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(Book 58, Hadith 5) #36890
Kindness Rewarded

SUMMARY: A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, showed kindness to a beggar by giving away her last loaf of bread despite being in a fasting state. In return, she was rewarded with a sheep and food.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that a beggar asked A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for something while she was fasting and there was only a loaf of bread in her house. She said to her female mawla, "Give it to him". The mawla protested, "You will not have anything to break your fast with". A'isha repeated, "Give it to him," so she did so. When evening came, the people of a house or a man who did not usually give to them, gave them a sheep and some food to go with it. A'isha, umm al-muminin, called her mawla and said, "Eat from this. This is better than your loaf of bread".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ مِسْكِينًا سَأَلَهَا وَهِيَ صَائِمَةٌ وَلَيْسَ فِي بَيْتِهَا إِلاَّ رَغِيفٌ فَقَالَتْ لِمَوْلاَةٍ لَهَا أَعْطِيهِ إِيَّاهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ لَيْسَ لَكِ مَا تُفْطِرِينَ عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ أَعْطِيهِ إِيَّاهُ قَالَتْ فَفَعَلْتُ - قَالَتْ - فَلَمَّا أَمْسَيْنَا أَهْدَى لَنَا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ - أَوْ إِنْسَانٌ - مَا كَانَ يُهْدِي لَنَا شَاةً وَكَفَنَهَا فَدَعَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَتْ كُلِي مِنْ هَذَا هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ قُرْصِكِ
TOPICS
generosity  *  charity  *  reward  *  blessing  *  ihsan  *  sadaqah  *  thawab  *  barakah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous towards others even if you have very little yourself; Help those in need no matter how small your contribution may be; Have sincere intentions when doing good deeds; Show kindness towards others; Give charity whenever possible; Be selfless when helping others out

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of generosity and charity. A'isha, the wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ showed kindness to a beggar by giving away her last loaf of bread despite being in a fasting state. She did not hesitate even though she knew that it would leave her without anything to break her fast with later on. Her act was rewarded when evening came as people gave them a sheep and some food to go with it. This shows us that Allah rewards those who are generous and kind-hearted towards others even if they have very little themselves. It also teaches us that we should always be willing to help those in need no matter how small our contribution may be because Allah will reward us for our good deeds if we are sincere in our intentions.

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