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Sahih al-Bukhari 2484 (Book 47, Hadith 2) #2379
Sharing Food in Times of Need

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed the people to slaughter their camels for food when they were in poverty and then blessed the collected food so that all of them had enough to eat.

Narrated Salama: Once (on a journey) our provisions diminished and the people were reduced to poverty. They went to the Prophet ﷺ and asked his permission to slaughter their camels, and he agreed'.Umar met them and they told him about it, and he said, "How would you survive after slaughtering your camels?" Then he went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! How would they survive after slaughtering their camels?" Allah's Messenger ﷺ ordered 'Umar, "Call upon the people to bring what has remained of their food". A leather sheet was spread and all the food was collected and heaped over it. Allah's Messenger ﷺ stood up and invoked Allah to bless it, and then directed all the people to come with their utensils, and they started taking from it till all of them got what was sufficient for them. Allah's Messenger ﷺ then said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I am His Messenger".
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مَرْحُومٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ خَفَّتْ أَزْوَادُ الْقَوْمِ وَأَمْلَقُوا، فَأَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي نَحْرِ إِبِلِهِمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ، فَلَقِيَهُمْ عُمَرُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ مَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ بَعْدَ إِبِلِكُمْ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا بَقَاؤُهُمْ بَعْدَ إِبِلِهِمْ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ نَادِ فِي النَّاسِ فَيَأْتُونَ بِفَضْلِ أَزْوَادِهِمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَبُسِطَ لِذَلِكَ نِطَعٌ، وَجَعَلُوهُ عَلَى النِّطَعِ‏.‏ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَدَعَا وَبَرَّكَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ فَاحْتَثَى النَّاسُ حَتَّى فَرَغُوا، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
TOPICS
poverty  *  provision  *  sacrifice  *  sharing  *  faqat  *  istisqaa  *  qurba

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your resources; Share your resources with those who are less fortunate than you; Thank Allah SWT for His blessings; Invoke His blessing upon your resources before distributing them among others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ showed kindness and generosity towards those who were in need. When a group of people came to him asking for permission to slaughter their camels due to lack of provisions, he allowed them and even asked 'Umar ibn al-Khattab to call upon the people to bring what remained of their food. A leather sheet was spread out and all the food was collected on it, after which Allah's Messenger ﷺ stood up and invoked Allah's blessings on it before distributing it among everyone present. This hadith teaches us that we should always be generous with our resources, especially when someone is in need, as this is an act pleasing to Allah SWT. We should also remember that whatever we have comes from Him alone, so we must thank Him for His blessings by sharing with others who are less fortunate than us.

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