No. 2257

Mu'awiya said: Be cautious about ahadith except those which were current during the reign of Umar, for he exhorted people to ftar Allaah, the Exalted and majestic. I heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: He upon whom Allaah intends to bestow goodness, He confers upon him an insight in religion; and I heard the Messenger of Allaah (way sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: I am the treasurer. To one whom I give out of (my own) sweet will, he would be blessed in that, but he whom I give (yielding to his constant begging and for his covetousness is like one who would eat, but would not be satisfied.

No. 2258

Mu'awiya reported AUah's Messenger (may prom be upon him) as saying: Do not beg importunately, for, I swear by Allaah, none of you who asks me for anything and manages to get what he asks for when I disapprove td it will he be blessed in that which I give him.

No. 2259

'Amr b. Dinar reported from Wahb b. Munabbih: I went to his house in San'a' and he offered me nuts grown in his house to eat. And his brother said: I heard Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan saying that he had heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying, and then he made a mention (of a hadith) like one mentioned above.

No. 2260

Abd al-Rahman b. Auf reported: I heard Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan saying in an address that he had heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: He to whom Allaah intends to do good, He gives him insight into religion. And I am only the distributor while Allaah is the Bestower.