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Sahih al-Bukhari 3143 (Book 57, Hadith 51) #3005
The Blessing of Giving and Not Taking Greedily

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not taking wealth with greed, and that it is better to give than to take.

Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Hakim bin Hizam said, "I asked Allah's Messenger for something, and he gave me. I asked him again, and he gave me, and said to me'.O Hakim! This wealth is like green sweet (ie fruit), and if one takes it without greed, then one is blessed in it, and if one takes it with greediness, then one is not blessed in it, and will be like the one who eats without satisfaction. And an upper (ie giving) hand is better than a lower (ie taking) hand,' I said, 'O Allah's Messenger ! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth. I will not ask anyone for anything after you till I leave this world". So, when Abu Bakr during his Caliphate, called Hakim to give him (some money), Hakim refused to accept anything from him. Once 'Umar called him (during his Caliphate) in order to give him something, but Hakim refused to accept it, whereupon 'Umar said, "O Muslims! I give him (ie Hakim) his right which Allah has assigned to him) from this Fai '(booty), but he refuses to take it". So Hakim never took anything from anybody after the Prophet till he died.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَعُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَعْطَانِي، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي ‏ "‏ يَا حَكِيمُ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرٌ حُلْوٌ، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ حَكِيمٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ أَرْزَأُ أَحَدًا بَعْدَكَ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُفَارِقَ الدُّنْيَا‏.‏ فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدْعُو حَكِيمًا لِيُعْطِيَهُ الْعَطَاءَ، فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُمَرَ دَعَاهُ لِيُعْطِيَهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، إِنِّي أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ الَّذِي قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَىْءِ، فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يَرْزَأْ حَكِيمٌ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ‏.‏

TOPICS
wealth  *  greed  *  giving  *  taking  *  maal  *  gheerah  *  ataa  *  qabzah

QUICK LESSONS:
Give generously without expecting anything in return

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of giving and not taking with greed. It tells us that if we take something without being greedy then we will be blessed in it. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used an analogy to explain this concept; he said that wealth is like a sweet fruit - if you take it without greed then you will be blessed in it but if you take it with greediness then you won't be blessed in it. He also said that giving is better than taking. The story of Hakim bin Hizam further emphasizes this point; when Abu Bakr and Umar offered him money during their Caliphate he refused to accept anything from them because he promised the Prophet ﷺ that he would never ask anyone for anything after him until his death. This hadith teaches us the importance of generosity and selflessness as well as how our actions can have a lasting impact on our lives.

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