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Sahih al-Bukhari 3708 (Book 62, Hadith 58) #3541
Generosity of Ja'far bin Abi Talib towards the Poor

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Abu Huraira's poverty and how Ja'far bin Abi Talib was generous to the poor.

Narrated Abu Huraira: The people used to say, "Abu Huraira narrates too many narrations". In fact I used to keep close to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and was satisfied with what filled my stomach. I ate no leavened bread and dressed no decorated striped clothes, and never did a man or a woman serve me, and I often used to press my belly against gravel because of hunger, and I used to ask a man to recite a Qur'anic Verse to me although I knew it, so that he would take me to his home and feed me. And the most generous of all the people to the poor was Ja'far bin Abi Talib. He used to take us to his home and offer us what was available therein. He would even offer us an empty folded leather container (of butter) which we would split and lick whatever was in it.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ دِينَارٍ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُهَنِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّاسَ، كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَكْثَرَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ‏.‏ وَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِشِبَعِ بَطْنِي، حَتَّى لاَ آكُلُ الْخَمِيرَ، وَلاَ أَلْبَسُ الْحَبِيرَ، وَلاَ يَخْدُمُنِي فُلاَنٌ وَلاَ فُلاَنَةُ، وَكُنْتُ أُلْصِقُ بَطْنِي بِالْحَصْبَاءِ مِنَ الْجُوعِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لأَسْتَقْرِئُ الرَّجُلَ الآيَةَ هِيَ مَعِي كَىْ يَنْقَلِبَ بِي فَيُطْعِمَنِي، وَكَانَ أَخْيَرَ النَّاسِ لِلْمِسْكِينِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، كَانَ يَنْقَلِبُ بِنَا فَيُطْعِمُنَا مَا كَانَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ لَيُخْرِجُ إِلَيْنَا الْعُكَّةَ الَّتِي لَيْسَ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ، فَنَشُقُّهَا فَنَلْعَقُ مَا فِيهَا‏.‏
TOPICS
poverty  *  generosity  *  hunger  *  masakeen  *  zeenat  *  khubz  *  qassaas  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous towards those who are less fortunate than you; Be content with what you have; Have patience during times of hardship; Do not ask for more than necessary from others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrated by Abu Huraira talks about his poverty and how he used to press his stomach against gravel due to hunger. He also mentions that people used to say that he narrates too many narrations, but in reality, he was just satisfied with what filled his stomach. He did not eat leavened bread or dress in decorated striped clothes and never asked anyone for help. The most generous of all people towards the poor was Ja’far bin Abi Talib who would take them home and offer whatever food was available there, even if it was an empty folded leather container which they would split and lick whatever was inside it. This hadith teaches us about generosity towards those who are less fortunate than us as well as patience during times of hardship. It also shows us that we should be content with what we have instead of asking for more than necessary from others.

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