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Sunan Abi Dawud 1678 (Book 9, Hadith 123) #21970
Generosity in Charity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of giving charity and how Abu Bakr was more generous than Umar.

Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: The Messenger of Allah commanded us one day to give sadaqah. At that time I had some property. I said: Today I shall surpass AbuBakr if I surpass him any day. I, therefore, brought half my property. The Messenger of Allah asked: What did you leave for your family? I replied: The same amount. AbuBakr brought all that he had with him. The Messenger of Allah asked him: What did you leave for your family? He replied: I left Allah and His Apostle for them. I said: I shall never compete you in anything.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، - رضى الله عنه - يَقُولُ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَوْمًا أَنْ نَتَصَدَّقَ فَوَافَقَ ذَلِكَ مَالاً عِنْدِي فَقُلْتُ الْيَوْمَ أَسْبِقُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنْ سَبَقْتُهُ يَوْمًا فَجِئْتُ بِنِصْفِ مَالِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لأَهْلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ مِثْلَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَتَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ - رضى الله عنه - بِكُلِّ مَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لأَهْلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبْقَيْتُ لَهُمُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لاَ أُسَابِقُكَ إِلَى شَىْءٍ أَبَدًا

TOPICS
charity  *  generosity  *  sacrifice  *  sadaqah  *  khairat  *  istisqa  *  ataa  *  mal  *  ahl

QUICK LESSONS:
Give generously in charity with a sense of sacrifice

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of giving charity, or sadaqah. It tells the story of how Umar ibn al-Khattab and Abu Bakr both gave sadaqah, but Abu Bakr was more generous than Umar. When asked what he left for his family, Abu Bakr replied that he left Allah and His Apostle for them. This shows that even though it is important to provide for one's family, it is also important to give generously in charity as well. It also shows that generosity should be done with a sense of sacrifice and not out of competition or pride.

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