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Sahih al-Bukhari 2093 (Book 34, Hadith 46) #2009
The Gift of Kindness

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) accepted a gift from a woman and gave it to someone else, who then used it as his shroud when he died.

Narrated Abu Hazim: I heard Sahl bin Sa'd saying, "A woman brought a Burda (ie a square piece of cloth having edging). I asked, 'Do you know what a Burda is?' They replied in the affirmative and said, "It is a cloth sheet with woven margins". Sahl went on, "She addressed the Prophet and said, 'I have woven it with my hands for you to wear'. The Prophet took it as he was in need of it, and came to us wearing it as a waist sheet. One of us said, 'O Allah's Messenger ! Give it to me to wear'. The Prophet agreed to give it to him. The Prophet sat with the people for a while and then returned (home), wrapped that waist sheet and sent it to him. The people said to that man, 'You haven't done well by asking him for it when you know that he never turns down anybody's request'. The man replied, 'By Allah, I have not asked him for it except to use it as my shroud when I die". Sahl added; "Later it (ie that sheet) was his shroud".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ بِبُرْدَةٍ ـ قَالَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْبُرْدَةُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ نَعَمْ، هِيَ الشَّمْلَةُ، مَنْسُوجٌ فِي حَاشِيَتِهَا ـ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي نَسَجْتُ هَذِهِ بِيَدِي أَكْسُوكَهَا‏.‏ فَأَخَذَهَا النَّبِيُّ مُحْتَاجًا إِلَيْهَا‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا وَإِنَّهَا إِزَارُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، اكْسُنِيهَا، فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَجَلَسَ النَّبِيُّ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَطَوَاهَا، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ مَا أَحْسَنْتَ، سَأَلْتَهَا إِيَّاهُ، لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَرُدُّ سَائِلاً‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَاللَّهِ مَا سَأَلْتُهُ إِلاَّ لِتَكُونَ كَفَنِي يَوْمَ أَمُوتُ‏.‏ قَالَ سَهْلٌ فَكَانَتْ كَفَنَهُ‏.‏

TOPICS
gift  *  kindness  *  charity  *  generosity  *  gratitude  *  shroud

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your gifts; share them with those around you who may need them more than you do yourself; show kindness towards others without hesitation or regret; always be prepared for death no matter what your age or circumstances are in life at any given moment in time .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the kindness and generosity of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. A woman brought him a Burda, which is a square piece of cloth with woven margins. She had made it with her own hands for him to wear. He accepted her gift and wore it as a waist sheet in front of the people. One man asked if he could have it for himself and the Prophet ﷺ agreed to give it to him. Later on, this man used that same waist sheet as his own shroud when he died. This story teaches us that we should be generous with our gifts and not be selfish or greedy when receiving them from others; instead we should share them with those around us who may need them more than we do ourselves. It also shows us how much kindness the Prophet ﷺ showed towards others by giving away something that was given to him out of love and respect by someone else without hesitation or regret. Lastly, this hadith reminds us that death is inevitable so we should always be prepared for its arrival no matter what our age or circumstances are in life at any given moment in time.

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