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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3675 (Book 49, Hadith 71) #29333
The Generosity of Abu Bakr

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of giving charity and how Abu Bakr was praised for his generosity.

Narrated Zaid bin Aslam: "I heard 'Umar bin Al-Khattab saying: 'We were ordered by the Messenger of Allah to give in charity, and that coincided with a time in which I had some wealth, so I said, "Today I will beat Abu Bakr, if ever I beat him"'. So I came with half of my wealth, and the Messenger of Allah said: "What did you leave for your family?" I said: "The like of it". And Abu Bakr came with everything he had, so he said: "O Abu Bakr! What did you leave for your family?" He said: "I left Allah and His Messenger for them". I said: 'By Allah I will never be able to beat him to something'."
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَزَّازُ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، يَقُولُ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَنْ نَتَصَدَّقَ فَوَافَقَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي مَالاً فَقُلْتُ الْيَوْمَ أَسْبِقُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنْ سَبَقْتُهُ يَوْمًا قَالَ فَجِئْتُ بِنِصْفِ مَالِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لأَهْلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ مِثْلَهُ وَأَتَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِكُلِّ مَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لأَهْلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبْقَيْتُ لَهُمُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَسْبِقُهُ إِلَى شَيْءٍ أَبَدًا ‏.‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
charity  *  generosity  *  sacrifice  *  giving

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your wealth & possessions; Give whatever you can in charity; Emulate the example set by Abu Bakar; Leave Allah & His Messenger for your family

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of giving charity, as it recounts a story between Umar bin Al-Khattab and Abu Bakr. Umar wanted to give more in charity than Abu Bakr, but when he heard that Abu Bakr gave all he had, Umar was amazed and realized that he could not beat him in generosity. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our wealth and give whatever we can in charity. It also shows us the example set by Abu Bakr who gave everything he had without hesitation or reservation. We should strive to emulate this example by being generous with our wealth and possessions, even if it means sacrificing something important to us. Furthermore, this hadith reminds us that Allah will always provide for our families if we are generous with what He has given us.

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