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Sahih al-Bukhari 6711 (Book 84, Hadith 4) #6455
Repentance Through Charity

SUMMARY: A man committed a sin and was asked to do various acts of charity as repentance.

Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophets and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet said, "What is the matter with you?" He said, "I have done a sexual relation with my wife (while fasting) in Ramadan" The Prophet said to him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He said, "No". The Prophet said, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He said, "No". The Prophet said, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" He said, "I have nothing". Later on an Irq (big basket) containing dates was given to the Prophet, and the Prophet said (to him), "Take this basket and give it in charity". The man said, "To poorer people than we? Indeed, there is nobody between its (ie, Medina's) two mountains who is poorer than we". The Prophet then said, "Take it and feed your family with it".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ هَلَكْتُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَا شَأْنُكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فِي رَمَضَانَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ تَجِدُ مَا تُعْتِقُ رَقَبَةً ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُطْعِمَ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ أَجِدُ‏.‏ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ بِعَرَقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ خُذْ هَذَا فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَعَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنَّا مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا أَفْقَرُ مِنَّا‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ خُذْهُ فَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ

TOPICS
repentance  *  charity  *  fasting  *  poor  *  tawbah  *  sadaqah  *  saum  *  attaqarrub

QUICK LESSONS:
Do small acts that will help you repent for your sins even if you cannot afford large acts of charity .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who committed a sin and was asked by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to repent for his actions. The Prophet ﷺ suggested three ways in which he could repent, including freeing a slave, fasting for two consecutive months, or feeding sixty poor people. When the man said he could not afford any of these options, the Prophet ﷺ gave him an Irq full of dates and told him to feed his family with it. This hadith teaches us that even if we cannot afford large acts of charity, we can still do small acts that will help us repent for our sins. It also shows us how generous and kind Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was towards those who needed help.

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