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Sahih al-Bukhari 2481 (Book 46, Hadith 42) #2376
Kindness and Mercy of the Prophet (ﷺ)

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) showed kindness and mercy to a servant by not punishing him for breaking a bowl, and instead replacing it with an unbroken one.

Narrated Anas: While the Prophet was with one of his wives, one of the mothers of the believers (ie one of his wives) sent a wooden bowl containing food with a servant. The wife (in whose house he was sitting) stroke the bowl with her hand and broke it. The Prophet collected the shattered pieces and put the food back in it and said, "Eat". He kept the servant and the bowl till he had eaten the food. Then the Prophet gave another unbroken. bowl to the servant and kept the broken one.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ كَانَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ، فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِحْدَى أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَعَ خَادِمٍ بِقَصْعَةٍ فِيهَا طَعَامٌ فَضَرَبَتْ بِيَدِهَا، فَكَسَرَتِ الْقَصْعَةَ، فَضَمَّهَا، وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا الطَّعَامَ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ كُلُوا ‏"‏‏.‏ وَحَبَسَ الرَّسُولَ وَالْقَصْعَةَ حَتَّى فَرَغُوا، فَدَفَعَ الْقَصْعَةَ الصَّحِيحَةَ وَحَبَسَ الْمَكْسُورَةَ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏

TOPICS
kindness  *  mercy  *  bowl  *  servant  *  food  *  rahmah  *  musawwamah  *  khadim  *  tayyibah

QUICK LESSONS:
Show kindness towards others even if they make mistakes or do something wrong; Show mercy towards those who are less fortunate than you; Put back food in broken bowls; Replace broken items with new ones; Follow Allah's commands without hesitation or delay; Be compassionate towards others regardless their status in life.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the kindness and mercy of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It is narrated that while he was with one of his wives, a servant brought food in a wooden bowl. The wife accidentally broke the bowl but instead of punishing the servant for it, the Prophet ﷺ collected all the pieces together and put back all of its contents into it. He then kept both bowls until all of its contents were eaten before giving another unbroken bowl to replace it. This story teaches us that we should always be kind to others even if they make mistakes or do something wrong as this is what Allah expects from us as Muslims. We should also show mercy towards those who are less fortunate than us as this will bring us closer to Allah's pleasure.

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