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Sunan Abi Dawud 2217 (Book 13, Hadith 43) #22508
Charity and Self-Care

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised a man to give away the dates he had as charity, but when the man said he and his family were in need, the Prophet allowed him to keep them for himself.

The tradition mentioned above has been transmitted by Sulaiman bin Yasar. This version has "Then some dates were brought to the Apostle of Allaah and he gave it him. They measured about fifteen sa’s ". He said "Give them in alms". He said "Is there anyone needier than I and my family. Apostle of Allaah?" The Apostle of Allaah said "Eat them, you and your family".
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، بِهَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَ فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِتَمْرٍ فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ وَهُوَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ صَاعًا قَالَ ‏"‏ تَصَدَّقْ بِهَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أَهْلِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ كُلْهُ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُكَ

TOPICS
charity  *  alms  *  dates  *  needy  *  sadaqah  *  sas  *  selfcare

QUICK LESSONS:
Give away alms or charity if you have enough resources after taking care of yourself and your family's needs first .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about charity and self-care. It teaches us that while it is important to give charity, we should also take care of ourselves and our families first. In this hadith, a man brought some dates to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Prophet asked him to give them away as alms or charity. However, when the man said that he and his family were in need of them, the Prophet allowed him to keep them for himself instead. This teaches us that while it is important to help those who are less fortunate than us through giving alms or charity, we should also make sure our own needs are taken care of first before helping others. We can learn from this hadith that taking care of ourselves does not mean being selfish; rather it means making sure we have enough resources so that we can help others too.

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