Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 536-6b

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"From Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah, who said: I met the Prophet ﷺ one day and saw that he looked changed. I said: May my father be your ransom, why do I see you changed? He said: Nothing has entered my belly, of what enters the belly of a creature with a liver, for three days. So I went, and there was a Jew watering camels of his, so I drew water for him, for a date for every bucket. I gathered dates and brought them to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: Where did you get this, Kaʿb? So I told him. Then the Prophet ﷺ said: Do you love me, Kaʿb? I said: May my father be your ransom, yes. He said: Poverty hastens to the one who loves me faster than a flood to its channels, and a trial will befall you, so prepare a shield (tijfāf) for it. Then the Prophet ﷺ missed him and said: What has Kaʿb done? They said: He is ill. So he went out walking until he entered upon him and said to him: Receive glad tidings, Kaʿb! His mother said to him: Paradise is yours, congratulations, Kaʿb! The Prophet ﷺ said: Who is this woman who swears by God? He said: She is my mother, O Messenger of God! He said: How do you know, Umm Kaʿb? Perhaps Kaʿb said what does not benefit him, or what does not concern him."

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