Abu Musa reported: My friends sent me to Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) asking him to provide them with mounts as they were going along with him in jaish al-' Usrah (the army of destitutes or of meagre means or army setting out during the hard times and that is the occasion of the expedition of Tabuk) I said: Apostle of Allah, my friends have sent me to you so that you may provide them with mounts. He (the Holy Prophet) said: By Allah, I cannot provide you with anything to ride. And it so happened that he was at that time much perturbed. I little knew of it, so I came back with a heavy heart on account of the refusal of Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ), and the fear that Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) might have some feelings against me. I returned to my friends and informed them about what Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) had said. I had hardly stayed for a little that I heard Bilal calling: 'Abdullah b. Qais. I responded to his call. He said: Hasten to Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ), he is calling you, When I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) he said: Take this pair, this pair, and this pair (i. e. six camels which he had bought from Sa' d), and take them to y, our friends and say: Verily Allah (or he said: Verily Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) has provided you with these animals. So ride upon them. Abu Musa said: I went along with them to my friends and said: Verily Allah' s messenger (ﷺ) has provided you with these animals for riding; but by Allah, I shall not leave you until some of you go along with me to him who had heard the talk of Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) then I asked him for you, and his refusal for the first time, and then his granting them to me subsequently; so you should not think that I narrated to you something which he did not say. They said to me: By Allah, in our opinion you are certainly truthful, and we would do as you like. So Abu Musa went along withsome of the menfrom them until they came to those who had heard the words of Allah' s Messenger (may, peace be upon him) and his refusal to (provide) them with (animals) ; and subsequently his granting (the animals) to them; and they narrated to them exactly as Abu Masa had narrated to them.
Sahih Muslim 1649b
Chapters
1 Introduction 2 The Book of Faith 3 The Book of Purification 4 The Book of Menstruation 5 The Book of Prayers 6 The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer 7 The Book of Prayer - Travellers 8 The Book of Prayer - Friday 9 The Book of Prayer - Two Eids 10 The Book of Prayer - Rain 11 The Book of Prayer - Eclipses 12 The Book of Prayer - Funerals 13 The Book of Zakat 14 The Book of Fasting 15 The Book of I'tikaf 16 The Book of Pilgrimage 17 The Book of Marriage 18 The Book of Suckling 19 The Book of Divorce 20 The Book of Invoking Curses 21 The Book of Emancipating Slaves 22 The Book of Transactions 23 The Book of Musaqah 24 The Book of the Rules of Inheritance 25 The Book of Gifts 26 The Book of Wills 27 The Book of Vows 28 The Book of Oaths 29 The Book of Oaths, Muharibin, Qasas(Retaliation), andDiyat(Blood Money) 30 The Book of Legal Punishments 31 The Book of Judicial Decisions 32 The Book of Lost Property 33 The Book ofJihadand Expeditions 34 The Book on Government 35 The Book of Hunting, Slaughter, and what may be Eaten 36 The Book of Sacrifices 37 The Book of Drinks 38 The Book of Clothes and Adornment 39 The Book of Manners and Etiquette 40 The Book of Greetings 41 The Book Concerning the Use of Correct Words 42 The Book of Poetry 43 The Book of Dreams 44 The Book of Virtues 45 The Book of the Merits of the Companions 46 The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship 47 The Book of Destiny 48 The Book of Knowledge 49 The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness 50 The Book of Heart-Melting Traditions 51 The Book of Repentance 52 Characteristics of The Hypocrites And Rulings Concerning Them 53 Characteristics of the Day of Judgment, Paradise, and Hell 54 The Book of Paradise, its Description, its Bounties and its Inhabitants 55 The Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Last Hour 56 The Book ofZuhdand Softening of Hearts 57 The Book of Commentary on the Qur'an