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(Book 58, Hadith 11) #36896
Asking with Importunity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for something to eat, but the Prophet did not have anything to give him. The man became angry and left, but the Prophet later sent him food from his own share.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that a man of the Banu Asad said, "My family and I dismounted to rest at Baqi. My family said to me, 'Go to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and ask him for something that we can eat,' and they began to mention their need. I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and found that a man was asking for something, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was saying, 'I do not have anything to give you'. The man turned away from him in anger, saying, 'By my life! You give to whomever you wish'. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'He is angry with me because I do not have anything to give him. Whoever asks of you while he has an uqiya or its like, has asked with importunity'. " The man continued, "I said to myself about a camel that we had, 'It is better than an uqiya'. (Malik explained that an uqiya was forty Dirhams) So I returned and did not ask him for anything, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent me barley and raisins after that. He gave us from his share until Allah, the Mighty, the Majestic gave us relief".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَزَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَهْلِي، بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ فَقَالَ لِي أَهْلِي اذْهَبْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاسْأَلْهُ لَنَا شَيْئًا نَأْكُلُهُ ‏.‏ وَجَعَلُوا يَذْكُرُونَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِمْ ‏.‏ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَهُ رَجُلاً يَسْأَلُهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ لاَ أَجِدُ مَا أُعْطِيكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَتَوَلَّى الرَّجُلُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ مُغْضَبٌ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَعَمْرِي إِنَّكَ لَتُعْطِي مَنْ شِئْتَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لَيَغْضَبُ عَلَىَّ أَنْ لاَ أَجِدَ مَا أُعْطِيهِ مَنْ سَأَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَهُ أُوقِيَّةٌ أَوْ عَدْلُهَا فَقَدْ سَأَلَ إِلْحَافًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ الأَسَدِيُّ فَقُلْتُ لَلَقْحَةٌ لَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُوقِيَّةٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَالأُوقِيَّةُ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَمًا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ فَقُدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِشَعِيرٍ وَزَبِيبٍ فَقَسَمَ لَنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَغْنَانَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
TOPICS
asking  *  importunity  *  relief  *  uqiya

QUICK LESSONS:
Ask without hesitation or embarrassment when you are in need; Give away whatever little you have out of kindness & compassion towards others less fortunate than yourself; Pray & offer moral encouragement/advice even if you cannot help directly .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who went to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asking for something to eat for himself and his family. However, since the Prophet did not have anything at that time, he could not give it to him. The man became angry and left in disappointment. Later on, however, Allah blessed them with relief and the Prophet sent them food from his own share as charity. This hadith teaches us that we should never be too proud or too ashamed when asking for help; if we are in need of something then we should ask without hesitation or embarrassment because Allah will provide us with what we need in His own way and time. We should also remember that even if someone cannot help us directly they may still be able to do so indirectly through prayer or other means of support such as moral encouragement or advice. Finally, this hadith reminds us of how generous our beloved prophet was; even though he himself was often in need of basic necessities like food and clothing he still gave away whatever little he had out of kindness and compassion towards others less fortunate than himself.

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