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Sahih al-Bukhari 3798 (Book 63, Hadith 23) #3626
Generosity & Selflessness

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a man who was in need of food and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked for someone to take him in as a guest. An Ansar man offered to do so, but his wife had nothing to offer except the meals of her children. Despite this, they both pretended to eat and went hungry that night. Allah then revealed a verse praising their generosity and selflessness.

Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet. The Prophet ﷺ sent a messenger to his wives (to bring something for that man to eat) but they said that they had nothing except water. Then Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "Who will take this (person) or entertain him as a guest?" An Ansar man said, "I". So he took him to his wife and said to her, "Entertain generously the guest of Allah's Messenger ﷺ " She said, "We have got nothing except the meals of my children". He said, "Prepare your meal, light your lamp and let your children sleep if they ask for supper". So she prepared her meal, lighted her lamp and made her children sleep, and then stood up pretending to mend her lamp, but she put it off. Then both of them pretended to be eating, but they really went to bed hungry. In the morning the Ansari went to Allah's Messenger ﷺ who said, "Tonight Allah laughed or wondered at your action". Then Allah revealed: "But give them (emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were in need of that And whosoever is saved from the covetousness Such are they who will be successful". (59:9)
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَبَعَثَ إِلَى نِسَائِهِ فَقُلْنَ مَا مَعَنَا إِلاَّ الْمَاءُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ مَنْ يَضُمُّ، أَوْ يُضِيفُ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنَا‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالَ أَكْرِمِي ضَيْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلاَّ قُوتُ صِبْيَانِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ هَيِّئِي طَعَامَكِ، وَأَصْبِحِي سِرَاجَكِ، وَنَوِّمِي صِبْيَانَكِ إِذَا أَرَادُوا عَشَاءً‏.‏ فَهَيَّأَتْ طَعَامَهَا وَأَصْبَحَتْ سِرَاجَهَا، وَنَوَّمَتْ صِبْيَانَهَا، ثُمَّ قَامَتْ كَأَنَّهَا تُصْلِحُ سِرَاجَهَا فَأَطْفَأَتْهُ، فَجَعَلاَ يُرِيَانِهِ أَنَّهُمَا يَأْكُلاَنِ، فَبَاتَا طَاوِيَيْنِ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ، غَدَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ضَحِكَ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَةَ ـ أَوْ عَجِبَ ـ مِنْ فَعَالِكُمَا ‏"‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏{‏وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ‏}‏
TOPICS
generosity  *  selflessness  *  hospitality  *  sacrifice

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous even if you don't have much yourself

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of generosity and selflessness when it comes to hospitality. It tells us that even if we have little or nothing, we should still be generous with what we have and not be selfish with our resources. The story is about a man who was in need of food, so the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked for someone to take him in as a guest. An Ansar man offered his home despite knowing that he did not have much food available for his guest; instead he shared what little he had with him - which was only enough for his own children's meals - by pretending they were eating together when they were actually going hungry that night. Allah then revealed a verse praising their generosity and selflessness, showing us how important it is to be generous even if we don't have much ourselves.

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