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Sunan Abi Dawud 2704 (Book 15, Hadith 228) #22994
Setting Aside Food for Charity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) instructions to set aside a fifth of food for charity.

Narrated Abdullah ibn AbuAwfa: Muhammad ibn AbulMujahid reported Abdullah ibn AbuAwfa as saying: I asked: Did you set aside the fifth of the food in the time of the Messenger of Allah ? He replied: On the day of Khaybar we captured food and a man would come and take as much food of it as needed and then go away.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي مُجَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى، قَالَ قُلْتُ هَلْ كُنْتُمْ تُخَمِّسُونَ - يَعْنِي الطَّعَامَ - فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَصَبْنَا طَعَامًا يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَجِيءُ فَيَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ مِقْدَارَ مَا يَكْفِيهِ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ

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charity  *  food  *  khaybar  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Set aside a fifth portion from your food for charity

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of charity in Islam. It was narrated by Abdullah ibn AbuAwfa and Muhammad ibn AbulMujahid, who reported that they asked Abdullah if he set aside a fifth of food in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He replied that on the day of Khaybar, they captured food and people would take as much as they needed from it and then go away. This shows us that even during times when resources were scarce, Muslims were still expected to give away a portion for charity. This teaches us to be generous with our wealth no matter how little we have, as Allah will reward us greatly for it. It also teaches us to be mindful of those who are less fortunate than ourselves and share what we have with them out of kindness and compassion.

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