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Sahih al-Bukhari 6036 (Book 78, Hadith 66) #5795
The Blessing of Generosity

SUMMARY: A woman gave the Prophet a sheet to wear, and when he was done wearing it, another man asked for it and the Prophet gave it to him.

Narrated Abu Hazim: Sahl bin Sa'd said that a woman brought a Burda (sheet) to the Prophet. Sahl asked the people, "Do you know what is a Burda?" The people replied, "It is a 'Shamla', a sheet with a fringe". That woman said, "O Allah's Messenger ! I have brought it so that you may wear it". So the Prophet took it because he was in need of it and wore it. A man among his companions, seeing him wearing it, said, "O Allah's Apostle! Please give it to me to wear". The Prophet said, "Yes". (and gave him that sheet). When the Prophet left, the man was blamed by his companions who said, "It was not nice on your part to ask the Prophet for it while you know that he took it because he was in need of it, and you also know that he (the Prophet) never turns down anybody's request that he might be asked for". That man said, "I just wanted to have its blessings as the Prophet had put it on, so l hoped that I might be shrouded in it".
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ بِبُرْدَةٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ سَهْلٌ لِلْقَوْمِ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْبُرْدَةُ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ هِيَ شَمْلَةٌ‏.‏ فَقَالَ سَهْلٌ هِيَ شَمْلَةٌ مَنْسُوجَةٌ فِيهَا حَاشِيَتُهَا ـ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَكْسُوكَ هَذِهِ‏.‏ فَأَخَذَهَا النَّبِيُّ مُحْتَاجًا إِلَيْهَا، فَلَبِسَهَا، فَرَآهَا عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذِهِ فَاكْسُنِيهَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا قَامَ النَّبِيُّ لاَمَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ قَالُوا مَا أَحْسَنْتَ حِينَ رَأَيْتَ النَّبِيَّ أَخَذَهَا مُحْتَاجًا إِلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتَهُ إِيَّاهَا، وَقَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُسْأَلُ شَيْئًا فَيَمْنَعَهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجَوْتُ بَرَكَتَهَا حِينَ لَبِسَهَا النَّبِيُّ لَعَلِّي أُكَفَّنُ فِيهَا‏.‏

TOPICS
generosity  *  blessing  *  request  *  shamla  *  burda  *  istighna

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with whatever resources or possessions you have so that others may benefit from them too.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of generosity. It tells us that even if we are in need of something, we should still be generous enough to give away what we have if someone else needs it more than us. The hadith also shows us that generosity can bring blessings from Allah. In this case, the man who asked for the sheet wanted to have its blessings as the Prophet had put it on. This teaches us that being generous can bring rewards from Allah in many ways. We should always strive to be generous with whatever resources or possessions we have so that others may benefit from them too.

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