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Sunan Ibn Majah 2475 (Book 16, Hadith 40) #31827
Giving Back What is Not Yours

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ asked Abyad bin Hammal to give back his share of the salt flat and in return, he gave him land and palm trees in Jurf Murad.

It was narrated from Abyad bin Hammal: That he asked for a salt flat called the Ma'rib Dam to be given to him, and it was given to him. Then Aqra bin Habis At-Tamimi came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "O Messenger of Allah , I used to come to the salt flat during the Ignorance period and it was in a land in which there was no water, and whoever came to it took from it. It was (plentiful) like flowing water". So the Messenger of Allah asked Abyad bin Hammal to give back his share of the salt flat. He said: "I give it to you on the basis that you make it charity given by me". The Messenger of Allah said: "It is a charity from you, and it is like flowing water, whoever comes to it may take from it".(One of the narrators) Faraj said: "That is how it is today, whoever comes to it takes from it". He said: "The Prophet gave him land and palm trees in Jurf Murad instead, when he took back the salt flat from him".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْعَدَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا فَرَجُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبْيَضَ بْنِ حَمَّالٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، ثَابِتُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبْيَضَ بْنِ حَمَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَبْيَضَ بْنِ حَمَّالٍ ‏.‏ أَنَّهُ اسْتَقْطَعَ الْمِلْحَ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ مِلْحُ سَدِّ مَأْرِبٍ ‏.‏ فَأَقْطَعَهُ لَهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيَّ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ وَرَدْتُ الْمِلْحَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَهُوَ بِأَرْضٍ لَيْسَ بِهَا مَاءٌ وَمَنْ وَرَدَهُ أَخَذَهُ وَهُوَ مِثْلُ الْمَاءِ الْعِدِّ ‏.‏ فَاسْتَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَبْيَضَ بْنَ حَمَّالٍ فِي قَطِيعَتِهِ فِي الْمِلْحِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَقَلْتُكَ مِنْهُ عَلَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَهُ مِنِّي صَدَقَةً ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ هُوَ مِنْكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَهُوَ مِثْلُ الْمَاءِ الْعِدِّ مَنْ وَرَدَهُ أَخَذَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَجٌ وَهُوَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مَنْ وَرَدَهُ أَخَذَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَطَعَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ أَرْضًا وَنَخْلاً بِالْجُرْفِ جُرْفِ مُرَادٍ مَكَانَهُ حِينَ أَقَالَهُ مِنْهُ

TOPICS
charity  *  flat  *  land  *  trees  *  sadaqah  *  dam  *  murad  *  nakhl

QUICK LESSONS:
Give generously even if something is not yours originally
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of giving back what is not yours. It was narrated from Abyad bin Hammal that he asked for a salt flat called the Ma'rib Dam to be given to him, and it was given to him. Then Aqra bin Habis At-Tamimi came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said that during the Ignorance period whoever came to it took from it as it was plentiful like flowing water. So, upon hearing this, The Prophet asked Abyad bin Hammal to give back his share of the salt flat which he did on the basis that he made it charity given by him. The Prophet then said that whoever comes may take from it as a charity from him. In return for this act of kindness, The Prophet gave him land and palm trees in Jurf Murad instead. This hadith teaches us about being generous with our possessions even if they are not ours originally but were given or taken by us without permission or knowledge beforehand; we should always be willing to give them back when needed or requested so long as no harm has been done with them already.

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