I was among a group from Quraysh when Abu Dharr passed by, saying, "Give tidings to the hoarders of a branding on their backs that will come out through their sides, and a branding from the back of their necks that will come out through their foreheads."Then he moved aside and sat down.I asked, "Who is this?"They said, "This is Abu Dharr."So I got up and went to him and said, "What was that I just heard you saying?"He replied, "I only said something I heard from their Prophet ﷺ."I said, "What do you say about this stipend?"He said, "Take it, for today it is a help. But when it becomes a price for your religion, leave it."
كنت في نفر من قريش، فمر أبو ذر، وهو يقول بشر الكانزين بكى فى ظهورهم، يخرج من جنوبهم وبكى من قبل أقفائهم، يخرج من جباههم. قال: ثم تنحى، فقعد. قال: قلت: من هذا؟ قالوا: هذا أبو ذر. قال: فقمت إليه، فقلت: ما شيء سمعتك تقول قبيل؟ قال: ما قلت إلا شيئا قد سمعته من نبيهم ﷺ. قال: قلت: ما تقول فيي هذا العطاء؟ قال: خذه، فإن فيه اليوم معونة، فإذا كان ثمنا لدينك فدعه.