Narrated to us Al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Hulwani and Abd ibn Humayd, they said: narrated to us Ya'qub — and he is the son of Ibrahim ibn Sa'd — narrated to us my father, from Salih, from Ibn Shihab, who said: informed me Amir ibn Sa'd, from his father Sa'd, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave (gifts) to a group of people while I was sitting among them. He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, left out one man among them and did not give him anything, and he was the most beloved of them to me. So I stood up to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and spoke privately with him, saying: O Messenger of Allah, why did you (leave out) so-and-so? By Allah, I truly consider him a believer. He said: "Or a Muslim." So I remained silent for a while, then what I knew of him overcame me, and I said: O Messenger of Allah, why did you (leave out) so-and-so? For by Allah, I truly consider him a believer. He said: "Or a Muslim." So I remained silent for a while, then what I knew of him overcame me, and I said: O Messenger of Allah, why did you (leave out) so-and-so? For by Allah, I truly consider him a believer. He said: "Or a Muslim." He said: "Indeed, I give a man (a gift) while another is more beloved to me than him, out of fear that he may be cast face-first into the Fire." And in the narration of al-Hulwani, the statement is repeated twice.