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Sahih al-Bukhari 2451 (Book 46, Hadith 12) #2346
Generosity and Selflessness

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught us to be generous and not to give preference to ourselves over others.

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi: A drink (milk mixed with water) was brought to Allah's Messenger who drank some of it. A boy was sitting to his right, and some old men to his left. Allah's Messenger said to the boy, "Do you allow me to give the rest of the drink to these people?" The boy said, "O Allah's Messenger ! I will not give preference to anyone over me to drink the rest of it from which you have drunk". Allah's Messenger then handed the bowl (of drink) to the boy. .
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُتِيَ بِشَرَابٍ، فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ غُلاَمٌ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ الأَشْيَاخُ، فَقَالَ لِلْغُلاَمِ ‏ "‏ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أُعْطِيَ هَؤُلاَءِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ الْغُلاَمُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لاَ أُوثِرُ بِنَصِيبِي مِنْكَ أَحَدًا‏.‏ قَالَ فَتَلَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي يَدِهِ‏.‏

TOPICS
generosity  *  selflessness  *  drink  *  bowl  *  shurb  *  qadah  *  ihsaan  *  tawadu

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your resources , Respect everyone regardless of their age or social standing
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of being generous and selfless. It tells us that we should not give preference to ourselves over others when it comes to sharing resources or giving charity. Allah's Messenger ﷺ demonstrated this by offering a drink he had already taken from a boy who was sitting next to him. The boy refused the offer as he did not want anyone else drinking from the same bowl after the Prophet ﷺ had done so. The Prophet ﷺ then handed the bowl back to him in order for him not feel slighted or left out in any way. This teaches us that we should always be generous with our resources and never think of ourselves first when it comes time for sharing or giving charity. We should also remember that everyone deserves respect regardless of their age or social standing, as demonstrated by how Allah's Messenger ﷺ treated this young boy with such kindness and respect despite his age difference with those around him.

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