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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2475 (Book 37, Hadith 61) #28110
Finding Value in Provisions

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) and his companions who were travelling and ran out of provisions, but then found a whale that they ate from for 18 days.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) dispatched us, and there were three-hundred of us. We were carrying our provisions on our shoulders. Then our provisions ran out such that each man among us could eat only a date per day". It was said to him: "O Abu 'Abdullah! How could one date be enough for a man?'" He said: "We realized its value when we did not even have that. Then we came to the sea where we saw a whale that the sea had tossed (on the shore). So we ate as much as we liked from it for eighteen days". Other chains report similar narrations.
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ نَحْمِلُ زَادَنَا عَلَى رِقَابِنَا فَفَنِيَ زَادُنَا حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنَّا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَمْرَةٌ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْنَ كَانَتْ تَقَعُ التَّمْرَةُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا فَقْدَهَا حِينَ فَقَدْنَاهَا وَأَتَيْنَا الْبَحْرَ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِحُوتٍ قَدْ قَذَفَهُ الْبَحْرُ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا مَا أَحْبَبْنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ وَرَوَاهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ أَتَمَّ مِنْ هَذَا وَأَطْوَلَ
TOPICS
travel  *  provision  *  whale  *  safar  *  rizq  *  samak  *  waqafa  *  realization

QUICK LESSONS:
Be grateful for what you have no matter how little it may seem at first glance; Put your trust in Allah's provision; Look around you for sustenance during times of need .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) and his companions who were travelling when their provisions ran out, leaving them with only one date per person to eat each day. They realized how valuable even this small amount of food was when they did not have it anymore, and eventually came across a whale that had been thrown up by the sea which provided them with enough food for eighteen days. This teaches us to be grateful for what we have, no matter how little it may seem at first glance; if we are patient and look around us, Allah will provide us with more than enough sustenance in times of need. It also shows us that Allah can provide sustenance from unexpected sources; if we put our trust in Him He will always take care of us no matter where we are or what situation we find ourselves in.

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