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Sahih Muslim 2280 (Book 43, Hadith 8) #13033
The Abundance of Blessings

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the blessings of Allah that can be found in abundance if we are patient and do not take more than what is necessary.

Jabir reported that Umm Malik used to send clarified butter in a small skin to the Messenger of Allah . Her sons would come to her and ask for seasoning when they had nothing with them (in the form of condiments) and she would go to that (skin) in which she offered (clarified butter) to Allah's Apostle , and she would find in that clarified butter and it kept providing her with seasoning for her household until she had (completely) squeezed it. She came to Allah's Apostle and (informed him about it). Thereupon, he (the Holy Prophet) said: Did you squeeze it? She said: Yes. Thereupon he said: If you had left it in that very state, it would have kept on providing you (the clarified butter) on end.
وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ أُمَّ مَالِكٍ، كَانَتْ تُهْدِي لِلنَّبِيِّ فِي عُكَّةٍ لَهَا سَمْنًا فَيَأْتِيهَا بَنُوهَا فَيَسْأَلُونَ الأُدْمَ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُمْ شَىْءٌ فَتَعْمِدُ إِلَى الَّذِي كَانَتْ تُهْدِي فِيهِ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَجِدُ فِيهِ سَمْنًا فَمَا زَالَ يُقِيمُ لَهَا أُدْمَ بَيْتِهَا حَتَّى عَصَرَتْهُ فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَصَرْتِيهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْ تَرَكْتِيهَا مَا زَالَ قَائِمًا

TOPICS
patience  *  blessing  *  abundance  *  sabr  *  nimah  *  kaseerah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be patient and content with what you have been given by Allah.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about the story of Umm Malik, who used to send clarified butter in a small skin to the Messenger of Allah. Her sons would come to her and ask for seasoning when they had nothing with them, and she would find clarified butter in that same skin which kept providing her with seasoning for her household until she had completely squeezed it. When she told this story to the Prophet, he said that if she had left it as it was, it would have kept on providing her with clarified butter on end. This teaches us that Allah's blessings are abundant and will continue if we are patient and do not take more than what is necessary. We should be content with what we have been given by Him instead of trying to get more than our share.

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