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Sunan an-Nasai 3387 (Book 26, Hadith 192) #17999
Feeding the Masses

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad invited three hundred people to a meal and instructed them to eat in groups of ten, ensuring that everyone was fed.

It was narrated from Al-Ja'd bin Abi 'Uthman, that Anas bin Malik said: "The Messenger of Allah got married and consummated the marriage with his wife". He said: "My mother Umm Sulaim made some Hais, and I brought it to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'My mother sends you greetings of Salam, and says to you: 'This is a little from us'.' He said: 'Put it down'. Then he said: 'Go and call so-and-so, and so-and-so, and whoever you meet,' and he named some men. So I called those whom he named and those whom I met". I said to Anas: "How many were they?" He said: "About three hundred. Then the Messenger of Allah said: 'Let them sit around the dish of food in groups of ten, one after the other, and let each person eat from what is closest to him'. They ate until they were full, then one group went out and another group came in. He said to me: 'O Anas, clear it away'. So I cleared it away, and I do not know whether there was more when I cleared it away, or when I put it down".
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ - عَنِ الْجَعْدِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ تَزَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَدَخَلَ بِأَهْلِهِ - قَالَ - وَصَنَعَتْ أُمِّي أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ حَيْسًا - قَالَ - فَذَهَبْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُقْرِئُكَ السَّلاَمَ وَتَقُولُ لَكَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَكَ مِنَّا قَلِيلٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ضَعْهُ - ثُمَّ قَالَ - اذْهَبْ فَادْعُ فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا وَمَنْ لَقِيتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَسَمَّى رِجَالاً فَدَعَوْتُ مَنْ سَمَّى وَمَنْ لَقِيتُهُ قُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ عِدَّةُ كَمْ كَانُوا قَالَ يَعْنِي زُهَاءَ ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لِيَتَحَلَّقْ عَشَرَةٌ عَشَرَةٌ فَلْيَأْكُلْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِمَّا يَلِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا فَخَرَجَتْ طَائِفَةٌ وَدَخَلَتْ طَائِفَةٌ قَالَ لِي ‏"‏ يَا أَنَسُ ارْفَعْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَرَفَعْتُ فَمَا أَدْرِي حِينَ رَفَعْتُ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ أَمْ حِينَ وَضَعْتُ

TOPICS
invitation  *  generosity  *  sharing  *  meal  *  dawah  *  khairat  *  taqseem  *  akhlaq

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your resources; Share what you have; Think about others before yourself; Provide meals for large numbers of people; Show kindness towards guests; Be hospitable towards guests when they come into your home or place of business.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's generosity and hospitality. He invited three hundred people to a meal and instructed them to eat in groups of ten, ensuring that everyone was fed. He showed kindness by sending his greetings through Anas bin Malik and providing food for those who were present. This hadith teaches us the importance of being generous with our resources and sharing what we have with others. It also shows us how we should be hospitable towards guests by making sure they are well taken care of when they come into our homes or places of business. Furthermore, it encourages us to think about others before ourselves when it comes to distributing resources or providing meals for large numbers of people.

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