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Sahih Muslim 2313 (Book 43, Hadith 80) #13105
The Power of Generosity

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger ﷺ gave Safwan b. Umayya three hundred camels, which changed his opinion of the Prophet from detest to love.

Ibn Shihab reported that Allah's Messenger went on the expedition of Victory, i. e. the Victory of Mecca, and then he went out along with the Muslims and they fought at Hunain, and Allah granted victory to his religion and to the Muslims, and Allah's Messenger gave one hundred camels to Safwan b. Umayya. He again gave him one hundred camels, and then again gave him one hundred camels. Sa'id b. Musayyib said that Safwan told him: (By Allah) Allah's Messenger gave me what he gave me (and my state of mind at that time was) that he was the most detested person amongst people in my eyes. But he continued giving to me until now he is the dearest of people to me.
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ غَزْوَةَ الْفَتْحِ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَاقْتَتَلُوا بِحُنَيْنٍ فَنَصَرَ اللَّهُ دِينَهُ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَعْطَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ مِائَةً مِنَ النَّعَمِ ثُمَّ مِائَةً ثُمَّ مِائَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ أَنَّ صَفْوَانَ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَا أَعْطَانِي وَإِنَّهُ لأَبْغَضُ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ فَمَا بَرِحَ يُعْطِينِي حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لأَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ

TOPICS
generosity  *  gratitude  *  sacrifice  *  istiana  *  hunain  *  umayya

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with others even if they don't like you at first .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of generosity and how it can change people’s opinions and hearts. It tells us that when Allah’s Messenger went on an expedition, he gave one hundred camels to Safwan b. Umayya three times in a row, despite the fact that Safwan thought poorly of him at first. This generous act changed his opinion so much that he became one of the dearest people to him! We learn from this hadith that generosity can be a powerful tool for changing people’s hearts and minds, as well as creating strong bonds between them. It also teaches us about gratitude; even though Safwan was initially not fond of Allah’s Messenger, he still appreciated what was given to him and expressed his gratitude for it afterwards. Finally, we learn about sacrifice; giving away something valuable requires sacrifice on our part but it can bring great rewards in return!

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