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Sunan Abi Dawud 3332 (Book 23, Hadith 7) #23622
Generosity and Kindness in Adversity

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught us to be generous and kind, even in the face of adversity.

Asim ibn Kulayb quoted his father's authority for the following statement by one of the Ansar: We went out with the Messenger of Allah to a funeral, and I saw the Messenger of Allah at the grave giving this instruction to the grave-digger: Make it wide on the side of his feet, and make it wide on the side of his head. When he came back, he was received by a man who conveyed an invitation from a woman. So he came (to her), to it food was brought, and he put his hand (ie took a morsel in his hand); the people did the same and they ate. Our fathers noticed that the Messenger of Allah was moving a morsel around his mouth. He then said: I find the flesh of a sheep which has been taken without its owner's permission. The woman sent a message to say: Messenger of Allah, I sent (someone) to an-Naqi' to have a sheep bought for me, but there was none; so I sent (a message) to my neighbour who had bought a sheep, asking him to send it to me for the price (he had paid), but he could not be found. I, therefore, sent (a message) to his wife and she sent it to me. The Messenger of Allah said: Give this food to the prisoners.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي جَنَازَةٍ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ يُوصِي الْحَافِرَ ‏"‏ أَوْسِعْ مِنْ قِبَلِ رِجْلَيْهِ أَوْسِعْ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ دَاعِيَ امْرَأَةٍ فَجَاءَ وَجِيءَ بِالطَّعَامِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ الْقَوْمُ فَأَكَلُوا فَنَظَرَ آبَاؤُنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَلُوكُ لُقْمَةً فِي فَمِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَجِدُ لَحْمَ شَاةٍ أُخِذَتْ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ أَهْلِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ يَشْتَرِي لِي شَاةً فَلَمْ أَجِدْ فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى جَارٍ لِي قَدِ اشْتَرَى شَاةً أَنْ أَرْسِلْ إِلَىَّ بِهَا بِثَمَنِهَا فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَىَّ بِهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَطْعِمِيهِ الأَسَارَى

TOPICS
generosity  *  kindness  *  adversity  *  prisoners  *  ihsan  *  naqi

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your resources and show kindness towards others no matter what situation you are in. Do good deeds whenever possible so that your actions can benefit those who are less fortunate than you.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) teachings on generosity and kindness, even in difficult times. In this hadith, we learn that when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was invited to a meal, he noticed that the meat served was taken without permission from its owner. Instead of eating it himself or allowing his companions to eat it, he chose to give it away as charity for prisoners instead. This teaches us that we should always be generous with our resources and show kindness towards others no matter what situation we are in. We should also strive to do good deeds whenever possible so that our actions can benefit those who are less fortunate than us.

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