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Sahih al-Bukhari 2395 (Book 43, Hadith 11) #2291
The Prophet's Generosity in Helping Others

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) helped Jabir bin 'Abdullah pay off his father's debt by blessing the fruits of his garden.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was in debt. His creditors demanded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it). He told them to take the fruits of my garden and exempt my father from the debts but they refused to do so. So, the Prophet did not give them my garden and told me that he would come to me the next morning. He came to us early in the morning and wandered among the date-palms and invoked Allah to bless their fruits. I then plucked the dates and paid the creditors, and there remained some of the dates for us.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ شَهِيدًا، وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَاشْتَدَّ الْغُرَمَاءُ فِي حُقُوقِهِمْ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ فَسَأَلَهُمْ أَنْ يَقْبَلُوا تَمْرَ حَائِطِي وَيُحَلِّلُوا أَبِي فَأَبَوْا، فَلَمْ يُعْطِهِمِ النَّبِيُّ حَائِطِي، وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ سَنَغْدُو عَلَيْكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَغَدَا عَلَيْنَا حِينَ أَصْبَحَ، فَطَافَ فِي النَّخْلِ، وَدَعَا فِي ثَمَرِهَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ، فَجَدَدْتُهَا فَقَضَيْتُهُمْ، وَبَقِيَ لَنَا مِنْ تَمْرِهَا‏.‏

TOPICS
tuba  *  debt  *  generosity  *  fruits  *  blessing  *  qarz  *  karamah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous towards those who are in need; Have faith that Allah will provide you with what you need; Help others who are struggling financially or otherwise.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the generosity of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). When Jabir bin 'Abdullah told him that his father was martyred and left behind a debt, the Prophet offered to help him. He suggested that Jabir's creditors take the fruits from his garden as payment for their debts, but they refused. The next morning, he came to visit them and wandered among the date-palms while invoking Allah to bless their fruits. After plucking dates from these blessed palms, Jabir was able to pay off all of his father's debts with some remaining for himself and family. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous in helping others who are in need and have faith that Allah will provide us with what we need when we are struggling financially or otherwise.

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