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Sahih al-Bukhari 1982 (Book 30, Hadith 89) #1902
Invoking Blessings on Others

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) visited Um-Sulaim and she offered him dates and ghee, but he refused as he was fasting. He then prayed for her and her family, and when asked for a special request, he invoked Allah to give Anas property, children, and blessings.

Narrated Anas: The Prophet paid a visit to Um-Sulaim and she placed before him dates and ghee. The Prophet said, "Replace the ghee and dates in their respective containers for I am fasting". Then he stood somewhere in her house and offered an optional prayer and then he invoked good on Um-Sulaim and her family. Then Um-Sulaim said, "O Allah's Messenger ! I have a special request (today)". He said, "What is it?" She replied, "(Please invoke for) your servant Anas". So Allah's Messenger did not leave anything good in the world or the Hereafter which he did not invoke (Allah to bestow) on me and said, "O Allah! Give him (ie Anas) property and children and bless him". Thus I am one of the richest among the Ansar and my daughter Umaina told me that when Al-Hajjaj came to Basra, more than 120 of my offspring had been buried.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي خَالِدٌ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ ـ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَى أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ، فَأَتَتْهُ بِتَمْرٍ وَسَمْنٍ، قَالَ ‏"‏ أَعِيدُوا سَمْنَكُمْ فِي سِقَائِهِ، وَتَمْرَكُمْ فِي وِعَائِهِ، فَإِنِّي صَائِمٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ، فَصَلَّى غَيْرَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ، فَدَعَا لأُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ، وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ لِي خُوَيْصَةً، قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هِيَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ خَادِمُكَ أَنَسٌ‏.‏ فَمَا تَرَكَ خَيْرَ آخِرَةٍ وَلاَ دُنْيَا إِلاَّ دَعَا لِي بِهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْهُ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا وَبَارِكْ لَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَإِنِّي لَمِنْ أَكْثَرِ الأَنْصَارِ مَالاً‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَتْنِي ابْنَتِي أُمَيْنَةُ أَنَّهُ دُفِنَ لِصُلْبِي مَقْدَمَ حَجَّاجٍ الْبَصْرَةَ بِضْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ وَمِائَةٌ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ، سَمِعَ أَنَسًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏

TOPICS
invocation  *  blessings  *  fasting  *  prayer  *  dua  *  baraka  *  sawm  *  salat

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your prayers towards others ; Show kindness towards companions of faith ; Express gratitude towards God’s blessings

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's visit to Um-Sulaim's house. She offered him dates and ghee but he refused as he was fasting. He then prayed for her and her family in an optional prayer. When asked for a special request by Um-Sulaim, the Prophet invoked Allah to give Anas property, children, and blessings. This hadith teaches us that we should always be generous with our prayers towards others; even if we are not able to offer them material things or help them in any other way due to our own circumstances or limitations at the time being. We can still invoke Allah's mercy upon them so that they may receive His blessings in this life as well as the hereafter. It also shows us how much importance the Prophet placed on invoking good upon others; even when it came to his own beloved companions like Anas ibn Malik!

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