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Sunan Ibn Majah 2205 (Book 12, Hadith 69) #31557
Generosity Rewarded

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ encouraged Jabir to increase the price of his camel and rewarded him with twenty Dinar from the spoils of war.

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "I was with the Prophet on a military campaign, and he said to me: 'Will you sell this camel of yours for a Dinar?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, it is yours when I get to Al-Madinah'. He said: 'Then sell it for two Dinar, may Allah forgive you'. And he kept increasing the price for me, saying: 'May Allah forgive you,' each time, until the amount reached twenty Dinar. When I came to Al-Madinah, I took hold of the camel's head and brought it to the Prophet and he said: 'O Bilal, give him twenty Dinar from the spoils of war'. And he said: 'Take your camel away and go to your people with it'."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَقَالَ لِي ‏"‏ أَتَبِيعُ نَاضِحَكَ هَذَا بِدِينَارٍ وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ نَاضِحُكُمْ إِذَا أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَتَبِيعُهُ بِدِينَارَيْنِ وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يَزِيدُنِي دِينَارًا دِينَارًا وَيَقُولُ مَكَانَ كُلِّ دِينَارٍ ‏"‏ وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ حَتَّى بَلَغَ عِشْرِينَ دِينَارًا فَلَمَّا أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ أَخَذْتُ بِرَأْسِ النَّاضِحِ فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ـ ـ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا بِلاَلُ أَعْطِهِ مِنَ الْعَيْبَةِ عِشْرِينَ دِينَارًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ انْطَلِقْ بِنَاضِحِكَ وَاذْهَبْ بِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ

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generosity  *  reward  *  war  *  increase  *  istijrah  *  dnr

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous towards others whenever possible .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the generosity and reward that comes from it. It was narrated by Jabir bin 'Abdullah that he was on a military campaign with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he asked him to sell his camel for a Dinar. Instead, Jabir offered it as a gift to the Prophet, but he kept increasing its price until it reached twenty Dinar. When they arrived in Al-Madinah, Bilal gave him twenty Dinar from the spoils of war as a reward for his generosity. This hadith teaches us that when we are generous towards others, Allah will reward us in ways we cannot imagine. It also shows us how much value our beloved Prophet placed on generosity and kindness towards others; even though he could have taken advantage of Jabir's offer, instead he chose to reward him for being generous. We should all strive to be more like this example set by our beloved Prophet and show kindness and generosity whenever possible so that Allah may bless us with His rewards in return.

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