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Sunan Abi Dawud 3087 (Book 20, Hadith 160) #23377
Taking Sadaqah from Unexpected Sources

SUMMARY: A man found a mouse taking out money from a hole and took it to the Prophet ﷺ who asked him if he had taken any of it.

Narrated Duba'ah daughter of az-Zubayr ibn AbdulMuttalib: Al-Miqdad went to Baqi' al-Khabkhabah for a certain need. He found a mouse taking out a dinar from a hole. It then continued to take out dinars one by one until it took out seventeen dinars. It then took out a red purse containing a dinar. There were thus eighteen dinars. He took them to the Prophet , informed him and said to him: Take its sadaqah. The Prophet asked him: Did you extend your hand toward the hole? He replied: #The Messenger of Allah then said: May Allah bless you in it.
حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الزَّمْعِيُّ، عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ، قُرَيْبَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أُمِّهَا، كَرِيمَةَ بِنْتِ الْمِقْدَادِ عَنْ ضُبَاعَةَ بِنْتِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهَا قَالَتْ، ذَهَبَ الْمِقْدَادُ لِحَاجَتِهِ بِبَقِيعِ الْخَبْخَبَةِ فَإِذَا جُرَذٌ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ جُحْرٍ دِينَارًا ثُمَّ لَمْ يَزَلْ يُخْرِجُ دِينَارًا دِينَارًا حَتَّى أَخْرَجَ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ خِرْقَةً حَمْرَاءَ - يَعْنِي فِيهَا دِينَارٌ - فَكَانَتْ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا فَذَهَبَ بِهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَأَخْبَرَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ خُذْ صَدَقَتَهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ هَلْ هَوَيْتَ إِلَى الْجُحْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا

TOPICS
money  *  mouse  *  prophet  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Accept help/charity with gratitude & thankfulness; Appreciate acts of kindness; Do not be ashamed or embarrassed when receiving help/charity from unexpected sources; Believe in Allah's blessings & mercy upon you even if they come through unexpected sources; Be generous & kind towards others; Give charity whenever possible.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Al-Miqdad who went to Baqi al-Khabkhabah for some purpose and found a mouse taking out dinars one by one until it took out seventeen dinars. He then took them to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who asked him if he had extended his hand towards the hole. When Al-Miqdad said no, the Prophet ﷺ blessed him in his find and told him to take its sadaqah. This hadith teaches us that we should not be ashamed or embarrassed when we receive charity or help from unexpected sources as Allah can bless us in many ways that we may not even expect. It also teaches us that when someone gives us something without our asking for it, we should accept it with gratitude and thankfulness as this is an act of kindness which should be appreciated.

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