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Sahih Muslim 2630 (Book 45, Hadith 191) #13769
Kindness Rewarded

SUMMARY: A poor woman showed kindness to her daughters by sharing the food she had with them, and this act of kindness was praised by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

'A'isha reported: A poor woman came to me along with her daughters. I gave her three dates. She gave a date to each of them and then she took up one date and brought that to her mouth in order to eat that, but her daughters expressed desire to eat it. She then divided the date that she intended to eat between them. This (kind) treatment of her impressed me and I mentioned that which she did to Allah's Messenger ﷺ. Thereupon he said: Verily Allah has assured Paradise for her, because of (this act) of her, or He has rescued her from Hell-Fire.
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُضَرَ - عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، أَنَّ زِيَادَ، بْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَيَّاشٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ، عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ جَاءَتْنِي مِسْكِينَةٌ تَحْمِلُ ابْنَتَيْنِ لَهَا فَأَطْعَمْتُهَا ثَلاَثَ تَمَرَاتٍ فَأَعْطَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا تَمْرَةً وَرَفَعَتْ إِلَى فِيهَا تَمْرَةً لِتَأْكُلَهَا فَاسْتَطْعَمَتْهَا ابْنَتَاهَا فَشَقَّتِ التَّمْرَةَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَأْكُلَهَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَأَعْجَبَنِي شَأْنُهَا فَذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي صَنَعَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَوْجَبَ لَهَا بِهَا الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ أَعْتَقَهَا بِهَا مِنَ النَّارِ
TOPICS
kindness  *  generosity  *  compassion  *  gratitude

QUICK LESSONS:
Showing kindness towards others; Sharing what little you have; Being generous; Being compassionate; Expressing gratitude

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a poor woman who showed great kindness and generosity towards her daughters. She only had three dates to share between herself and her daughters but instead of eating one date for herself, she divided it among all three of them so that each daughter could have a date. Prophet Muhammad's reaction to this kind gesture was that Allah would reward the woman either with Paradise or save her from Hell-Fire due to the good deed she did. This hadith teaches us that even small acts of kindness can be greatly rewarded by Allah if done out of pure intentions and sincerity. It also shows us how important it is to be generous and compassionate towards others in our daily lives as these are qualities which will be rewarded in both worlds - the Hereafter as well as in this world itself through people's appreciation for your good deeds.

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