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Sahih Muslim 1551b (Book 22, Hadith 2) #11087
The Prophet's Wives' Allowance

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave his wives a yearly allowance of eighty wasqs of dates and twenty wasqs of barley. When Umar became the caliph, he gave them the option to either keep their yearly allowance or take land and water instead.

Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported: Allah's Messenger ﷺ handed over the land of Khaibar (on the condition) of the share of produce of fruits and harvest, and he also gave to his wives every year one hundred wasqs: eighty wasqs of dates and twenty wasqs of barley. When 'Umar became the caliph he distributed the (lands and trees) of Khaibar, and gave option to the wives of Allah's Apostle ﷺ to earmark for themselves the land and water or stick to the wasqs (that they got) every year. They differed in this matter. Some of them opted for land and water, and some of them opted for wasqs every year'.A'isha and Hafsa were among those who opted for land and water.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُسْهِرٍ - أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ، اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَعْطَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَيْبَرَ بِشَطْرِ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ ثَمَرٍ أَوْ زَرْعٍ فَكَانَ يُعْطِي أَزْوَاجَهُ كَلَّ سَنَةٍ مِائَةَ وَسْقٍ ثَمَانِينَ وَسْقًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَسْقًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ فَلَمَّا وَلِيَ عُمَرُ قَسَمَ خَيْبَرَ خَيَّرَ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ يُقْطِعَ لَهُنَّ الأَرْضَ وَالْمَاءَ أَوْ يَضْمَنَ لَهُنَّ الأَوْسَاقَ كُلَّ عَامٍ فَاخْتَلَفْنَ فَمِنْهُنَّ مَنِ اخْتَارَ الأَرْضَ وَالْمَاءَ وَمِنْهُنَّ مَنِ اخْتَارَ الأَوْسَاقَ كُلَّ عَامٍ فَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَحَفْصَةُ مِمَّنِ اخْتَارَتَا الأَرْضَ وَالْمَاءَ
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allowance  *  wives  *  dates  *  barley  *  caliph  *  ithm  *  azwaj  *  khaibar  *  tamar  *  jawarih  *  almuminin

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous towards your family members especially your spouse

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the allowance that Allah's Messenger gave to his wives every year. He provided them with eighty wasqs of dates and twenty wasqs of barley as an annual income. When 'Umar became the caliph, he offered them an alternative option; they could either keep their yearly allowance or take land and water instead. Some chose to stick with their annual income while others opted for land and water instead. Aisha and Hafsa were among those who chose land and water over their yearly allowance. This hadith teaches us that it is important to be generous towards our family members, especially our spouses, as this will bring blessings from Allah SWT in this life as well as in the hereafter. It also shows us how much importance Islam places on providing for one’s family financially so that they can live comfortably without having to worry about money matters too much.

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