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Sahih al-Bukhari 2709 (Book 53, Hadith 19) #2591
The Prophet's Blessing of Dates

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) helped Jabir pay off his father's debt and blessed the dates in Jabir's garden so that it would cover the full debt.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: My father died and was in debt. I suggested that his creditors take the fruits (ie dates) of my garden in lieu of the debt of my father, but they refused the offer, as they thought that it would not cover the full debt. So, I went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about it. He said (to me), "When you pluck the dates and collect them in the Mirbad (ie a place where dates are dried), call me (Allah's Messenger ﷺ)". Finally he came accompanied by Abu Bakr and 'Umar and sat on the dates and invoked Allah to bless them. Then he said, "Call your creditors and give them their full rights". So, I paid all my father's creditors in full and yet thirteen extra Wasqs of dates remained, seven of which were 'Ajwa and six were Laun or six of which were Ajwa and seven were Laun. I met Allah's Messenger ﷺ at sunset and informed him about it. On that he smiled and said, "Go to Abu Bakr and 'Umar and tell them about it". They said, "We perceived that was going to happen, as Allah's Messenger ﷺ did what he did".
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ تُوُفِّيَ أَبِي وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَى غُرَمَائِهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا التَّمْرَ بِمَا عَلَيْهِ، فَأَبَوْا وَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ فِيهِ وَفَاءً، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا جَدَدْتَهُ فَوَضَعْتَهُ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ آذَنْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَجَاءَ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ، وَدَعَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ادْعُ غُرَمَاءَكَ، فَأَوْفِهِمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَمَا تَرَكْتُ أَحَدًا لَهُ عَلَى أَبِي دَيْنٌ إِلاَّ قَضَيْتُهُ، وَفَضَلَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ وَسْقًا سَبْعَةٌ عَجْوَةٌ، وَسِتَّةٌ لَوْنٌ أَوْ سِتَّةٌ عَجْوَةٌ وَسَبْعَةٌ لَوْنٌ، فَوَافَيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَغْرِبَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَضَحِكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ائْتِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالاَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا إِذْ صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا صَنَعَ أَنْ سَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ‏.‏ وَقَالَ هِشَامٌ عَنْ وَهْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ صَلاَةَ الْعَصْرِ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَلاَ ضَحِكَ، وَقَالَ وَتَرَكَ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ ثَلاَثِينَ وَسْقًا دَيْنًا‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ وَهْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ صَلاَةَ الظُّهْرِ‏.‏
TOPICS
debt  *  garden  *  fruits  *  creditors  *  qarz  *  bustan  *  fawakih  *  mirbad  *  wasqs  *  ajwa  *  laun

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek Help From Allah First, Be Generous Towards Others

EXPLANATIONS:
When Jabir bin 'Abdullah's father died he was in debt. He offered to give his creditors the fruits from his garden but they refused as they thought it wouldn't be enough to cover the full debt. So he went to the Prophet ﷺ for help and told him about it. The Prophet ﷺ then came with Abu Bakr and Umar and sat on the dates while invoking Allah to bless them. He then told Jabir to call his creditors and give them their full rights which he did, leaving thirteen extra Wasqs of dates remaining; seven of which were Ajwa and six were Laun or vice versa. When Allah's Messenger ﷺ heard this news at sunset he smiled and asked him to tell Abu Bakr and Umar about it who already knew what was going to happen due to what Allah’s Messenger had done earlier. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek help from Allah first before anything else when faced with a difficult situation as He is always there for us no matter what happens in our lives. It also teaches us that we should be generous towards others even if we don't have much ourselves as generosity can go a long way in helping those around us who are less fortunate than ourselves.

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