The Helpers from the City of Madinah
فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ أَتَتْهُ الْأَنْصَارُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ قَدْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْنَا وَ شَرَّفَنَا بِكَ وَ بِنُزُولِكَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْنَا فَقَدْ فَرَّحَ اللَّهُ صَدِيقَنَا وَ كَبَّتَ عَدُوَّنَا وَ قَدْ يَأْتِيكَ وُفُودٌ فَلَا تَجِدُ مَا تُعْطِيهِمْ فَيَشْمَتُ بِكَ الْعَدُوُّ فَنُحِبُّ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ ثُلُثَ أَمْوَالِنَا حَتَّى إِذَا قَدِمَ عَلَيْكَ وَفْدُ مَكَّةَ وَجَدْتَ مَا تُعْطِيهِمْ
So, when he-as proceeded to Al Medina, the Helpers came to him-saww and they said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Allah-azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Mention has Favoured upon us and has Ennobled us with you-saww and by your-saww dwelling between our midst. So Allah-azwj has Made our friends happy and and our enemies are suppressed, and there come to you delegations, so you-saww do not find what to give them, and the enemies gloat upon you-saww. So we would love it if you-saww were to take a third of our wealth so that when a delegation of Makkah comes over to you-saww, you-saww would find what to give them (an extract).[1]
[1] Al Kafi V 1 – The Book Of Divine Authority CH 65 H 3
