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Sunan an-Nasai 2816 (Book 24, Hadith 198) #17427
Seeking Sustenance from Allah

SUMMARY: Allah provides sustenance to those who seek it.

It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that: he was with Messenger of Allah. When they were partway to Makkah, he lagged behind with some companions of his who were in Ihram, but he was not in Ihram. He saw an Onager, so he mounted his horse, then he asked his companions to hand him his whip, but they refused. He asked them to hand him his spear, but they refused. He took it, then chased the Onager and killed it. Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ate from it but others refused. The caught up with the Messenger of Allah and asked him about that, and he said: "That is food that Allah, the Might and Sublime, gave to you".
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِبَعْضِ طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ تَخَلَّفَ مَعَ أَصْحَابٍ لَهُ مُحْرِمِينَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مُحْرِمٍ وَرَأَى حِمَارًا وَحْشِيًّا فَاسْتَوَى عَلَى فَرَسِهِ ثُمَّ سَأَلَ أَصْحَابَهُ أَنْ يُنَاوِلُوهُ سَوْطَهُ فَأَبَوْا فَسَأَلَهُمْ رُمْحَهُ فَأَبَوْا فَأَخَذَهُ ثُمَّ شَدَّ عَلَى الْحِمَارِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبَى بَعْضُهُمْ فَأَدْرَكُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّمَا هِيَ طُعْمَةٌ أَطْعَمَكُمُوهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
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sustenance  *  provision  *  companions  *  allah

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Seek sustenence from God
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of seeking sustenance from God. It was narrated by Abu Qatadah that he was with the Messenger of Allah when they were on their way to Makkah. He saw an Onager and wanted to catch it for food, but his companions refused to give him his whip or spear. Despite this, he took the spear and chased after the Onager and killed it. Some of his companions ate from it while others refused. When they caught up with the Prophet Muhammad, they asked him about what happened and he said that this is a provision given by God for them to eat. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek sustenance from God as He is our provider in all matters related to our lives including food and other necessities. We should also be thankful for His blessings upon us even if we don't understand why something has been provided for us at a certain time or place in our lives.

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