à quelqu'un de la lui passer par peur de la mendicité. Il descendait, la prenait, et lorsqu'il était à table, certains convives étaient plus proches de l'eau que lui, mais il ne disait pas "Passez-moi l'eau" jusqu'à ce qu'il se lève et boive.