One early morning when they were with God’s messenger some people came to him who were scantily clad, wearing stripedwoollen garments,* with swords over their shoulders; most, nay all ofthem, belonging to Mudar. God’s messenger showed signs of anger onhis face because of the poverty-stricken state in which he saw them,and went in. After a little he came out and gave orders to Bilal whouttered the call to prayer and announced that the time to begin prayerhad come. When the Prophet had prayed, he delivered an address in which he said, “ ‘Fear your Lord, people, who created you from onesoul . . . God watches over you.’[Qur’an, iv, 1] ‘Fear God, and let a soul look towhat it has sent forward for the morrow. [Ibid., lix, 18] Let a man give sadaqafrom his dinars and dirhams, his clothing, his sa‘ of wheat and sa‘ ofdates, even if it is only half a date.” Jarir said: One of the Ansarbrought a purse which was almost too big for his hand to hold, indeedit was too big. Then people came one after the other till I saw twomounds of food and clothing, with the result that I saw the face of God’smessenger glowing as if it were golden. He then said, “If anyone establishes a good sunna in Islam he will have a reward for it and theequivalent of the rewards of those who act upon it after him, withouttheirs being diminished in any respect; but he who establishes a badsunna in Islam will bear the responsibility of it and the responsibilityof those who act upon it after him, without theirs being diminished inany respect.” Muslim transmitted it. *[The text has an-nimar au al-'aba, thus giving an alternative word. This is not indicated inthe translation above.]