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Sahih Muslim 715r (Book 22, Hadith 142) #11215
Kindness Rewarded

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) bought a tired camel from Jabir and gave him an extra Uqiya as a reward for his kindness.

Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported: My camel had grown tired as Allah's Messenger came to me. He goaded it and it began to jump. After that I tried to restrain its rein so that I could listen to his (Prophet's) words, but I could not do that. Allah's Apostle met me and said: Sell it to me, and I sold it for five Uqiyyahs. I said: On the condition that I may use it as a ride (for going back) to Medina. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Well, you may use it as a ride up till Medina. When I came to Medina I handed over that to him and he made an addition of an uqiya (to that amount which had been agreed upon) and then presented that (camel) to me.
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا أَتَى عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ وَقَدْ أَعْيَا بَعِيرِي - قَالَ - فَنَخَسَهُ فَوَثَبَ - فَكُنْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَحْبِسُ خِطَامَهُ لأَسْمَعَ حَدِيثَهُ فَمَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَحِقَنِي النَّبِيُّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ بِعْنِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَبِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ بِخَمْسِ أَوَاقٍ - قَالَ - قُلْتُ عَلَى أَنَّ لِي ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَلَكَ ظَهْرُهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ أَتَيْتُهُ بِهِ فَزَادَنِي وُقِيَّةً ثُمَّ وَهَبَهُ لِي

TOPICS
kindness  *  reward  *  generosity  *  sadaqa  *  uqiyeh  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous ,Be kind ,Show gratitude

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the generosity of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It tells us that when Jabir was travelling with his camel, it became tired and he could not restrain it to listen to the words of the Prophet. The Prophet then offered to buy it from him for five Uqiyyahs, which was accepted by Jabir on the condition that he could use it as a ride back home. When they arrived in Medina, the Prophet added an extra Uqiya as a reward for his kindness. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous and kind towards others, even if we are not expecting anything in return. We should also be thankful when someone does something nice for us and show our appreciation by rewarding them with something small but meaningful.

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