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Sahih al-Bukhari 5611 (Book 74, Hadith 37) #5386
Generosity in Giving Away Beloved Property

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Abu Talha's generosity in giving away his most beloved property, a garden, to his family and relatives for the sake of Allah.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha had the largest number of date palms from amongst the Ansars of Medina. The dearest of his property to him was Bairuha garden which was facing the (Prophet's) Mosque. Allah's Messenger used to enter it and drink of its good fresh water. When the Holy Verse:-- 'By no means shall you attain righteousness unless you spend (in charity) of that which you love'. (3:92) was revealed, Abu Talha got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Allah says: By no means shall you attain righteousness unless you spend of that which you love,' and the dearest of my property to me is the Bairuha garden and I want to give it in charity in Allah's Cause, seeking to be rewarded by Allah for that. So you can spend it, O Allah's Messenger , where-ever Allah instructs you'. Allah s Apostle said, "Good! That is a perishable (or profitable) wealth" ('Abdullah is in doubt as to which word was used) He said, "I have heard what you have said but in my opinion you'd better give it to your kith and kin". On that Abu Talha said, "I will do so, O Allah's Messenger !" Abu Talha distributed that garden among his kith and kin and cousins.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَكْثَرَ أَنْصَارِيٍّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مَالاً مِنْ نَخْلٍ، وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ مَالِهِ إِلَيْهِ بَيْرَحَاءَ، وَكَانَتْ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْمَسْجِدِ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَدْخُلُهَا وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَاءٍ فِيهَا طَيِّبٍ‏.‏ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏{‏لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ‏}‏ قَامَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ ‏{‏لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ‏}‏ وَإِنَّ أَحَبَّ مَالِي إِلَىَّ بَيْرُحَاءَ، وَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ لِلَّهِ أَرْجُو بِرَّهَا وَذُخْرَهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَضَعْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَيْثُ أَرَاكَ اللَّهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ بَخٍ ذَلِكَ مَالٌ رَابِحٌ ـ أَوْ رَايِحٌ شَكَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ـ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَا قُلْتَ وَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَهَا فِي الأَقْرَبِينَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَفْعَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَقَسَمَهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فِي أَقَارِبِهِ وَفِي بَنِي عَمِّهِ‏.‏ وَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى رَايِحٌ‏.‏

TOPICS
charity  *  generosity  *  wealth  *  spending

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your wealth even if it is something you are very attached to or fond off because ultimately everything belongs to Allah; Provide your family members with whatever they need or require from you as much as possible; Spend your money on good causes; Give charity whenever possible; Follow advice given by Prophet Muhammad .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Abu Talha's generosity and charity towards his family and relatives. When the verse from the Quran was revealed that said "By no means shall you attain righteousness unless you spend of that which you love," Abu Talha decided to give away his most beloved property, a garden facing the Prophet's Mosque, as charity for Allah's cause. The Prophet Muhammad advised him to give it away to his kith and kin instead of spending it elsewhere. Abu Talha followed this advice and distributed the garden among his family members. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our wealth even if it is something we are very attached to or fond of because ultimately everything belongs to Allah. We should also be generous with our families by providing them with whatever they need or require from us as much as possible so that we can gain rewards from Allah for doing so.

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