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Sahih al-Bukhari 4120 (Book 64, Hadith 164) #3939
Generosity Rewarded

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave a generous reward to Um Aiman for her loyalty and refusal to return the date palms given to her.

Narrated Anas: Some (of the Ansar) used to present date palm trees to the Prophet till Banu Quraiza and Banu An- Nadir were conquered (then he returned to the people their date palms). My people ordered me to ask the Prophet to return some or all the date palms they had given to him, but the Prophet had given those trees to Um Aiman. On that, Um Aiman came and put the garment around my neck and said, "No, by Him except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, he will not return those trees to you as he (ie the Prophet ) has given them to me". The Prophet go said (to her), "Return those trees and I will give you so much (instead of them)". But she kept on refusing, saying, "No, by Allah," till he gave her ten times the number of her date palms.
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، وَحَدَّثَنِي خَلِيفَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَجْعَلُ لِلنَّبِيِّ النَّخَلاَتِ حَتَّى افْتَتَحَ قُرَيْظَةَ وَالنَّضِيرَ، وَإِنَّ أَهْلِي أَمَرُونِي أَنْ آتِيَ النَّبِيَّ فَأَسْأَلَهُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا أَعْطَوْهُ أَوْ بَعْضَهُ‏.‏ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ قَدْ أَعْطَاهُ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ، فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ فَجَعَلَتِ الثَّوْبَ فِي عُنُقِي تَقُولُ كَلاَّ وَالَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ لاَ يُعْطِيكَهُمْ وَقَدْ أَعْطَانِيهَا، أَوْ كَمَا قَالَتْ، وَالنَّبِيُّ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ لَكِ كَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ وَتَقُولُ كَلاَّ وَاللَّهِ‏.‏ حَتَّى أَعْطَاهَا، حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَشَرَةَ أَمْثَالِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ‏.‏

TOPICS
generosity  *  reward  *  palms  *  ihsan  *  jaza  *  tamr  *  ansar  *  quraiza  *  annadir

QUICK LESSONS:
Give generously even if it means sacrificing something of your own
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the generosity of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and how he rewarded Um Aiman for her loyalty. When some of the Ansar presented date palms to him until two tribes were conquered by him, his people asked him to return them but he had already given them away as a gift. Um Aiman refused their request and so in response the Prophet ﷺ gave her ten times more than what she was originally given. This teaches us that generosity should be rewarded and that loyalty should be appreciated no matter what form it takes. It also shows us that we should always strive to give generously even if it means sacrificing something of our own.

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