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Sahih al-Bukhari 421 (Book 8, Hadith 71) #415
Generosity and Greediness

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) received a large amount of goods from Bahrain and distributed it among the people without taking any for himself. He was astonished at Al-'Abbas's greediness when he tried to take more than his share.

Narrated Anas: Some goods came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ from Bahrain. The Prophet ﷺ ordered the people to spread them in the mosque --it was the biggest amount of goods Allah's Messenger ﷺ had ever received. He left for prayer and did not even look at it. After finishing the prayer, he sat by those goods and gave from those to everybody he saw. Al-'Abbas came to him and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! give me (something) too, because I gave ransom for myself and 'Aqil". Allah's Messenger ﷺ told him to take. So he stuffed his garment with it and tried to carry it away but he failed to do so. He said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Order someone to help me in lifting it". The Prophet ﷺ refused. He then said to the Prophet: Will you please help me to lift it?" Allah's Messenger ﷺ refused. Then Al-'Abbas threw some of it and tried to lift it (but failed). He again said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ Order someone to help me to lift it". He refused. Al-'Abbas then said to the Prophet: "Will you please help me to lift it?" He again refused. Then Al-'Abbas threw some of it, and lifted it on his shoulders and went away. Allah's Messenger ﷺ kept on watching him till he disappeared from his sight and was astonished at his greediness. Allah's Messenger ﷺ did not get up till the last coin was distributed.
وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِمَالٍ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ انْثُرُوهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ مَالٍ أُتِيَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ، وَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلاَةَ جَاءَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيْهِ، فَمَا كَانَ يَرَى أَحَدًا إِلاَّ أَعْطَاهُ، إِذْ جَاءَهُ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَعْطِنِي فَإِنِّي فَادَيْتُ نَفْسِي وَفَادَيْتُ عَقِيلاً، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ خُذْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَحَثَا فِي ثَوْبِهِ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ يُقِلُّهُ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أُؤْمُرْ بَعْضَهُمْ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَىَّ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَارْفَعْهُ أَنْتَ عَلَىَّ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَنَثَرَ مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ يُقِلُّهُ، فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أُؤْمُرْ بَعْضَهُمْ يَرْفَعْهُ عَلَىَّ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَارْفَعْهُ أَنْتَ عَلَىَّ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَنَثَرَ مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ احْتَمَلَهُ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَى كَاهِلِهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ، فَمَا زَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُتْبِعُهُ بَصَرَهُ حَتَّى خَفِيَ عَلَيْنَا، عَجَبًا مِنْ حِرْصِهِ، فَمَا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَثَمَّ مِنْهَا دِرْهَمٌ‏.‏
TOPICS
generosity  *  greediness  *  distribution  *  goods  *  istihsan  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your wealth; Give away what you can in charity; Help those who are in need; Do not be greedy or selfish with your wealth; Be mindful of your own desires; Do not try to take more than what is rightfully yours or given by Allah SWT .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the generosity of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and how he distributed goods that were sent to him from Bahrain without taking any for himself. It also speaks about Al-'Abbas's greediness when he tried to take more than his share, which surprised the Prophet ﷺ. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our wealth, but not greedy or selfish with it. We should give away what we can in charity, as this will bring us closer to Allah SWT and help those who are in need of assistance. We should also be mindful of our own desires and not try to take more than what is rightfully ours or what has been given to us by Allah SWT.

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