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Sunan Abi Dawud 2620 (Book 15, Hadith 144) #22911
Compassion for Those Who are Hungry and Ignorant

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who was hungry and took some food from a garden without permission. When the owner of the garden found out, he took away his garment as punishment. However, when the man went to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for help, he was told that it was wrong to punish someone who was hungry and ignorant.

Narrated Abbad ibn Shurahbil: I suffered from drought; so I entered a garden of Medina, and rubbed an ear-corn. I ate and carried in my garment. Then its master came, he beat me and took my garment. He came to the Messenger of Allah who said to him: You did not teach him if he was ignorant; and you did not feed him if he was hungry. He ordered him, so he returned my garment to me, and gave me one or half a wasq (sixty or thirty Sa's) of corn.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، قَالَ أَصَابَتْنِي سَنَةٌ فَدَخَلْتُ حَائِطًا مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَفَرَكْتُ سُنْبُلاً فَأَكَلْتُ وَحَمَلْتُ فِي ثَوْبِي فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهُ فَضَرَبَنِي وَأَخَذَ ثَوْبِي فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ مَا عَلَّمْتَ إِذْ كَانَ جَاهِلاً وَلاَ أَطْعَمْتَ إِذْ كَانَ جَائِعًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ سَاغِبًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَمَرَهُ فَرَدَّ عَلَىَّ ثَوْبِي وَأَعْطَانِي وَسْقًا أَوْ نِصْفَ وَسْقٍ مِنْ طَعَامٍ

TOPICS
hunger  *  ignorance  *  compassion  *  punishment  *  asqamu  *  wasq

QUICK LESSONS:
Show compassion towards those in need; do not take advantage of people's ignorance or hunger by punishing them unjustly; treat others with justice and mercy even if they have done something wrong .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of an incident where Abbad ibn Shurahbil entered a garden in Medina due to drought and hunger. He ate some of the corn from the garden without permission from its owner, who then beat him up and took away his garment as punishment. When Abbad went to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for help, he was told that it is wrong to punish someone who is ignorant or hungry. Instead of punishing him further, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ordered that Abbad's garment be returned to him along with one or half a Wasq of corn as compensation for what he had taken from the garden. This hadith teaches us about compassion towards those who are in need or lack knowledge; it also teaches us not to take advantage of people's ignorance or hunger by punishing them unjustly.

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