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Sahih al-Bukhari 2352 (Book 42, Hadith 2) #2251
Generosity and Right Side Priority

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught us to be generous and start with the person on our right side when giving something.

Narrated Az-Zuhri: Anas bin Malik said, that once a domestic sheep was milked for Allah's Messenger while he was in the house of Anas bin Malik. The milk was mixed with water drawn from the well in Anas's house. A tumbler of it was presented to Allah's Messenger who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was sitting on his left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the Prophet removed the tumbler from his mouth, 'Umar was afraid that the Prophet might give it to the bedouin, so he said".O Allah's Messenger ! Give it to Abu Bakr who is sitting by your side". But the Prophet gave it to the bedouin, who was to his right and said, "You should start with the one on your right side".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهَا حُلِبَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ شَاةٌ دَاجِنٌ وَهْىَ فِي دَارِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، وَشِيبَ لَبَنُهَا بِمَاءٍ مِنَ الْبِئْرِ الَّتِي فِي دَارِ أَنَسٍ، فَأَعْطَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْقَدَحَ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ، حَتَّى إِذَا نَزَعَ الْقَدَحَ مِنْ فِيهِ، وَعَلَى يَسَارِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَخَافَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُ الأَعْرَابِيَّ أَعْطِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عِنْدَكَ‏.‏ فَأَعْطَاهُ الأَعْرَابِيَّ الَّذِي عَلَى يَمِينِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ الأَيْمَنَ فَالأَيْمَنَ

TOPICS
generosity  *  side  *  priority  *  giving  *  sadaqah  *  yamin

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous in giving things away; prioritize those closest first; show kindness towards others; do not be jealous or envious of others
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of generosity and starting with the person on your right side when giving something. It was narrated by Anas bin Malik that once a domestic sheep was milked for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). A tumbler of it was presented to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was sitting on his left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the Prophet (ﷺ) removed the tumbler from his mouth, 'Umar was afraid that he might give it to the bedouin so he said "O Allah's Messenger! Give it to Abu Bakr who is sitting by your side". But instead, he gave it to the bedouin who was on his right and said "You should start with one on your right side". This hadith teaches us that we should always be generous in our actions towards others no matter their social status or wealth. We should also prioritize those closest to us first before anyone else as they are more deserving of our attention than strangers or acquaintances. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us not to be jealous or envious of others but rather show kindness towards them as well as those closest to us.

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